के तहत (ke tahat)

postposition A compound postposition meaning 'under' or 'in accordance with' -- used for rules, laws, schemes, and agreements rather than physical position. Built from तहत (tahat, 'under, beneath'), a Persian-derived noun that survives almost only in this fixed frame.
Sense 1 : under (a law, rule, scheme, or agreement)
postposition Always follows a noun in the oblique-marked genitive frame: [noun] + के तहत (ke tahat). Common with words like कानून (kaanoon, 'law'), योजना (yojnaa, 'scheme'), नियम (niyam, 'rule'), and समझौता (samjhautaa, 'agreement').
Synonyms: के अनुसार (ke anusaar), के अंतर्गत (ke antargat, more formal/bureaucratic)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet this constantly in news broadcasts and government notices: इस योजना के तहत (is yojnaa ke tahat, 'under this scheme') is a classic opening for describing a government program on the evening news. It has a slightly official, bureaucratic flavor -- in casual speech, people often just say के हिसाब से (ke hisaab se) or के अनुसार (ke anusaar) instead.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use के तहत (ke tahat) for physical location ('under the table'), but that sense belongs to के नीचे (ke niiche) -- के तहत (ke tahat) is reserved for rules, laws, and official frameworks, never physical space. 2) The के (ke) is fixed and does not change with the gender/number of the following noun, since तहत (tahat) itself is invariant here.
Sample Sentences:
इस योजना के तहत सभी किसानों को मुफ़्त बिजली मिलेगी। Under this scheme, all farmers will get free electricity.
(is yojnaa ke tahat sabhii kisaanon ko muft bijlii milegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
नए कानून के तहत यह अपराध गंभीर माना जाता है। Under the new law, this crime is considered serious.
(nae kaanoon ke tahat yah apraadh gambhiir maanaa jaataa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
समझौते के तहत दोनों देशों ने व्यापार बढ़ाने का फ़ैसला किया। Under the agreement, both countries decided to increase trade.
(samjhaute ke tahat donon deshon ne vyaapaar badhaane kaa faislaa kiyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
इस धारा के तहत आरोपी को गिरफ़्तार किया गया। Under this section, the accused was arrested.
(is dhaaraa ke tahat aaropii ko giraftaar kiyaa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
सरकार की नई नीति के तहत छोटे व्यापारियों को कर्ज़ दिया जा रहा है। Under the government's new policy, small traders are being given loans.
(sarkaar kii naii niiti ke tahat chhote vyaapaariyon ko karz diyaa jaa rahaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
क्या इस अनुबंध के तहत हमें अतिरिक्त भुगतान करना होगा? Will we have to make an additional payment under this contract?
(kyaa is anubandh ke tahat hamen atirikt bhugtaan karnaa hogaa?)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
यदि नियमों के तहत काम किया जाता तो यह गड़बड़ी नहीं होती। If the work had been done under the rules, this mess would not have happened.
(yadi niymon ke tahat kaam kiyaa jaataa to yah gadabdii nahiin hotii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Passive
इस योजना के तहत आवेदन करने वालों की संख्या हर साल बढ़ रही है। The number of people applying under this scheme is increasing every year.
(is yojnaa ke tahat aavedan karne vaalon kii sankhyaa har saal badh rahii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
संविधान के तहत हर नागरिक को बोलने की आज़ादी है। Under the constitution, every citizen has the freedom to speak.
(sanvidhaan ke tahat har naagrik ko bolne kii aazaadii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया समझौते के तहत निर्धारित शर्तों का पालन करें। Please follow the conditions specified under the agreement.
(kripyaa samjhaute ke tahat nirdhaarit sharton kaa paalan karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active