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List of Important Amendments in Indian Constitution

List of Important Amendments in Indian Constitution

Important Amendments in Indian Constitution List for UPSC

Amendment ActYearDescription
First Amendment Act1951Empowered the state to make the advancement of socially and economically backward classes; Added restrictions on freedom of speech and expression; Provided for state trading.
Sixth Amendment Act1956Added new subject in Union list regarding taxes on inter-state trade and commerce.
Eighth Amendment Act1960Extended reservation of seats for SCs, STs, and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies; Amended article 334.
Tenth Amendment Act1961Incorporated Dadra, Nagar and Haveli as Union Territory; Amended article 240.
Thirteenth Amendment Act1963Formed State of Nagaland with special protection under Article 371A; Amended article 170.
Fifteenth Amendment Act1963Enabled High Courts to issue writs beyond their territorial jurisdiction; Increased retirement age of High Court judges; Provided for appointment of retired judges as ad-hoc judges.
Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act1971Affirmed Parliament’s power to amend any part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights; Made assent of President compulsory for Constitutional Amendment Bills.
Thirty-First Amendment Act1973Increased elective strength of Lok Sabha; Decreased representation of Union Territories.
Thirty-Sixth Amendment Act1975Made Sikkim the 22nd State of India.
Thirty-Seventh Amendment Act1975Provided Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers to Arunachal Pradesh.
Forty-Second Amendment Act1976Enacted during the Emergency; Established supremacy of Parliament; Gave precedence to Directive Principles; Imposed limits on judiciary; Raised Lok Sabha term; Authorised Central armed forces for law and order.
Forty-Third Amendment Act1978Repealed obnoxious provisions of 42nd Amendment Act; Restored civil liberties.
Forty-Fourth Amendment Act1978Removed distortions introduced during Emergency; Reduced Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies’ term to five years; Changed Right to Property to legal right.
Forty-Fifth Amendment Act1980Extended reservation of seats for SCs, STs, and Anglo-Indians for further 10 years.
Forty-Sixth Amendment Bill1982Authorised preparation of authoritative text of Constitution in Hindi.
Fifty-Second Amendment Act1985Made defection to another party illegal.
Fifty-Third Amendment Act1986Granted Statehood to Mizoram; Ensured non-interference by Central Government with laws of Mizoram.
Fifty-Fifth Amendment Act1987Granted Statehood to Arunachal Pradesh.
Fifty-Sixth Amendment Act1987Granted Statehood to Goa and formed new Union Territory of Daman and Diu.
Fifty-Seventh Amendment Act1987Provided special provisions for setting up new State of Goa.
Fifty-Eighth Amendment Act1988Provided special arrangements for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in certain States.
Fifty-Ninth Amendment Act1988Empowered Central Government to impose Emergency in Punjab.
Sixty-First Amendment Act1989Lowered voting age from 21 to 18.
Sixty-Second Amendment Act1989Extended reservation of seats for SCs, STs, and Anglo-Indians for further 10 years.
Sixty-Third Amendment Act1989Repealed Amendment 59 related to emergency powers in Punjab.
Sixty-Fourth Amendment Act1990Extended President’s rule in Punjab by six months.
Sixty-Sixth Amendment Act1990Brought land reforms within purview of Ninth Schedule.
Sixty-Ninth Amendment Act1991Made Delhi a National Capital Region with Legislative assembly and Council of Ministers.
Seventieth Amendment Act1992Included members of Pondicherry and Delhi legislature in electoral college for Presidential election.
Seventy-First Amendment Act1992Added Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali languages in Eighth Schedule.
Seventy-Second Amendment Act1992Made temporary provision for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Tripura until re-adjustment of seats.
Seventy-Third Amendment Act1992Ensured direct election to all seats in Panchayats; Reserved seats for SCs, STs, and women.
Seventy-Fourth Amendment Act1992Ensured direct election to all seats in Nagarpalikas and Municipalities.
Seventy-Fifth Amendment Act1994Provided for State-level Rent Tribunals; Excluded their jurisdiction from all courts except Supreme Court.
Seventy-Sixth Amendment Act1994Related to reservation of seats in educational institutes and services under state for Backward Classes.
Seventy-Seventh Amendment Act1995Continued policy of reservation in promotion for SCs and STs.
Seventy-Eighth Amendment Act1995Included land reform laws in Ninth Schedule.
Seventy-Ninth Amendment Act1999Extended reservation of seats for SCs, STs, and Anglo-Indians for further 10 years.
Eightieth Amendment Act2000Dealt with sharing of taxes between Union and States.
Eighty-First Amendment Act2000Provided for unfilled vacancies of SC/ST in one year to be carried over to succeeding year.
Eighty-Second Amendment Act2000Provided for relaxation in qualifying marks for SC/ST members in examinations/jobs/promotions.
Eighty-Third Amendment Act2000Excluded reservation in Panchayats for SC/ST in Arunachal Pradesh due to tribal majority.
Eighty-Fourth Amendment Act2001Extended ban on readjustment of seats in Lok Sabha and state legislatures for another 25 years.
Eighty-Fifth Amendment Act2001Provided for consequential seniority in promotion for SC/ST government servants.
Eighty-Sixth Amendment Act2002Provided Right to Education till 14 years and early childhood care till 6 years.
Eighty-Seventh Amendment Act2003Readjustment and rationalisation of territorial constituencies based on 2001 census.
Eighty-Eighth Amendment Act2003Provided for service tax.
Eighty-Ninth Amendment Act2003Bifurcated National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; Provided separate commissions for each.
Ninetieth Amendment Act2003Maintained representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assam Legislative Assembly from Bodoland Territorial Areas District.
Ninety-First Amendment Act2004Restricted size of Council of Ministers; Strengthened Anti-Defection laws.
Ninety-Second Amendment Act2004Included Bodo, Dogri, Santali, and Maithili as official languages.
Ninety-Third Amendment Act2006Provided 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes in government and private higher educational institutions.
Ninety-Fourth Amendment Act2006Created Minister of Tribal Welfare in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.
Ninety-Fifth Amendment Act2010Extended reservation of seats for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies from 60 to 70 years.
Ninety-Sixth Amendment Act2011Substituted “Odia” for “Oriya”.
Ninety-Seventh Amendment Act2012Added co-operative societies in Article 19(1)(c); Inserted Article 43B related to promotion of co-operative societies; Added Part-IXB related to Co-operative Societies.
Ninety-Eighth Amendment Act2013Empowered Governor of Karnataka for development of Hyderabad-Karnataka Region.
Ninety-Ninth Amendment Act2014Formed National Judicial Appointments Commission.
Hundredth Amendment Act2015Related to Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh.
Hundred-First Amendment Act2017Introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Hundred-Second Amendment Act2018Gave Constitutional status to National Commission for Backward Classes.
Hundred-Third Amendment Act2019Provided 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs).
Hundred-Fourth Amendment Act2020Extended reservation of seats for SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

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