Q129
Indian PolityCentre-State Relations & Fiscal Federalism
In the classification of power in the Constitution of India, education falls under
- a.Central list
- b.State list
- c.Concurrent list
- d.None of the above
Answer: (C) Concurrent list
Education was a State subject until the 42nd Amendment (1976) moved it to the Concurrent List, so both Parliament and the State Legislatures can make laws on it. The same amendment shifted four other subjects to the Concurrent List: forests, weights and measures, protection of wild animals and birds, and administration of justice. The Seventh Schedule contains the three lists (Article 246).