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[Articles 2A, 80(1) and 81(1)]

PART A

TERRITORIES OF SIKKIM

1. Sikkim.---Sikkim comprises the following territories, namely:-

The territories which, immediately before the coming into force of the Government of Sikkim
Act, 1974, were comprised in Sikkim.

PART B

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ASSOCIATION OF SIKKIM WITH THE UNION

2. Responsibilities of the Government of India.-(1) The Government of India-

(a) shall be solely responsible for the defence and territorial integrity of Sikkim and for the
conduct and regulation of the external relations of Sikkim, whether political, economic or
financial;

(b) shall have the exclusive right of constructing, maintaining and regulating the use of

railways, aerodromes, landing grounds and air navigation facilities, posts, telegraphs,
telephones and wireless installations in Sikkim;

(c) shall be responsible for securing the economic and social development of Sikkim and for
ensuring good administration and for the maintenance of communal harmony therein;

(d) shall be responsible for providing facilities for students from Sikkim in institutions for higher
learning in India and for the employment of people from Sikkim in the public service of India
(including the All-India Services), at par with those available to citizens of India;

(e) shall be responsible for providing facilities for the participation and representation of the
people of Sikkim in the political institutions of India.

(2) The provisions contained in this paragraph shall not be enforceable by any court.

3. Exercise of certain powers by the President.-The President may, by general or special order,
provide-

(a) for the inclusion of the planned development of Sikkim within the ambit of the planning
authority of India while that authority is preparing plans for the economic and social
development of India, and for appropriately associating officials from Sikkim in such work;

(b) for the exercise of all or any of the powers vested or sought to be vested in the
Government of India in or in relation to Sikkim under the Government of Sikkim Act, 1974.

4. Representation in Parliament.-Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution-

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