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PART D each other to account for their specific circumstances. For instance, Article 371 of the Constitution contains special provisions for certain areas in various States as well as for the entirety of some States. The marginal notes to various articles composed under the rubric of Article 371 provide an overview of a number of States for which arrangements in the nature of asymmetric federalism are made in the spirit of accommodating the differences and the specific requirements of regions across the nation:

“371. Special provision with respect to the States of [* * *] Maharashtra and Gujarat

371-A. Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland

371-B. Special provision with respect to the State of Assam

371-C. Special provision with respect to the State of Manipur

371-D. Special provisions with respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana]

371-E. Establishment of Central University in Andhra Pradesh

371-F. Special provisions with respect to the State of Sikkim

371-G. Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram

371-H. Special provision with respect to the State of Arunachal Pradesh

371-I. Special provision with respect to the State of Goa

371-J. Special provisions with respect to State of Karnataka”

41. The design of our Constitution is such that it accommodates the interests of different regions. While providing a larger constitutional umbrella to different states and Union territories, it preserves the local aspirations of different regions. “Unity in diversity” is not only used in common parlance, but is also embedded in our constitutional structure. Our interpretation of the Constitution must give substantive weight to the underlying principles.