Demands for Restoring education to state list

TNPSC Current Affairs - September 2017 by TNPSC Guru.

All Party meeting Organised by opposition party under leadership of DMK in Tamil Nadu has demanded to restore Education from concurrent list to state list.

Background: 

• During formation of constitution education was listed under the State list under Schedule 7 of Indian Constitution.
• The 42^nd Amendment Act of 1976 transferred five subjects to concurrent list which includes Education , Forest, Weights and measures, Protection of wild animals and birds, administration of justice.
• In the concurrent list both Centre and state can make laws list enumerated under the concurrent list. But if there is any conflict between Central and State law, Central law prevails over the state list.
• At present there are 52 subjects under concurrent list, Originally it was 47( Both State and Centre can make laws listed under Concurrent list)
• At present in State list there are 61 subjects, Originally it was 66( State can make laws listed under State list)
• In Centre list there are 100 subjects but originally it was 97 subjects under Schedule Seven of Indian Constitution (Centre can make laws under State List)