- The Seventh Schedule divides legislative powers between the Union and the States into three lists: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List. - Originally, education was in the State List (Entry 11). - The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 transferred five subjects from the State List to the Concurrent List, one of which was education.
For the purpose of legislation, education is enlisted in the
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2022 · Topic: Schedules (Seventh Schedule: Union List, State List, and Concurrent List (Distribution of Powers))
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