Question

Emergency Provisions of the Constitution.

Answer 1

The Emergency Provisions of the Indian Constitution are mentioned in Part XVIII (Articles 352 to 360). These provisions empower the President of India to declare emergencies in situations such as war, external aggression, internal armed rebellion, failure of constitutional machinery in a state, or financial instability.

There are three types of emergencies:

1. National Emergency – Article 352
2. President’s Rule (State Emergency) – Article 356
3. Financial Emergency – Article 360

During an emergency, the Union government becomes more powerful, and India starts functioning more like a unitary system.