{"id":59188,"date":"2026-03-08T12:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=59188"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:32:22","slug":"article-353-of-indian-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/article-353-of-indian-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 353 of Indian Constitution, Interpretation, Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article 353 of Indian Constitution is part of the emergency provisions under Part XVIII and becomes applicable when a Proclamation of Emergency is issued under Article 352. It empowers the Union government to assume greater control over both central and state functions during such periods. Parliament is authorised to make laws on subjects beyond the Union List, and the executive gains the power to issue directions to state governments on matters ordinarily within their exclusive jurisdiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Article 353 of Indian Constitution<\/b><\/h2>\n

While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, then\u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of directions to any State as to the manner in which the executive power thereof is to be exercised;<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. the power of Parliament to make laws with respect to any matter shall include power to make laws conferring powers and imposing duties, or authorising the conferring of powers and the imposition of duties, upon the Union or officers and authorities of the Union as respects that matter, notwithstanding that it is one which is not enumerated in the Union List:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Provided that where a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation only in any part of the territory of India,<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. the executive power of the Union to give directions under clause (a), and<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. the power of Parliament to make laws under clause (b),<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      shall also extend to any State other than a State in which or in any part of which the Proclamation of Emergency is in operation if and in so far as the security of India or any part of the territory thereof is threatened by activities in or in relation to the part of the territory of India in which the Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.<\/span><\/p>\n

      Article 353 of Indian Constitution Interpretation<\/b><\/h2>\n

      Article 353 of Indian Constitution outlines what changes when a National Emergency is in force. It shifts more authority to the Union government so that responses to threats can be coordinated at the national level.<\/span><\/p>\n