General Knowledge - Indian Politics - Discussion

Residuary powers means remaining or left over powers of government charged by these people.

The residuary are powers, that can only be used by the central government, that are not included in state list, central list.

Distribution of power is as per 3 list in 7th Schedule of Constitution.

Why the concept of residuary powers came?

As society keeps evolving with time and new subject will come into focus like IT subject or Disaster management. So in order to remove any confusion or conflict that who should exercise their power to legislate on these evolving subjects a provision has been included in our constitution as art 248 which empowers parliament to legislate over the evolving subjects (left over not included initially) called residuary subjects.

In case this art is not there then before framing laws on these new subjects a constitution amendment would have been required to include subject in one three lists and then formulate the laws unnecessarily causing delay.

Note:- Judiciary (being the interpreter of constitution) has a very important role to play in deciding the residuary powers.

Hope this clears what are residuary powers and why do we need it?

I Think - Residuary powers are those powers which come not under any of the three lists i.e. state list concurrent list and union list.

Residuary powers means out of 3 power lists.

Matters which are not included in the divisions of power, are known as the residuary powers.

Residuary power are those power which is not mentioned neither state list nor concurrent list issued by central government like-sudden issue(disaster etc.).

May be this question is wrong because of that Parliament can use residuary powers at national emergency only.

All those matters which are not included in any of the three list and any matters which emerges out of these list the parliament has the power to legislate upon them.

This power is known as RESIDUAL POWER.

Can you name some subject mention in residuary subjects?