THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION 293
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. 26,1948 324
SEVENTH SCHEDULE.
[Article 217.]
LIST I—Union List
*1. The defence of the territory of India and of every part thereof and generally all preparation for defence as well as 5 all such acts as may be conducive in times of war to its successful prosecution and after its termination to effective demobilisation.
Central Intelligence Bureau.
Preventive detention in the territory of India **for 10 reasons connected with defence, external affairs or the secu- rity of India.
***4. The raising, training, maintenance and control of the Naval, Military and Air Forces of the Union and their employment; the strength, organisation and control of the 15 armed forces raised and employed in States for the time being specified in Part III of the First Schedule.
Industries declared by Parliament by law to be neces sary for the purpose of defence or for the prosecution of war.
Naval, Military and Air Force works. 20
Local self-government in cantonment areas, the consti- tution and powers within such areas of cantonment authori- ties, the regulation of house accommodation in such areas and the delimitation of such areas.
Arms, firearms, ammunition and explosives. 25
Atomic energy and mineral resources essential to its production.
- The Committee has omitted the entry ‘Requisitioning of lands for defence purposes including training and manoeuvres’ as the matter will be covered by entry 43.
** The words ‘reasons connected with defence, external affairs or the secu- rity of India have been substituted for the words ‘reasons of State’ in this entry to avoid conflict with entry 1 of the State List relating to preventive detention for reasons connected with the maintenance of public order.
*** This follows the entry as adopted by the Constituent Assembly, but the Chairman of the Drafting Committee strongly feels that the second part of the entry relating to armed forces in States in Part III of the first Schedule should be deleted in order to preclude such States from maintaining any armed forces of their own.