(B) Subject Matter

As regards the subjects of legislation, the constitution adopts three list system from the Government of India Act, 1935. These three lists are the Union, State and Concurrent List as mentioned in the VIIth Schedule of the Constitution.

The Union List contains subjects of national relevance (mentioned in the table below) over which the Parliament has an exclusive authority to formulate laws. This list at present has 100 subjects (originally 97 subjects).

The State List includes subjects of importance to the States (mentioned in the table below), over which the State legislature has an exclusive authority to formulate laws. This list at present has 61 subjects (originally 66 subjects).

The Concurrent List containing subjects of mutual relevance over which both the Parliament and State Legislatures can legislate, but in case of conflict the Union law will prevail. This list at present has 52 subjects (originally 47 subjects).

Level	Competences	Enabling Provision
Centre	Defence, Atomic Energy, Foreign Affairs, Citizenship, Transport, Infrastructure, Postal Service, Banking, Natural Resources	Article 246 + VIIth Schedule (List I)
State	Public Order/Police, Public Health, Agriculture, Water, Land, State Public Services	Article 246 + VIIth Schedule (List II)
Centre + States (Concurrently)	Criminal Law, Economic/Social/Family Planning, Marriage Law etc.	Article 246 + VIIth Schedule (List III)