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Constitution of India · Part XXI: Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions

Article 371: Special provision with respect to the States of Maharashtra and Gujarat

In plain words

The President can by order give the Governor of Maharashtra or Gujarat special responsibility for separate development boards for Vidarbha, Marathwada and the rest of Maharashtra, or Saurashtra, Kutch and the rest of Gujarat, with yearly reports to the State Assembly.

  • The special responsibility can also cover fair allocation of development funds across these areas, and fair access to technical education, vocational training and State government jobs, subject to the needs of the State as a whole.

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Official text

[(1)* * * * *]

(2) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, the President may by order made with respect to [the State of Maharashtra or Gujarat], provide for any special responsibility of the Governor for—

(a) the establishment of separate development boards for Vidarbha, Marathwada, [and the rest of Maharashtra or, as the case may be], Saurashtra, Kutch and the rest of Gujarat with the provision that a report on the working of each of these boards will be placed each year before the State Legislative Assembly;

(b) the equitable allocation of funds for developmental expenditure over the said areas, subject to the requirements of the State as a whole; and

(c) an equitable arrangement providing adequate facilities for technical education and vocational training, and adequate opportunities for employment in services under the control of the State Government, in respect of all the said areas, subject to the requirements of the State as a whole.]

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 371