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Article 81 of the Constitution governs the composition of the Lok Sabha and allocation of seats among States.

Article 82 provides for the readjustment of Lok Sabha constituency boundaries after every decennial census by a Delimitation Commission.

Article 170 regulates the composition of State Legislative Assemblies and readjustment of assembly constituencies after each census.

The 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 froze the allocation of Lok Sabha seats based on the 1971 Census until the year 2000.

The 84th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2001 extended the freeze on Lok Sabha seat reallocation until the first census after 2026.

The 87th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003 allowed boundary delimitation within states based on the 2001 Census without altering total seat counts.

Delimitation Commissions in India have been set up four times: under Acts passed in 1952, 1962, 1972, and 2002.

Orders issued by the Delimitation Commission have the force of law and cannot be questioned before any court of law.

The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) was established in 1982 as an autonomous society to carry out feasibility studies for Peninsular River Development Component.

The National Perspective Plan (NPP) for water resources development was formulated by the Ministry of Irrigation in 1980.

The intra-state Cauvery-Vellar-Gundar canal link project in Tamil Nadu stretches for a total length of 262 km.

Grand Anicut (Kallanai) across the river Cauvery was constructed by the Chola King Karikalan in the 2nd century AD.

Article 262 of the Indian Constitution grants Parliament the authority to adjudicate inter-state river water disputes.

The Inter-State River Water Disputes Act was enacted by the Indian Parliament in the year 1956 under Article 262.

The First Law Commission of Independent India was established in 1955 under the chairmanship of M. C. Setalvad.

The first Law Commission in pre-independence India was established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833, chaired by Lord Macaulay.

The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory advisory body constituted by an executive order of the Ministry of Law and Justice.

Article 214 of the Indian Constitution provides that there shall be a High Court for each State.

Article 217 of the Indian Constitution specifies the appointment and conditions of the office of a High Court Judge.

The State Law Commission of Tamil Nadu reviews state acts and recommends necessary statutory reforms to the Tamil Nadu Government.

Article 29(1) of the Indian Constitution grants any section of citizens the right to conserve their distinct language, script, or culture.

The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs was set up in 1999 after bifurcating the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Article 342 empowers the President of India to notify Scheduled Tribes in consultation with the Governor of a State.

Irula tribe is designated as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) residing in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The 89th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 established the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) under Article 338A.

The Dhebar Commission (1960–1961) created the Primitive Tribal Groups category, renamed PVTGs in 2006.