Important Amendments of India Constitution

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Indian Constitution
Indian Constitution is a significant document that was adopted on 26th November 1949 and came into effect on
26th January 1950. Over the years, there have been many changes and additions to the Constitution, which have
made it more comprehensive and relevant to our country. Let's discuss some of the important amendments made
to the Indian Constitution below in this article.

Important Amendments Of The Indian Constitution

The important amendments of the Indian Constitution are tabulated below.

Amendment Year Description

Made changes to the Fundamental Rights provisions, including
First Amendment 1951 restrictions on freedom of speech and expression and validation of
zamindari abolition laws.
Removed the prescribed population limit for one member to be
Second Amendment 1952
elected to the Lok Sabha.
Third Amendment 1954 Amended the Legislative Lists in the Seventh Schedule.
Amended Articles 31 and 31A, impacting the compensation for
Fourth Amendment 1955
compulsory acquisition of property and the Ninth Schedule.
Added a time limit for states to express their views on certain
Fifth Amendment 1955
matters referred to by the central government.
Amended the Seventh Schedule and made changes to taxation-
Sixth Amendment 1956
related articles.
Brought comprehensive changes to implement the State
Seventh Amendment 1956
Reorganisation Act.
Extended the reservation of seats in Lok Sabha and State
Eighth Amendment 1959
Legislatures for certain communities.
Transferred certain territories to Pakistan under an agreement
Ninth Amendment 1960
between India and Pakistan.
Tenth Amendment 1961 Integrated Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli with the Union of India.
Introduced the election of the Vice President by an Electoral
Eleventh Amendment 1962
College instead of a Joint Sitting of Parliament.
Incorporated the territories of Goa, Daman, and Diu into the
Twelfth Amendment 1962
Indian Union.
Thirteenth Amendment 1962 Created the state of Nagaland.
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Amendment Year Description
Incorporated the former French territory of Puducherry into the
Fourteenth Amendment 1963
Union.
Raised the retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to 62 and
Fifteenth Amendment 1963 made minor amendments for rationalizing the interpretation of
rules regarding judges.
Facilitated the reorganization of Punjab on a linguistic basis into
Eighteenth Amendment 1966 Punjab and Haryana and created the Union Territory of
Chandigarh.
Twenty-first Included Sindhi as the 15th regional language in the Eighth
1967
Amendment Schedule.
Twenty-second
1969 Created a sub-state of Meghalaya within Assam.
Amendment
Twenty-third Extended the reservation of seats for SC/STs and nomination of
1969
Amendment Anglo-Indians for a further period of 10 years (up to 1980).
Twenty-sixth Abolished titles and special privileges of former rulers of princely
1971
Amendment states.
Twenty-seventh Established the states of Manipur and Tripura and formed the
1971
Amendment Union Territories of Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Increased the elective strength of the Lok Sabha from 525 to 545
Thirty-first Amendment 1973
and the upper limit of representatives of a state from 500 to 525.
Thirty-sixth Amendment 1975 Made Sikkim a state of the Indian Union.
Provided for the President to make a declaration of emergency,
Thirty-eighth and the promulgation of ordinances by the President, Governors,
1975
Amendment and UT heads became final and could not be challenged in any
court.
Decreed that the election of the Prime Minister, Speaker,
Thirty-ninth Amendment 1975
President, and Vice-President cannot be challenged in any court.
Gave supremacy to Parliament and primacy to Directive
Forty-second
1976 Principles over Fundamental Rights. Added 10 Fundamental
Amendment
Duties and altered the Preamble of the Constitution.
Restored the normal duration of Lok Sabha and Legislative
Forty-fourth Amendment 1978 Assemblies to 5 years, deleted the right to property from Part III,
and limited the power to proclaim the internal emergency.
Extended reservation for SC/ST by an additional 10 years (up to
Forty-fifth Amendment 1980
1990).
Fifty-second Inserted the Tenth Schedule in the Constitution regarding
1985
Amendment provisions for disqualification on the grounds of defection.
Fifty-fifth Amendment 1986 Conferred statehood on Arunachal Pradesh.
Accepted the Hindi version of the Constitution for all purposes
Fifty-sixth Amendment 1987
and conferred statehood on the Union Territory of Goa.
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Amendment Year Description
Reduced the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for Lok Sabha
Sixty-first Amendment 1989
and State Legislative Assemblies.
Provided for Panchayati Raj institutions, Gram Sabha in villages,
Seventy-third
1992 direct elections to all seats in Panchayats, and reservation of seats
Amendment
for SC and ST. Fixed the tenure of Panchayats at 5 years.
Seventy-fourth Provided for three types of municipalities, reservation of seats for
1993
Amendment SC/ST, women, and OBCs in municipalities.
Continued the policy of reservation in promotions for SC/STs and
Seventy-seventh
1995 inserted a new Clause (4A) in Article 16 mandating changes in the
Amendment
reservation.
Seventy-ninth Extended reservations for SC/STs and Anglo-Indians in the Lok
1999
Amendment Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for an additional 10 years.
Inserted Article 21A, providing the Right to Education for
Eighty-sixth Amendment 2002
children aged 6 to 14 years.
Amended Article 338 to establish the National Commission for
Eighty-ninth
2003 Scheduled Castes and the National Commission for Scheduled
Amendment
Tribes.
Inserted Article 170A to provide for the number of seats in the
Ninetieth Amendment 2003
Legislative Assemblies of certain states.
Amended Article 75 to limit the number of ministers in the
Ninety-first Amendment 2003
Council of Ministers.
Ninety-second
2003 Included Bodo, Dogri, Santali, and Maithali as official languages.
Amendment
Provided for 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
Ninety-third Amendment 2006
in government and private educational institutions.
Ninety-ninth Provided for the formation of the National Judicial Appointments
2014
Amendment Commission (struck down by the Supreme Court).
One Hundredth Related to the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India
2015
Amendment and Bangladesh.
One Hundred and First
2016 Introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Amendment
Provided 10% reservation for economically weaker sections in
One Hundred and Third
2019 educational institutions and employment in Central Government
Amendment
jobs.
One Hundred and Forth It extended the reservation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok
2020
Amendment Sabha and state assemblies.

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