<P> The Indian constitution is the world's longest . At its commencement, it had 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules . It is made up of approximately 145,000 words, making it the second largest active constitution in the world . In its current form (September 2012), it has a preamble, 25 parts with 448 articles, 12 schedules, 5 appendices and 101 amendments, the latest of which came into force on 8 September 2016 . </P> <P> The individual articles of the constitution are grouped together into the following parts: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Preamble </Li> </Ul> <P> with the words "socialist" and "secular" added to it in 1976 by the 42nd constitutional amendment . </P> <Ul> <Li> Part I--Union and its Territory </Li> <Li> Part II--Citizenship . </Li> <Li> Part III--Fundamental Rights </Li> <Li> Part IV--Directive Principles of State Policy </Li> <Li> Part IVA--Fundamental Duties </Li> <Li> Part V--The Union </Li> <Li> Part VI--The States </Li> <Li> Part VII--States in the B part of the First schedule (repealed) </Li> <Li> Part VIII--The Union Territories </Li> <Li> Part IX--The Panchayats </Li> <Li> Part IXA--The Municipalities </Li> <Li> Part IXB--The Co-operative Societies . </Li> <Li> Part X--The scheduled and Tribal Areas </Li> <Li> Part XI--Relations between the Union and the States </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Part XII--Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits </Li> <Li> Part XIII--Trade and Commerce within the territory of India </Li> <Li> Part XIV--Services Under the Union, the States </Li> <Li> Part XIVA--Tribunals </Li> <Li> Part XV--Elections </Li> <Li> Part XVI--Special Provisions Relating to certain Classes </Li> <Li> Part XVII--Languages </Li> <Li> Part XVIII--Emergency Provisions </Li> <Li> Part XIX--Miscellaneous </Li> <Li> Part XX--Amendment of the Constitution </Li> <Li> Part XXI--Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions </Li> <Li> Part XXII--Short title, date of commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Preamble </Li> </Ul> <P> with the words "socialist" and "secular" added to it in 1976 by the 42nd constitutional amendment . </P> <Ul> <Li> Part I--Union and its Territory </Li> <Li> Part II--Citizenship . </Li> <Li> Part III--Fundamental Rights </Li> <Li> Part IV--Directive Principles of State Policy </Li> <Li> Part IVA--Fundamental Duties </Li> <Li> Part V--The Union </Li> <Li> Part VI--The States </Li> <Li> Part VII--States in the B part of the First schedule (repealed) </Li> <Li> Part VIII--The Union Territories </Li> <Li> Part IX--The Panchayats </Li> <Li> Part IXA--The Municipalities </Li> <Li> Part IXB--The Co-operative Societies . </Li> <Li> Part X--The scheduled and Tribal Areas </Li> <Li> Part XI--Relations between the Union and the States </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Part XII--Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits </Li> <Li> Part XIII--Trade and Commerce within the territory of India </Li> <Li> Part XIV--Services Under the Union, the States </Li> <Li> Part XIVA--Tribunals </Li> <Li> Part XV--Elections </Li> <Li> Part XVI--Special Provisions Relating to certain Classes </Li> <Li> Part XVII--Languages </Li> <Li> Part XVIII--Emergency Provisions </Li> <Li> Part XIX--Miscellaneous </Li> <Li> Part XX--Amendment of the Constitution </Li> <Li> Part XXI--Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions </Li> <Li> Part XXII--Short title, date of commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

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