 bib no 77 of 197 the constitution (fiftieth amendment) bill, 1979 a i billfurther to amend the constitution oj india j3e it enacted by parliament in the thirtieth year of the republic of -rndia as follows:-1 this act may be called the constitution (fiftieth amendment) act, short 19~ ti~ 5 2 in the seventh schedule to the constitution,-amendment of (a) in list ii-state list, in entry 15, after the words "preven-seventh tion of animal diseases", the words, figures and letter "subject to schedule the provisions of entry 17c of list iii" shall be inserted; (b) in list iii-concurrent list, after entry 17b, the following 10 entry shall be inserted, namely:- "17c prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle"  statement of objects and reasonsthe directive principle of state policy contained in article 48 of the constitution enjoins that "the state shall endeavour to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving and, improving the breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle" in order to give effect to this directive principle, several states have enacted legislation restricting slwrhter of cows and their progeny and other milch and draught cattle 2 legislation in this matter is relatable to entry 15 of the state list and consequently there is no uniformity in the legislation enacted to give effect to this directive principle there is a strong pubjic opinion in favour of a uniform legislation relating to prevention of slaughter of cows and calves' and other milch and draught cattle the lok sabha also passed a resolution on the 12th april, 1979, urging the government of india to ensure that ban on the slaughter of cows and calves should be effected in accordance with the constitutional provision 3 it is therefore proposed to amend the constitution with the limited objective of securing legislative competence for parliament to legislate on the subject of prohibition of s:laughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught ~attle to achieve this objective, it is proposed to insert a new entry in the concurrent list on this subject and to make the existing entry 15 in the state list subject to the proposed new entry in the conc'urrent list 4 the bill seeks to achieve the above object new dellu; surjit singh barnala the 10th may, 1979 , - - - - -  seventh schedule                    [article 246] -              -                           -                                         -                                                      -                     list ii-state list -                 -                                -                                                -                                                                -     15 preservation, protection and improvement of stock and prevention of animal diseases; veterinary training and practice                -                                 -                                                  '                                                                   -                                                                                   -  a billfurther to amend the constitution of india (shri surjit singh bamaza, minister of agriculture and irrigation)  