Constituent Assembly of India Debates

other institution declared by Federal law to be an institution of national importance.
28. The institutions known on the 15th day of August, 1947, as the Benares Hindu
University and the Aligarh Muslim University.
29. Airways.
30. Highways and waterways declared by the Federal Government to be Federal
highways and waterways.
31. Shipping and navigation on inland waterways, declared by the Federal
Government to be Federal waterways, as regards mechanically propelled vessels, and
the rule of the road on such waterways; carriage of passengers and goods on such
waterways.
32. (a) Posts and telegraphs; provided that the rights existing in favour of any
individual State Unit at the commencement of this Constitution shall be preserved to
the Unit until they are modified or extinguished by agreement between the Federation
and the Unit concerned or are acquired by the Federation, subject however, always to
the power of the Federal Parliament to make laws for their regulation and control;
(b) Telephones, wireless, broadcasting, and other like forms of
communication, whether owned by the Federation or not;
(c) Post Office Savings Bank.
33. Federal Railways; the regulation of all railways (other than minor railways) in
respect of safety, maximum and minimum rates and fares, station and service
terminal charges, interchange of traffic and the responsibility of railway
administrations as carriers of goods and passengers; the regulation of minor railways
in respect of safety and the responsibility of the administrations of such railways as
carriers of good$ and passengers.
34. Maritime shipping and navigation, including shipping and navigation on tidal
waters.
35. Admiralty jurisdiction.
36. Ports declared to be major ports by or under Federal Law or existing Indian
Law including their delimitation.
37. Aircraft and air navigation : the provision of aerodromes, regulation and
Organisation of air traffic and of aerodromes.
38. Lighthouses, including lightships, beacons and other provision for the safety of
shipping and aircraft.
39. Carriage of passengers and goods by sea or by air.
40. The Survey of India, the Geological, Botanical and Zoological Surveys of India,