Manipur

Article 371-C makes the following special provisions for Manipur8 :

1. The President is authorized to provide for the creation of a committee of the Manipur Legislative Assembly consisting of the members elected from the Hill Areas of the state9 .

2. The President can also direct that the Governor shall have special responsibility to secure the proper functioning of that committee.

3. The Governor should submit an annual report to the President regarding the administration of the Hill Areas.

4. The Central Government can give directions to the State Government as to the administration of the Hill Areas.

Articles 371-D and 371-E contain the special provisions for Andhra Pradesh10. In 2014, Article 371-D has been extended to the state of Telangana by the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act of 2014. Under Article 371-D, the following are mentioned:

1. The President is empowered to provide for equitable opportunities and facilities for the people belonging to different parts of the state in the matter of public employment and education and different provisions can be made for various parts of the state.

2. For the above purpose, the President may require the State Government to organise civil posts in local cadres for different parts of the state and provide for direct recruitment to posts in any local cadre. He may specify parts of the state which shall be regarded as the local area for admission to any educational institution. He may also specify the extent and manner of preference or reservation given in the matter of direct recruitment to posts in any such cadre or admission to any such educational institution.

3. The President may provide for the establishment of an Administrative Tribunal in the state to deal with certain disputes and grievances relating to appointment, allotment or promotion to civil posts in the state11. The tribunal is to function outside the purview of the state High Court. No court (other than the Supreme Court) is to exercise any jurisdiction in respect of any matter subject to the jurisdiction of the tribunal. The President may abolish the tribunal when he is satisfied that its continued existence is not necessary.

Article 371-E empowers the Parliament to provide for the establishment of a Central University in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1975 made Sikkim a full- fledged state of the Indian Union. It included a new Article 371-F containing special provisions with respect to Sikkim. These are as follows:

1. The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is to consist of not less than 30 members.

2. One seat is allotted to Sikkim in the Lok Sabha and Sikkim forms one Parliamentary constituency.

3. For the purpose of protecting the rights and interests of the different sections of the Sikkim population, the Parliament is empowered to provide for the:

(i) number of seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly which ma filled by candidates belonging to such sections; and

(ii) delimitation of the Assembly constituencies from which candid belonging to such sections alone may stand for election to Assembly.

4. The Governor shall have special responsibility for peace and for an equitable arrangement for ensuring the social and economic advancement of the different sections of the Sikkim population. In the discharge of this responsibility, the Governor shall act in his discretion, subject to the directions issued by the President.

5. The President can extend (with restrictions or modifications) to Sikkim any law which is in force in a state of the Indian Union.

Article 371-G specifies the following special provisions for Mizoram12 :

1. The Acts of Parliament relating to the following matters would not apply to Mizoram unless the State Legislative Assembly so decides:

(i) religious or social practices of the Mizos;

(ii) Mizo customary law and procedure;

(iii) administration of civil and criminal justice involving decis according to Mizo customary law; and

(iv) ownership and transfer of land.

2. The Mizoram Legislative Assembly is to consist of not less than 40 members.