Article 341 of the Constitution of India

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Article 341 of the Constitution of India is the provision that empowers the President to specify and notify which castes are to be recognized as Scheduled Castes in different states and union territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
appliesTo States of India
Union Territories of India
basisFor Presidential Orders listing Scheduled Castes
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders
surface form: Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Acts
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of India
surface form: Constitution of India, 1950
comparedWith Article 340 of the Constitution of India
constitutionalCategory Special Provisions Relating to Certain Classes
constitutionalStatus fundamental framework for Scheduled Castes identification
definesPowerTo notify Scheduled Castes for each State
notify Scheduled Castes for each Union Territory
specify Scheduled Castes
distinguishedFrom Article 342 of the Constitution of India
empowers President of India
ensures uniform legal recognition of Scheduled Castes across India
hasSectionNumber 341
implementedThrough Presidential notifications in the Official Gazette
language English
Hindi
legalConcept Scheduled Castes
limits identification of Scheduled Castes to Presidential notification
locatedInJurisdiction Union of India
surface form: Republic of India
partOf Constitution of India
procedureSpecifiedFor exclusion of castes from Scheduled Castes list
inclusion of castes in Scheduled Castes list
relatesTo Scheduled Castes
affirmative action
reservation policy in India
requires Parliamentary law for inclusion or exclusion after initial notification
consultation with Governor of a State before initial notification
restrictsPowerOf State Legislatures regarding identification of Scheduled Castes
subjectMatter identification of Scheduled Castes
presidential orders on Scheduled Castes
usedFor grant of reservations to Scheduled Castes
implementation of welfare schemes for Scheduled Castes

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Scheduled Castes constitutionalArticle Article 341 of the Constitution of India
SCs mentionedIn Article 341 of the Constitution of India
subject surface form: Scheduled Castes
SCs definedIn Article 341 of the Constitution of India
subject surface form: Scheduled Castes