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Emergency Provisions

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Emergency Provisions

  • The emergency provisions are contained in Part XVIII of the Constitution of India, from Article 352 to 360. These provisions enable the Central government to meet any abnormal situation effectively.
  • The rationality behind the incorporation is to safeguard the sovereignty, unity, integrity and security of the country, the democratic political system and the Constitution.
  • The Constitution stipulates three types of emergencies-
    • ➤ National Emergency
      ➤ Constitutional Emergency
      ➤ Financial Emergency
 
National Emergency
Approval and Duration of National Emergency
Effects of National Emergency
President’s Rule
Approval and Duration of President’s Rule
Consequences of President’s Rule
Financial Emergency
Approval and Duration of Financial Emergency