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15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 and Added special provision for the advancement of any
376. socially and educationally backward classes or for
the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and
STs). To fully secure the constitutional validity of zamindari
Insert articles 31A and 31B. abolition laws and to place reasonable restriction on

Jawahar lal Nehru

Rajesndra Prasad
freedom of speech. A new constitutional device, called
Schedule 9 introduced to protect against laws that are
10-May-51 contrary to the Constitutionally guaranteed fundamental
rights. These laws encroach upon property rights, freedom
of speech and equality before law.Empowered the state
Insert schedule 9. to make special provisions for advancement of
Socially & Educationally Backward classes- State of
Madras- Champakam Dorairajan. Provided the saving
C.A. of Laws providing for acquisition of estates etc.
Act 1951 1st
Amend articles 1, 3, 49, 80, 81, 82, 131, Reorganisation of states on linguistic lines, abolition of 
153, 158, 168, 170, 171, 216, 217, 220, 222, Class A, B, C, D states and introduction of Union territories. 
224, 230, 231 and 232. Formation of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala & Karnataka by 

Jawahar lal Nehru

Rajendra Prasad
State Reoganisation Act 1956.
Insert articles 258A, 290A, 298, 350A,
1-Nov-56 रा य का पुनः गठन भाषा के आधार पर हुआ ,महारा &
350B, 371, 372A and 378A. गजु रात का गठन
Amend part 8.
Governor can hold 2 or more states additionally
C.A. Amend schedules 1, 2, 4 and 7. Andhra Pradesh was first state to be formed on the 
Act 1956 7th Linguistic basis As per Gentleman's Agreement.
Amend schedule 1. Minor adjustments to territory of Indian Union consequent

Jawahar lal Nehru

Rajendra Prasad
to agreement with Pakistan for settlement of disputes by
28-Dec-60 demarcation of border villages, etc.Fecilitates the cession
C.A. of Indian Territory of Berubari Union.
Act 1960 9th
C.A. Amend article 240. Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union
11-Aug-61
Act 1961 10th Amend schedule 1. Territory, consequent to acquisition from Portugal.
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C.A. Amend article 240. Added special of

Incorporation provision for the and
Goa, Daman advancement
Diu as a ofUnion
any
20-Dec-62 Rajesndra Prasad
Act 1962 12th Amend schedule 1. Territory, consequent to acquisition from Portugal.
C.A. Amend article 170. Formation of State of Nagaland, with special protection
1-Dec-63

Jawahar lal Nehru
Act 1962 13th Insert new article 371A. under Article 371A.

S.Radhakrishnan
Amend articles 81 and 240. Incorporation of Pondicherry into the Union of India and
C.A. Insert article 239A. 28-Dec-62 creation of Legislative Assemblies for Himachal Pradesh,
Act 1962 14th Amend schedules 1 and 4. Tripura, Manipur and Goa.
Amend articles 124, 128, 217, 222, 224, Raise retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to 62
226, 297, 311 and 316. and other minor amendments for rationalising interpretation
5-Oct-63 of rules regarding judges etc.
C.A. Insert article 224A.
Act 1963 15th Amend schedule 7.
Technical Amendment to include Union Territories in Article 
C.A. 3 and hence permit reorganisation of Union 
Act 1966 18th Amend article 3.[22] 27-Aug-66 Territories.Chandigarh as Union Teritory. Lal Bahadur Shastri S.Radhakrishnan
Amend schedule 8. Include Sindhi as an official language.

S.Radhakrishnan
Indira Gandhi
10-Apr-67
C.A.
Act 1967 21st
C.A. Amend article 275. Statehood to Meghalaya.Provision to form Autonomous
25-Sep-69 V.V Giri
Act 1969 22nd Insert articles 244A and 371B states within the State of Assam.
Amend articles 13 and 368 Enable parliament to dilute fundamental rights through
amendments to the constitution.Due to the verdict of
Supreme court on Golak Nath v/s Union of Govt. in
5-Nov-71 1967. ( Parliament can not do the amedment Part-
Three i.e Fundamental Rights).However, Later this
C.A. Amendment was declared unconstituional by Supreme
Act 1971 24th court.
Amend article 31. Restrict property rights and compensation in case the state
takes over private property. However, the Supreme

Indira Gandhi
Court quashed a part of Article 31C, to the extent it took

V.V Giri
away the power of judicial review. This was done in the
20-Apr-72 landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of
Insert article 31C Kerala (1973) 4 SCC 225 which for the first time
enunciated the Basic structure doctrine.
C.A.
Act 1971 25th
Amend article 366. Abolition of privy purse paid to former rulers of princely states
C.A. Insert article 363A. 28-Dec-71 which were incorporated into the Indian Republic.
Act 1971 26th Remove articles 291 and 362
C.A. Amend articles 239A and 240. Reorganisation of Mizoram into a Union Territory with a
15-Feb-72
Act 1971 27th Insert articles 239B and 371C legislature and council of ministers.
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Indira Gandhi
Amend articles 81, 330 and 332 Increase Parliament

V.V Giri
Increased seats going to the new states formed in North
17-Oct-73 East India and minor adjustment consequent to 1971
C.A.
Delimitation exercise.
Act 1973 31st
Amend articles 80 and 81. Terms and Conditions for the Incorporation of Sikkim into

Fakhruddin Ahmed Ali
C.A. Insert article 2A. 1-Mar-75 the Union of India.

Act 1974 35th Insert schedule 10
Amend articles 80 and 81.
Insert article 371F.
Remove article 2A.
C.A. Amend schedules 1 and 4.
Act 1975 36th Remove schedule 10
Amend articles 71 and 329.
Indira Gandhi
Formation of Sikkim as a State within the Indian Union.
26-Apr-75
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.
The amendment was introduced and passed in the Lok
Sabha on 7 August 1975 and again introduced and passed
in the Rajya Sabha on 8 August 1975. As many as 17
State Assemblies, summoned on Saturday, 9 August
ratified this amendment and President Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmad gave his assent on Sunday, 10 August and the civil
servants issued gazette notification on Sunday, 10 August
10-Aug-75 1975. As a consequence of this amendment to the
Constitution of India, Supreme Court of India's scheduled
hearing on 11 August 1975 of Petition challenging Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi's election became infructuous.[44]

Insert article 329A. Later however, Article 329A was struck down by the Supreme
Court in case of State of Uttar Pradesh v. Raj Narain 1976 (2)
SCR 347, for being in violation of basic structure.
C.A.
Act 1975 39th Amend schedule 9
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Amend article 297. Added Parliament

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thewith
advancement of any
respect to Exclusive
Economic Zone and vest the mineral wealth with Union of
27-May-76 India.

Fakhruddin Ahmed Ali
C.A. Amend schedule 9 Place land reform & other acts and amendments to these
Act 1976 40th act under Schedule 9 of the constitution.
Amend article 316 Raise Retirement Age Limit of Chairmen and Members of
Joint Public Service Commissions and State Public Service
C.A. 7-Sep-76
Commissions from sixty to sixty two.
Act 1976 41st
Amend articles 31, 31C, 39, 55, 74, 77, 81, Amendment passed during internal emergency by Indira
82, 83, 100, 102, 103, 105, 118, 145, 150, Gandhi. Provides for curtailment of fundamental rights,
166, 170, 172, 189, 191, 192, 194, 208, 217, imposes fundamental duties and changes to the basic
structure of the constitution by making India a "Socialist
225, 226, 227, 228, 311, 312, 330, 352, 353,
Secular" Republic also "Integrity" added in Preamble. Life
356, 357, 358, 359, 366, 368 and 371F.
of Lok sabha & State Assemblies extended from 5 to

Indira Gandhi
6years. All DPSP given Primacy over fundamental
Rights under articles 14,19 & 31. Some new Directives
added in Part-Four.Addition of Part-Four (A) with Aricle
51 (A) Fundamental Duties

Insert articles 31D, 32A, 39A, 43A, 48A, However, the Supreme Court, in Minerva Mills v. Union of
131A, 139A, 144A, 226A, 228A and 257A. 2-Nov-76 India, quashed the amendments to Articles 31C and 368 as
it was in contravention with the basic structure of the
Constitution.Added "Socialist Secular & Integrity"
added in Preamble. Thus it became " Sovereign
Insert parts 4A and 14A. Socialist Democratic Republic & Unity of nation
changed to Unity & Intergrity of Nation. President shall
act in accordance with advice of the Council of
Ministers. Inserted 32A in order to deny the supreme
Amend schedule 7 court power to consider the constitutional validity of
state Law. Minimum Bench of 7 Judges with 2/3 of the
majority needed to declare the Act unconstitutional
C.A. passed by Parliament .
Act 1976 42nd
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Amend articles 145, 226, 228 and 366. Added special

Amendment provision
passed for the advancement
after revocation of any
of internal emergency
in the Country. Repeals some of the more 'Anti-Freedom'
13-Apr-78 amendments enacted through Amendment Bill 42.
C.A. Remove articles 31D, 32A, 131A, 144A, 226A and
Act 1977 43rd 228A
Amend articles 19, 22, 30, 31A, 31C, 38, 71,  Amendment passed after revocation of internal emergency
74, 77, 83, 103, 105, 123, 132, 133, 134, in the Country. Provides for human rights safeguards and

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
139A, 150, 166, 172, 192, 194, 213, 217, mechanisms to prevent abuse of executive and legislative
authority. Annuls some Amendments enacted in
225, 226, 227, 239B, 329, 352, 356, 358,
Amendment Bill 42. Reduces Life of Lok sabha & State
359, 360 and 371F.
Assemblies extended from 6 to 5 years.Cancelled the
Insert articles 134A and 361A. 6-Sep-78 39th. Right to Property taken out from the list of
Remove articles 31, 257A and 329A. Fundamental rights and has been declared as Legal
Right (Article-300A).Emergency can be proclaimed
Amend part 12. only on the basis of written Advice to the President by
the Cabinet.
C.A. Amend schedule 9
Act 1978 44th
Amend article 334 Extend reservation for SCs and STs and nomination of
C.A. 25-Jan-80 Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies
Act 1980 45th for another ten years i.e. up to 1990.
Amend articles 101, 102, 190 and 191. Anti Defection Law - Provide disqualification of members
from parliament and assembly in case of defection from
one party to other. However, parts of the 10th Schedule to
15-Feb-85 the Constitution of India was struck down by the Supreme
Insert schedule 10 Court in the case of Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu 1992 SCR Rajiv Gandhi Giani Zail Singh
C.A. (1) 686, for being in contravention with Article 368 of the
Act 1985 52nd Constitution.
C.A. Statehood to Mizoram.Special provision with respect to 
Act 1986 53rd Insert article 371G.[58] 20-Feb-86 the State of Mizoram.
Insert article 371H Special powers to Governor consequent to formation of
state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Giani Zail Singh
Rajiv Gandhi
20-Feb-87
C.A.
Act 1986 55th
C.A. Insert article 371I.[61]
Act 1987 56th 30-May-87 Transition provision to enable formation of state of Goa.
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Insert article 394A. Added special

Provision provisionauthentic
to publish for the Hindi
advancement of any
translation of
constitution as on date and provision to publish authentic
9-Dec-87 Hindi translation of future amendments. Rajiv Gandhi R. Venkatraman
C.A. Amend part 22
Act 1987 58th
Amend article 326 Reduce age for voting rights from 21 to 18.

R. Venkatraman
Rajiv Gandhi
28-Mar-89
C.A.
Act 1988 61st
To provide for a legislative assembly and council of 
C.A. ministers for National Capital Territory of Delhi. Delhi 

R. Venkatraman
Act 1991 69th Insert articles 239AA and 239AB.[74] 1-Feb-91 continues to be a Union Territory.
Amend articles 54 and 239AA Include National Capital Territory of Delhi and Union
Territory of Pondicherry in Electoral College for Presidential

P.V Narsimha Rao
21-Dec-91 election.
C.A.
Act 1992 70th
Include Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali as official languages.

Shanker Dayal Sharma
Amend schedule 8

31-Aug-92

C.A.
Act 1992 71st
Insert part 9.Added- Article-243A Added Statutory provisions for Panchyat Raj ( since 1959 in
Schedule-11 Nagaur Raj.)as third level of administration in
C.A. 24-Apr-92
villages.Panchayati Raj institution now have got its
Act 1992 73rd Constitutional Legitimacy.

Shanker Dayal Sharma
Insert part 9A, amend article 280.[79] Statutory provisions for Local Administrative bodies as third

P.V Narsimha Rao
level of administration in urban areas such as towns and
C.A. 1-Jun-92
cities.Constitutional status for Urban Local Bodies
Act 1992 74th
C.A. Amend article 323B Provisions for setting up Rent Control Tribunals.
Act 1993 75th 15-May-94

Amend schedule 9 Enable continuance of 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu by

C.A. 31-Aug-94 including the relevant Tamil Nadu Act under 9th Schedule
Act 1994 76th of the constitution.
C.A. Amend article 16 A technical amendment to protect reservation to SCs and
Act 1995 77th 17-Jun-95
STs Employees in promotions.
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C.A. Amend article 16 Added special

Protect SCs and provision for the advancement
STs reservation of any
in filling backlog of

K.R Narayan K.R Narayan
Act 2000 81st 9-Jun-00
vacancies.
Amend article 335 Permit relaxation of qualifying marks and other criteria in Atal Bihari Vapayee
C.A. 8-Sep-00 reservation in promotion for SCs and STs candidates.
Act 2000 82nd
Amend article 16 A technical amendment to protect Consequential seniority

Atal Bihari Vapayee
in case of promotions of SCs and STs Employees.
4-Jan-02
C.A.
Act 2002 85th
Amend articles 45 and 51A. Amends Part- Provides Right to Education until the age of fourteen and
3,Part -4 & Part-4A Early childhood care until the age of six.Added Right to
12-Dec-02 A.P.J Abdul Kalam
C.A. Insert article 21A Education until the age of fourteen in Fundamental
Act 2002 86th Rights
C.A. Amend article 332 Reservation in Assam Assembly relating to Bodoland

Atal Bihari Vapayee
Act 2003 90th 28-Sep-03
Territory Area.
Amend articles 75 and 164. Restrict the size of council of ministers to 15% of legislative
C.A. Insert article 361B. 1-Jan-04 members & to strengthen Anti Defection laws.

A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Act 2003 91st Amend schedule 10
C.A. Amend schedule 8 Include Bodo, Dogri, Santali and Mathili as official
Act 2003 92nd 7-Jan-04
languages.

Manmohan Singh
Amend article 15 To enable provision of reservation (27%) for Other
C.A. 20-Jan-06 Backward Class(OBCs) in government as well as private
Act 2005 93rd educational institutions.
Amend article 164 To provide for a Minister of Tribal Welfare in newly created
C.A. 12-Jun-06 Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh States including Madhya
Act 2006 94th Pradesh and Orissa.
C.A. Amend schedule 8 Substituted "Odia" for "Oriya".
23-Sep-11
Act 2011 96th
Amend Art 19 and added Part IXB Added the words "or co-operative societies" after the word
"or unions" in Article 19(l)(c) and insertion of article 43B i.e.,

Manmohan Singh
Promotion of Co-operative Societies and added Part-IXB

Pratibha Patil
i.e., The Co-operative Societies.
The amendment objective is to encourage economic
12-Jan-12 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
C.A. other stakeholders.[103]
Act 2011 97th
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Insertion of new articles 124A, 124B and 124C. Added special

Formation of provision for the
a National advancement
Judicial of any
Appointments
Amendments to Articles 127, 128, 217, 222, Commission. 16 State assemblies out of 29 States
224A, 231 including Goa, Rajasthan, Tripura, Gujarat and Telangana r
13 April 2015[106] atified the Central Legislation, enabling the President of
India to give assent to the bill.[107] The amendment was
C.A. struck down by the Supreme Court on 16 October 2015.
Act 2014 99th
Amendment of First Schedule to Constitution Exchange of certain enclave

Pranab Mukharjee
territories with Bangladesh and conferment of citizenship
rights to residents of enclaves consequent to signing of
Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) Treaty between India and
1-Aug-15
Bangladesh.Rectified the Land Boundry Agreements.
India received 51 Bangladeshi enclaves (Berubari)
C.A. Act while Bangladesh received 111 enclaves

Narendra Modi
2015 100th
Addition of articles 246A, 269A, 279A. Introduced the Goods and Services Tax.
Deletion of Article 268A.
Amendment of articles 248, 249, 250, 268, 269, 1-Jul-17
270, 271, 286, 366, 368, Sixth Schedule, Seventh
101st Schedule
Addition of articles 338B, 342A, and Added Constitutional status to National Commission for Backward
Clause 26C. 11-Aug-18 Classes
102nd Modification of articles 338, 366
Amendment to Article 15, added Clause [6], A maximum of 10% Reservation for Economically Weaker

Ramnath Kovind
Sections (EWSs) of citizens of classes other than the
classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) of Article 15, i.e.
Classes other than socially and educationally backward
Amendment to Article 16, added Clause [6] 12-Jan-19 classes of citizens or the Scheduled Castes and the
Scheduled Tribes. Inserted Clause [6] under Article 15 as
well as Inserted Clause [6] under Article 16. Maximum
10% reservation to the "Economically" weaker sections
103rd