Indian Constitution

Preface   [24.67 KB] Contents   [81.82 KB] Parts I to XXII   [639.74 KB] Schedules I to XII   [229.16 KB] Appendix I & II   [117.03 KB] Index   [159.95 KB]

India, also known as Bharat, is a Union of States. It is a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic with a parliamentary system of government. The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950. The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of government which is federal in structure with certain unitary features. The constitutional head of the Executive of the Union is the President.