1
Amend articles 15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and 376.
Insert articles 31A and 31B.
Insert schedule 9.
Insert articles 31A and 31B.
Insert schedule 9.
[2] 18 June 1951 To fully secure the
constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws and to place reasonable
restriction on freedom of speech. A new constitutional device, called Schedule
9 introduced to protect laws that are contrary to the Constitutionally
guaranteed fundamental rights. These laws encroach upon property rights,
freedom of speech and equality before law 2 Amend article 81.
[3] 1 May 1953 A technical amendment
to fix the size of each parliamentary constituency between 650,000 and 850,000
voters. 3 Amend schedule 7.
[4] 22 February 1955 Limits maximum
no of seats in lok sabha up to 500.States would be divided into constituencies
such that one member of a constituency will represent not less than every
750000 people but not more than every 500000 people. 4 Amend articles 31, 35
band 305.
Amend schedule 9.
Amend schedule 9.
[5] 27 April 1955 Restrictions on
property rights and inclusion of related bills in Schedule 9 of the
constitution 5 Amend article 3.
[6] 24 December 1955 Provide for a
consultation mechanism with concerned states in matters relating to the
amendments to the territorial matters and in the renaming of the state 6 Amend
articles 269 and 286.
Amend schedule 7.
Amend schedule 7.
[7] 11 September 1956 Amend the
Union and State Lists with respect to raising of taxes 7 Amend articles 1, 49,
80, 81, 82, 131, 153, 158, 168, 170, 171, 216, 217, 220, 222, 224, 230, 231 and
232.
Insert articles 258A, 290A, 298, 350A, 350B, 371, 372A and 378A.
Amend part 8.
Amend schedules 1, 2, 4 and 7.
Insert articles 258A, 290A, 298, 350A, 350B, 371, 372A and 378A.
Amend part 8.
Amend schedules 1, 2, 4 and 7.
[8] 1 November 1956 Reorganization
of states on linguistic lines, abolition of Class A, B, C, D states and
introduction of Union Territories 8 Amend article 334.
[9] 5 January 1960 Clarify state's
power of compulsory acquisition and requisitioning of private property and
include Zamindari abolishion laws in Schedule 9 of the constitution 9 Amend
schedule 1.
[10] 28 December 1960 Minor
adjustments to territory of Indian Union consequent to agreement with Pakistan
for settlement of disputes by demarcation of border villages, etc. 10 Amend article 240.
Amend schedule 1.
Amend schedule 1.
[11] 11 August 1961 Incorporation of
Dadra, Nagar and Haveli as a Union Territory, consequent to acquisition from
Portugal 11 Amend articles 66 and 71.
[12] 19 December 1961 Election of
Vice President by Electoral College consisting of members of both Houses of
Parliament, instead of election by a Joint Sitting of Parliament. Indemnify the
President and Vice President Election procedure from challenge on grounds of
existence of any vacancies in the electoral college 12 Amend article 240.
Amend schedule 1.
Amend schedule 1.
[13] 20 December 1961 Incorporation
of Goa, Daman and Diu as a Union Territory, consequent to acquisition from
Portugal 13 Amend part 21.
[14] 1 December 1963 Formation of
State of Nagaland, with special protection under Article 371A 14 Amend articles
81 and 240.
Insert article 239A.
Amend schedules 1 and 4.
Insert article 239A.
Amend schedules 1 and 4.
[15] 28 December 1962 Incorporation
of Pondicherry into the Union of India and creation of Legislative Assemblies
for Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Goa 15 Amend articles 124, 128, 217,
222, 224, 226, 297, 311 and 316.
Insert article 224A.
Amend schedule 7.
Insert article 224A.
Amend schedule 7.
[16] 5 October 1963 Raise retirement
age of judges from 60 to 62 and other minor amendments for rationalizing
interpretation of rules regarding judges etc. 16 Amend articles 19, 84 and 173.
Amend schedule 3.
Amend schedule 3.
[17] 5 October 1963 Make it
obligatory for seekers of public office to swear their allegiance to the Indian
Republic and prescribe the various obligtory templates 17 Amend article 31A.
Amend schedule 9.
Amend schedule 9.
[18] 20 June 1964 To secure the
constitutional validity of acquisition of Estates and place land acquisition
laws in Schedule 9 of the constitution 18 Amend article 3.
[19] 27 August 1966 Technical
Amendment to include Union Territories in Article 3 and hence permit
reorganisation of Union Territories 19 Amend article 324.
[20] 11 December 1966 Abolish
Election Tribunals and enable trial of election petitions by regular High
Courts 20 Insert article 233A.
[21] 22 December 1966 Indemnify &
validate judgments, decrees, orders and sentences passed by judges and to
validate the appointment, posting, promotion and transfer of judges barring a
few who were not eligible for appointment under article 233. Amendment needed
to overcome the effect of judgement invalidating appointments of certain judges
in the state of Uttar Pradesh 21 Amend schedule 8.
[22] 10 April 1967 Include Sindhi as
an Official Language 22 Amend article 275.
Insert articles 244A and 371B.
Insert articles 244A and 371B.
[23] 25 September 1969 Provision to
form Autonomous states within the State of Assam 23 Amend articles 330, 332,
333 and 334.
[24] 23 January 1970 Extend
reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament
and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 1980 24 Amend articles 13
and 368.
[25] 5 November 1971 Enable
parliament to dilute fundamental rights through amendments to the constitution
25 Amend article 31.
Insert article 31C.
Insert article 31C.
[26] 20 April 1972 Restrict property
rights and compensation in case the state takes over private property 26 Amend
article 366.
Insert article 363A.
Remove articles 291 and 362.
Insert article 363A.
Remove articles 291 and 362.
[27] 28 December 1971 Abolition of privy
purse paid to
former rulers of princely states which were incorporated into the Indian Republic
27 Amend articles 239A and 240.
Insert articles 239B and 371C.
Insert articles 239B and 371C.
[28] 15 February 1972 Reorganization
of Mizoram into a Union Territory with a legislature and council of ministers
28 Insert article 312A.
Remove article 314.
Remove article 314.
[29] 29 August 1972 Rationalize Civil
Service rules to make it uniform across those appointed prior to Independence
and post independence 29 Amend schedule 9.
[30] 9 June 1972 Place land reform
acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution 30 Amend
article 133.
[31] 27 February 1973 Change the
basis for appeals in Supreme Court of India in case of Civil Suits from value
criteria to one involving substantial question of law 31 Amend articles 81, 330
and 332.
[32] 17 October 1973 Increase size of
Parliament from 525 to 545 seats. Increased seats going to the new states
formed in North East India and minor adjustment consequent to 1971 Delimitation
exercise 32 Amend article 371.
Insert articles 371D and 371E.
Amend schedule 7.
Insert articles 371D and 371E.
Amend schedule 7.
[33] 1 July 1974 Protection of
regional rights in Telengana and Andhra regions of State of Andhra Pradesh 33
Amend articles 101 and 190.
[34] 19 May 1974 Prescribes procedure
for resignation by members of parliament and state legislatures and the
procedure for verification and acceptance of resignation by house speaker 34
Amend schedule 9.
[35] 7 September 1974 Place land
reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution 35
Amend articles 80 and 81.
Insert article 2A.
Insert schedule 10.
Insert article 2A.
Insert schedule 10.
[36] 1 March 1975 Terms and
Conditions for the Incorporation of Sikkim into the Union of India 36 Amend
articles 80 and 81.
Insert article 371F.
Remove article 2A.
Amend schedules 1 and 4.
Remove schedule 10.
Insert article 371F.
Remove article 2A.
Amend schedules 1 and 4.
Remove schedule 10.
[37] 26 April 1975 Formation of
Sikkim as a State within the Indian Union 37 Amend articles 239A and 240.
[38] 3 May 1975 Formation of
Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly 38 Amend articles 123, 213, 239B,
352, 356, 359 and 360.
[39] 1 August 1975 Enhances the
powers of President and Governors to pass ordinances 39 Amend articles 71 and 329.
Insert article 329A.
Amend schedule 9.
Insert article 329A.
Amend schedule 9.
[40] 10 August 1975 Amendment
designed to negate the judgement of Allahabad High Court invalidating Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi's election to parliament. Amendment placed restrictions
on judicial scrutiny of post of Prime Minister 40 Amend article 297.
Amend schedule 9.
Amend schedule 9.
[41] 27 May 1976 Enable Parliament to
make laws with respect to Exclusive Economic Zone and vest the mineral wealth with
Union of India
Place
land reform & other acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of
the constitution
41 Amend
article 316.
[42] 7 September 1976 Raise
Retirement Age Limit of Chairmen and Members of Union and State Public
Commissions from sixty to sixty two. 42 Amend articles 31, 31C, 39, 55,
74, 77, 81, 82, 83, 100, 102, 103, 105, 118, 145, 150, 166, 170, 172, 189, 191,
192, 194, 208, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 311, 312, 330, 352, 353, 356, 357, 358,
359, 366, 368 and 371F.
Insert articles 31D, 32A, 39A, 43A, 48A, 131A, 139A, 144A, 226A, 228A and 257A.
Insert parts 4A and 14A.
Amend schedule 7.
Insert articles 31D, 32A, 39A, 43A, 48A, 131A, 139A, 144A, 226A, 228A and 257A.
Insert parts 4A and 14A.
Amend schedule 7.
[43] 1 April 1977 Amendment passed during
internal emergency by Indira Gandhi. Provides for curtailment of fundamental
rights, imposes fundamental duties and changes to the basic structure of the
constitution by making India a "Socialist Secular" Republic 43 Amend
articles 145, 226, 228 and 366.
Remove articles 31D, 32A, 131A, 144A, 226A and 228A.
Remove articles 31D, 32A, 131A, 144A, 226A and 228A.
[44] 13 April 1978 Amendment passed
after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. Repeals some of the more
'Anti-Freedom' amendments enacted through Amendment Bill 42 44 Amend articles
19, 22, 30, 31A, 31C, 38, 71, 74, 77, 83, 103, 105, 123, 132, 133, 134, 139A,
150, 166, 172, 192, 194, 213, 217, 225, 226, 227, 239B, 329, 352, 356, 358,
359, 360 and 371F.
Insert articles 134A and 361A.
Remove articles 31, 257A and 329A.
Amend part 12.
Amend schedule 9.
Insert articles 134A and 361A.
Remove articles 31, 257A and 329A.
Amend part 12.
Amend schedule 9.
[45] 6 September 1979 Amendment
passed after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. Provides for
human rights safeguards and mechanisms to prevent abuse of executive and
legislative authority. Annuls some Amendments enacted in Amendment Bill 42 45 Amend
article 334.
[46] 25 January 1980 Extend
reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament
and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 1990 46 Amend articles
269, 286 and 366.
Amend schedule 7.
Amend schedule 7.
[47] 2 February 1983 Amendment to
negate judicial pronouncements on scope and applicability on Sales Tax 47 Amend
schedule 9.
[48] 26 August 1984 Place land reform
acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution 48 Amend
article 356.
[49] 1 April 1985 Article 356 amended
to permit President's rule up to two years in the state of Punjab 49 Amend
article 244.
Amend schedules 5 and 6.
Amend schedules 5 and 6.
[50] 11 September 1984 Recognize
Tripura as a Tribal State and enable the creation of a Tripura Tribal Areas
Autonomous District Council 50 Amend article 33.
[51] 11 September 1984 Technical
Amendment to curtailment of Fundamental Rights as per Part III as prescribed in
Article 33 to cover Security Personnel protecting property and communication
infrastructure 51 Amend articles 330 and 332.
[52] 16 June 1986 Provide reservation
to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh
Legislative Assemblies 52 Amend articles 101, 102, 190 and 191.
Insert schedule 10.
Insert schedule 10.
[53] 1 March 1985 Anti Defection Law
- Provide disqualification of members from parliament and assembly in case of
defection from one party to other 53 Insert article 371G.
[54] 20 February 1987 Special
provision with respect to the State of Mizoram. 54 Amend articles 125 and 221.
Amend schedule 2.
Amend schedule 2.
[55] 1 April 1986 Increase the salary
of Chief Justice of India & other Judges and to provide for determining
future increases without the need for constitutional amendment 55 Insert
article 371H.
[56] 20 February 1987 Special powers
to Governor consequent to formation of state of Arunachal Pradesh 56 Insert
article 371I.
[57] 30 May 1987 Transition provision
to enable formation of state of Goa 57 Amend article 332.
[58] 21 September 1987 Provide
reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal
Pradesh Legislative Assemblies 58 Insert article 394A.
Amend part 22.
Amend part 22.
[59] 9 December 1987 Provision to
publish authentic Hindi translation of constitution as on date and provision to
publish authentic Hindi translation of future amendments 59 Amend article 356.
Insert article 359A.
Insert article 359A.
[60] 30 March 1988 Article 356
amended to permit President's rule up to three years in the state of Punjab,
Articles 352 and Article 359A amended to permit imposing emergency in state of
Punjab or in specific districts of the state of Punjab 60 Amend article 276.
[61] 20 December 1988 Profession Tax
increased from a maximum of Rs. 250/- to a maximum of Rs. 2500/- 61 Amend
article 326.
[62] 28 March 1989 Reduce age for
voting rights from 21 to 18 62 Amend article 334.
[63] 20 December 1989 Extend
reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament
and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2000 63 Amend article
356.
Remove article 359A.
Remove article 359A.
[64] 6 January 1990 Emergency powers
applicable to State of Punjab, accorded in Article 359A as per amendment 59
repealed 64 Amend article 356.
[65] 16 April 1990 Article 356
amended to permit President's rule up to three years and six months in the
state of Punjab 65 Amend article 338.
[66] 12 March 1990 National
Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes formed and its stututory
powers specifed in The Constitution. 66 Amend schedule 9.
[67] 7 June 1990 Place land reform
acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution 67 Amend
article 356.
[68] 4 October 1990 Article 356
amended to permit President's rule up to four years in the state of Punjab 68
Amend article 356.
[69] 12 March 1991 Article 356
amended to permit President's rule up to five years in the state of Punjab 69
Insert articles 239AA and 239AB.
[70] 1 February 1992 To provide for a
legislative assembly and council of ministers for Federal National Capital of
Delhi. Delhi continues to be a Union Territory 70 Amend articles 54 and 239AA.
[71] 21 December 1991 Include
National Capital of Delhi and Union Territory of Pondicherry in electoral
college for Presidential Election 71 Amend schedule 8.
[72] 31 August 1992 Include Konkani,
Manipuri and Nepali as Official Languages 72 Amend article 332.
[73] 5 December 1992 Provide
reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly 73 Insert
part 9.
[74] 24 April 1993 Statutory
provisions for Panchyat Raj as third level of administration in villages 74
Insert part 9A.
[75] 1 June 1993 Statutory provisions
for Local Administrative bodies as third level of administration in urban areas
such as towns and cities 75 Amend article 323B.
[76] 15 May 1994 Provisions for
setting up Rent Control Tribunals 76 Amend schedule 9.
[77] 31 August 1994 Enable
continuance of 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu by including the relevant Tamil
Nadu Act under 9th Schedule of the constitution 77 Amend article 16.
[78] 17 June 1995 A technical
amendment to protect reservation to SC/ST Employees in promotions 78 Amend
schedule 9.
[79] 30 August 1995 Place land reform
acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution 79 Amend
article 334.
[80] 25 January 2000 Extend
reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament
and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2010 80 Amend articles
269 and 270.
Remove article 272.
Remove article 272.
[81] 9 June 2000 Implement Tenth
Finance Commission recommendation to simplify the tax structures by pooling and
sharing all taxes between states and The Centre 81 Amend article 16.
[82] 9 June 2000 Protect SC / ST
reservation in filling backlog of vacancies 82 Amend article 335.
[83] 8 September 2000 Permit
relaxation of qualifying marks and other criteria in reservation in promotion
for SC / ST candidates 83 Amend article 243M.
[84] 8 September 2000 Exempt
Arunachal Pradesh from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj
institutions 84 Amend articles 55, 81, 82, 170, 330 and 332.
[85] 21 February 2002 Extend the
usage of 1991 national census population figures for statewise distribution of
parliamentary seats 85 Amend article 16.
[86] 4 January 2002 A technical
amendment to protect seniority in case of promotions of SC/ST Employees 86
Amend articles 45 and 51A.
Insert article 21A.
Insert article 21A.
[87] 12 December 2002 Provides Right
to Education until the age of fourteen and Early childhood care until the age
of six 87 Amend articles 81, 82, 170 and 330.
[88] 22 June 2003 Extend the usage of
2001 national census population figures for statewise distribution of
parliamentary seats 88 Amend article 270.
Insert article 268A.
Amend schedule 7.
Insert article 268A.
Amend schedule 7.
[89] 15 January 2004 To extend
statutory cover for levy and utilization of Service Tax 89 Amend article 338.
Insert article 338A.
Insert article 338A.
[90] 28 September 2003 The National
Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was bifurcated into The
National Commission for Scheduled Castes and The National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes 90 Amend article 332.
[91] 28 September 2003 Reservation in
Assam Assembly relating to Bodoland Territory Area 91 Amend articles 75 and
164.
Insert article 361B.
Amend schedule 10.
Insert article 361B.
Amend schedule 10.
[92] 1 January 2004 Restrict the size
of council of ministers to 15% of legislative members & to strengthen Anti
Defection laws 92 Amend article 270.
Insert article 268A.
Amend schedules 7 and 8.
Insert article 268A.
Amend schedules 7 and 8.
[93] 7 January 2004 Enable Levy of
Service Tax & Include Bodo, Dogri, Santali and Maithali as Official
Languages 93 Amend article 15.
[94] 20 January 2006 To enable
provision of reservation for other backward classes (O.B.C.) in government as
well as private educational institutions 94 Amend article 164.
[95] 12 June 2006 To provide for a
Minister of Tribal Welfare in newly created Jharkand and Chattisgarh States 95
Amend article 334.
[96] 25 January 2010 To extend the
reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies
from Sixty years to Seventy years 96 Amend schedule 8.
[97] 23 September 2011 Substituted
"Odia" for "Oriya" 97 Amend Art 19 and added Part IXB.
[98] 12 January 2012 Added the words
"or co-operative societies" after the word "or unions" in
Article 19(l)(c) and insertion of article 43B i.e., Promotion of Co-operative
Societies and added Part-IXB i.e., The Co-operative Societies.
The
amendment objective is to encourage economic activities of cooperatives which
in turn help progress of rural India. It is expected to not only ensure
autonomous and democratic functioning of cooperatives, but also the
accountability of the management to the members and other stakeholders
As of (2012 Dec)104 amendments are passed
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