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List of amendments of the Constitution of

India
As of January 2018, there have been 122 Amendment Bills (latest Goods and services Tax) and 101 Amendment acts to the
Constitution of India since it was first enacted in 1950.[1]

There are two types of amendments to the constitution which are governed by article 368.

The first type includes amendments that can be effected by Parliament of India by a prescribed ‘special majority’; and
The second type of amendments includes those that require, in addition to such "special majority", ratification by at
least one half of the State Legislatures.The second type amendments made to the constitution are amendments # 3,
6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 54, 61, 62, 70, 73, 74, 75,
79, 84, 88, 95, 99 and 101.[2]

Contents
List
See also
References
External links

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Added special provision for the Rajendra
advancement of any socially and Prasad
educationally backward classes
or for the Scheduled Castes and
the Scheduled Tribes. To fully
secure the constitutional validity
15, 19, 85, 87, 174, 176, of zamindari abolition laws and
341, 342, 372 and 376. to place reasonable restriction
18 June Jawaharlal
1 Insert articles 31A and on freedom of speech. A new
1951 Nehru
31B. constitutional device, called
Insert schedule 9.[3] 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
Removed the upper population
limit for a parliamentary Jawaharlal
2 Amend article 81(1)(b).[4] 1 May 1953
constituency by amending Nehru
Article 81(1)(b).
Re-enacted entry 33 of the
Concurrent List in the Seventh
Schedule with relation to include
trade and commerce in, and the
production, supply and
22 distribution of 4 classes of
Jawaharlal
3 Amend schedule 7.[5] February essential commodities, viz.,
Nehru
1955 foodstuffs, including edible oil
seeds and oils; cattle fodder,
including oilcakes and other
concentrates; raw cotton
whether ginned or unginned,
and cotton seeds; and raw jute.
Amend articles 31, 35 Restrictions on property rights
27 April Jawaharlal
4 band 305. and inclusion of related bills in
1955 Nehru
Amend schedule 9.[6] Schedule 9 of the constitution

Empowered the President to

prescribe a time limit for a State
Legislature to convey its views
on proposed Central laws
relating to the formation of new
States and alteration of areas,
24
boundaries or names of existing Jawaharlal
5 Amend article 3.[7] December
States. Also permitted the Nehru
1955
President to extend the
prescribed limit, and prohibited
any such bill from being
introduced in Parliament until
after the expiry of the prescribed
or extended period.
Amend articles 269 and 11 Amend the Union and State
Jawaharlal
6 286. September Lists with respect to raising of
Nehru
Amend schedule 7.[8] 1956 taxes

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Amend articles 1, 3, 49,
80, 81, 82, 131, 153, 158,
168, 170, 171, 216, 217,
220, 222, 224, 230, 231
Reorganization of states on
and 232. 1
linguistic lines, abolition of Class Jawaharlal
7 Insert articles 258A, 290A, November
A, B, C, D states and Nehru
298, 350A, 350B, 371, 1956
introduction of Union Territories
372A and 378A.
Amend part 8.
Amend schedules 1, 2, 4
and 7.[9]
Extended the period of
reservation of seats for the
Scheduled Castes and
5 January Jawaharlal
8 Amend article 334.[10] 1960
Scheduled Tribes and Anglo-
Nehru
Indians in the Lok Sabha and
the State Legislative Assemblies
till 1970
Minor adjustments to territory of
Indian Union consequent to
28
agreement with Pakistan for Jawaharlal
9 Amend schedule 1.[11] December
settlement of disputes by Nehru
1960
demarcation of border villages,
etc.
Incorporation of Dadra, Nagar
Amend article 240. 11 August and Haveli as a Union Territory, Jawaharlal
10
Amend schedule 1.[12] 1961 consequent to acquisition from Nehru
Portugal
Election of Vice President by
Electoral College consisting of
members of both Houses of
Parliament, instead of election
Amend articles 66 and 19 by a Joint Sitting of Parliament.
Jawaharlal
11 December Indemnify the President and
71.[13] Nehru
1961 Vice President Election
procedure from challenge on
grounds of existence of any
vacancies in the electoral
college
Incorporation of Goa, Daman
20
Amend article 240. and Diu as a Union Territory, Jawaharlal
12 December
Amend schedule 1.[14] 1961
consequent to acquisition from Nehru
Portugal

Amend article 170. 1 Formation of State of Nagaland,

Jawaharlal Sarvepalli
13 December with special protection under
Insert new article 371A.[15] Nehru Radhakrishnan
1963 Article 371A
Amend articles 81 and Incorporation of Pondicherry into
240. 28 the Union of India and creation
Jawaharlal Sarvepalli
14 Insert article 239A. December of Legislative Assemblies for
Nehru Radhakrishnan
Amend schedules 1 and 1962 Himachal Pradesh, Tripura,
4.[16] Manipur and Goa

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Amend articles 124, 128, Raise retirement age of High
217, 222, 224, 226, 297, court judges from 60 to 62 and
5 October Jawaharlal
15 311 and 316. other minor amendments for
1963 Nehru
Insert article 224A. rationalizing interpretation of
Amend schedule 7.[17] rules regarding judges etc.

Make it obligatory for seekers of

Amend articles 19, 84 and public office to swear their
5 October Jawaharlal
16 173. allegiance to the Indian Republic
1963 Nehru
Amend schedule 3.[18] and prescribe the various
obligtory templates
To secure the constitutional
Amend article 31A. 20 June validity of acquisition of Estates Jawaharlal
17
Amend schedule 9.[19] 1964 and place land acquisition laws Nehru
in Schedule 9 of the constitution
Technical Amendment to include
Lal
27 August Union Territories in Article 3 and
18 Amend article 3.[20] Bahadur
1966 hence permit reorganisation of Sarvepalli
Shastri
Union Territories Radhakrishnan
11 Abolish Election Tribunals and Lal
19 Amend article 324.[21] December enable trial of election petitions Bahadur
1966 by regular High Courts Shastri
Indemnify & validate judgments,
decrees, orders and sentences
passed by judges and to
validate the appointment,
posting, promotion and transfer
22 Lal
of judges barring a few who
20 Insert article 233A.[22] December Bahadur
were not eligible for appointment
1966 Shastri
under article 233. Amendment
needed to overcome the effect
of judgment invalidating
appointments of certain judges
in the state of Uttar Pradesh
10 April Include Sindhi as an Official Indira
21 Amend schedule 8.[23]
1967 Language Gandhi
Amend article 275. 25 V. V. Giri
Provision to form Autonomous Indira
22 Insert articles 244A and September
states within the State of Assam Gandhi
371B.[24] 1969

Discontinued reservation of
seats for the Scheduled Tribes
in Nagaland, both in the Lok
Sabha and the State Legislative
Assembly and stipulated that not
more than one Anglo-Indian
Amend articles 330, 332, 23 January could be nominated by the Indira
23
333 and 334.[25] 1970 Governor to any State Gandhi
Legislative Assembly. Extend
reservation for SC/ST and Anglo
Indian members in the Lok
Sabha and State Assemblies for
another ten years, i.e. up to
1980.

Amend articles 13 and 5 Enable parliament to dilute

Indira
24 November fundamental rights through
368.[26] Gandhi
1971 amendments to the constitution
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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Restrict property rights and
compensation in case the state
takes over private property.
However, the Supreme Court
quashed a part of Article 31C, to
Amend article 31. the extent it took away the
20 April Indira
25 power of judicial review. This
Insert article 31C.[27] 1972 Gandhi
was done in the landmark case
of Kesavananda Bharati v. State
of Kerala (1973) 4 SCC 225
which for the first time
enunciated the Basic structure
doctrine.
Amend article 366. Abolition of privy purse paid to
28
Insert article 363A. former rulers of princely states Indira
26 December
Remove articles 291 and which were incorporated into the Gandhi
1971
362.[28] Indian Republic

Amend articles 239A and Reorganization of Mizoram into

15
240. a Union Territory with a Indira
27 February
Insert articles 239B and legislature and council of Gandhi
1972
371C.[29] ministers

Rationalize Civil Service rules to

Insert article 312A. 29 August make it uniform across those Indira
28
Remove article 314.[30] 1972 appointed prior to Independence Gandhi
and post independence
Place land reform acts and
9 June Indira
29 Amend schedule 9.[31] 1972
amendments to these act under
Gandhi
Schedule 9 of the constitution
Change the basis for appeals in
27 Supreme Court of India in case
Indira
30 Amend article 133.[32] February of Civil Suits from value criteria
Gandhi
1973 to one involving substantial
question of law
Increase size of Parliament from
525 to 545 seats. Increased
Amend articles 81, 330 17 October seats going to the new states Indira
31
and 332.[33] 1973 formed in North East India and Gandhi
minor adjustment consequent to
1971 Delimitation exercise
Amend article 371.
Protection of regional rights in
Insert articles 371D and Indira
32 1 July 1974 Telangana and Andhra regions
371E. Gandhi
of State of Andhra Pradesh
Amend schedule 7.[34]
Prescribes procedure for
resignation by members of
Amend articles 101 and 19 May parliament and state legislatures Indira
33
190.[35] 1974 and the procedure for Gandhi
verification and acceptance of
resignation by house speaker
7 Place land reform acts and Fakhruddin Ali
Indira
34 Amend schedule 9.[36] September amendments to these act under
Gandhi
Ahmed
1974 Schedule 9 of the constitution

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Amend articles 80 and 81. Terms and Conditions for the
1 March Indira
35 Insert article 2A. Incorporation of Sikkim into the
1975 Gandhi
Insert schedule 10.[37] Union of India

Amend articles 80 and 81.

Insert article 371F.
26 April Formation of Sikkim as a State Indira
36 Remove article 2A.
1975 within the Indian Union Gandhi
Amend schedules 1 and 4.
Remove schedule 10.[38]
Amend articles 239A and Formation of Arunachal Pradesh Indira
37 3 May 1975
240.[39] legislative assembly Gandhi

Amend articles 123, 213, Enhances the powers of

1 August Indira
38 239B, 352, 356, 359 and President and Governors to
1975 Gandhi
360.[40] pass ordinances

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
August 7, 1975 and again
introduced and passed in the
Rajya Sabha on August 8, 1975.
As many as 17 State
Assemblies, summoned on
Saturday, August 9 ratified this
amendment and President
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad gave his
Amend articles 71 and assent on Sunday, August 10
329. 10 August and the civil servants issued Indira
39
Insert article 329A. 1975 gazette notification on Sunday, Gandhi
Amend schedule 9.[41] August 10, 1975. As a
consequence of this amendment
to the Constitution of India,
Supreme Court of India's
scheduled hearing on August 11,
1975 of Petition challenging
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's
election became infructuous. [42]
Later however, Article 329A was
struck down by the Supreme
Court in case of Indira Nehru
Gandhi vs Shri Raj Narain 1976
(2) SCR 347, for being in
violation of basic structure.

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Enable Parliament to make laws
with respect to Exclusive
Economic Zone and vest the
mineral wealth with Union of
India
Amend article 297. 27 May Indira
40 Place land reform & other acts
Amend schedule 9.[43] 1976 Gandhi
and amendments to these act
under Schedule 9 of the
constitution

Raise Retirement Age Limit of

Chairmen and Members of Joint
7
Public Service Commissions Indira
41 Amend article 316.[44] September
and State Public Service Gandhi
1976
Commissions from sixty to sixty
two.
Amendment passed during
Amend articles 31, 31C, internal emergency by Indira
39, 55, 74, 77, 81, 82, 83, Gandhi. Provides for curtailment
100, 102, 103, 105, 118, of fundamental rights, imposes
145, 150, 166, 170, 172, fundamental duties and changes
189, 191, 192, 194, 208, to the basic structure of the
217, 225, 226, 227, 228, constitution by making India a
311, 312, 330, 352, 353, 2 "Socialist Secular" Republic
356, 357, 358, 359, 366, Indira
42 November However, the Supreme Court, in
368 and 371F. Gandhi
1976
Insert articles 31D, 32A, Minerva Mills v. Union of India,
39A, 43A, 48A, 131A, quashed the amendments to
139A, 144A, 226A, 228A
Articles 31C and 368 as it was in
and 257A.
Insert parts 4A and 14A. contravention with the basic
Amend schedule 7.[45] structure of the Constitution.

Amend articles 145, 226, Amendment passed after Neelam

228 and 366. revocation of internal emergency Sanjiva Reddy
Remove articles 31D, 32A, 13 April in the Country. Repeals some of Morarji
43
131A, 144A, 226A and 1978 the more 'Anti-Freedom' Desai
amendments enacted through
228A.[46]
Amendment Bill 42
Amend articles 19, 22, 30,
31A, 31C, 38, 71, 74, 77,
83, 103, 105, 123, 132,
Amendment passed after
133, 134, 139A, 150, 166,
revocation of internal emergency
172, 192, 194, 213, 217,
in the Country. Provides for
225, 226, 227, 239B, 329,
6 human rights safeguards and
352, 356, 358, 359, 360 Morarji
44 September mechanisms to prevent abuse of
and 371F. Desai
1978 executive and legislative
Insert articles 134A and
authority. Annuls some
361A.
Amendments enacted in
Remove articles 31, 257A
Amendment Bill 42
and 329A.
Amend part 12.
Amend schedule 9.[47]

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Extend reservation for SC / ST
and nomination of Anglo Indian
25 January Indira
45 Amend article 334.[48] 1980
members in Parliament and
Gandhi
State Assemblies for another ten
years i.e. up to 1990
Amend articles 269, 286 Amendment to negate judicial Zail Singh
2 February Indira
46 and 366. pronouncements on scope and
1983 Gandhi
Amend schedule 7.[49] applicability on Sales Tax

Place land reform acts and

26 August Indira
47 Amend schedule 9.[50] 1984
amendments to these act under
Gandhi
Schedule 9 of the constitution
Article 356 amended to permit
1 April Rajiv
48 Amend article 356.[51] 1985
President's rule up to two years
Gandhi
in the state of Punjab

Amend article 244. Recognize Tripura as a Tribal

11
Amend schedules 5 and State and enable the creation of Indira
49 September
a Tripura Tribal Areas Gandhi
6.[52] 1984
Autonomous District Council
Technical Amendment to
curtailment of Fundamental
11 Rights as per Part III as
Indira
50 Amend article 33.[53] September prescribed in Article 33 to cover
Gandhi
1984 Security Personnel protecting
property and communication
infrastructure
Provide reservation to
Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland,
Amend articles 330 and Meghalaya, Mizoram and
29 April Indira
51 Arunachal Pradesh in Loksabha,
332.[54] 1984 Gandhi
similarly for Meghalaya and
Arunachal in their Legislative
Assemblies
Anti Defection Law - Provide
disqualification of members from
parliament and assembly in
case of defection from one party
Amend articles 101, 102, to other. However, parts of the
15
190 and 191. 10th Schedule to the Rajiv
52 February
Constitution of India was struck Gandhi
Insert schedule 10.[55] 1985
down by the Supreme Court in
the case of Kihoto Hollohan v.
Zachillhu 1992 SCR (1) 686, for
being in contravention with
Article 368 of the Constitution.
20
Special provision with respect to Rajiv
53 Insert article 371G.[56] February
the State of Mizoram. Gandhi
1986
Increase the salary of Chief
Amend articles 125 and Justice of India & other Judges
221. 1 April and to provide for determining Rajiv
54
1986 future increases without the Gandhi
Amend schedule 2.[57]
need for constitutional
amendment

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No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
20 Special powers to Governor
Rajiv
55 Insert article 371H.[58] February consequent to formation of state
Gandhi
1987 of Arunachal Pradesh
30 May Transition provision to enable Rajiv
56 Insert article 371I.[59]
1987 formation of state of Goa Gandhi
Provide reservation to R.
21 Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Venkataraman
Rajiv
57 Amend article 332.[60] September Meghalaya, Mizoram and
Gandhi
1987 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative
Assemblies
Provision to publish authentic
Hindi translation of constitution
9
Insert article 394A. as on date and provision to Rajiv
58 December
Amend part 22.[61] 1987
publish authentic Hindi Gandhi
translation of future
amendments
Article 356 amended to permit
President's rule up to three
years in the state of Punjab,
Amend article 356. 30 March Articles 352 and Article 359A Rajiv
59
Insert article 359A.[62] 1988 amended to permit imposing Gandhi
emergency in state of Punjab or
in specific districts of the state of
Punjab
20 Profession Tax increased from a
Rajiv
60 Amend article 276.[63] December minimum of Rs. 250/- to a
Gandhi
1988 maximum of Rs. 2500/-
28 March Reduce age for voting rights Rajiv
61 Amend article 326.[64]
1989 from 21 to 18 Gandhi
Extend reservation for SC / ST
20 and nomination of Anglo Indian
62 Amend article 334.[65] December members in Parliament and V. P. Singh
1989 State Assemblies for another ten
years i.e. up to 2000
Emergency powers applicable to
Amend article 356. 6 January State of Punjab, accorded in
63 V. P. Singh
Remove article 359A.[66] 1990 Article 359A as per amendment
59 repealed
Article 356 amended to permit
16 April President's rule up to three
64 Amend article 356.[67] V. P. Singh
1990 years and six months in the
state of Punjab
National Commission for
Scheduled Castes and
12 March
65 Amend article 338.[68] 1990
Scheduled Tribes formed and its V. P. Singh
statutory powers specified in
The Constitution.
Place land reform acts and
7 June
66 Amend schedule 9.[69] 1990
amendments to these act under V. P. Singh
Schedule 9 of the constitution
Article 356 amended to permit
4 October
67 Amend article 356.[70] 1990
President's rule up to four years V. P. Singh
in the state of Punjab
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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Article 356 amended to permit
12 March
68 Amend article 356.[71] 1991
President's rule up to five years V. P. Singh
in the state of Punjab
To provide for a legislative
Insert articles 239AA and assembly and council of P. V.
1 February
69 ministers for Federal National Narasimha
239AB.[72] 1992
Capital of Delhi. Delhi continues Rao
to be a Union Territory
Include National Capital of Delhi
21 P. V.
Amend articles 54 and and Union Territory of
70 December Narasimha
239AA.[73] 1991
Pondicherry in electoral college
Rao
for Presidential Election
P. V.
31 August Include Konkani, Manipuri and
71 Amend schedule 8.[74] 1992 Nepali as Official Languages
Narasimha
Rao
5 Provide reservation to P. V.
72 Amend article 332.[75] December Scheduled Tribes in Tripura Narasimha
1992 State Legislative Assembly Rao
Statutory provisions for P. V.
24 April
73 Insert part 9.[76] 1992
Panchyat Raj as third level of Narasimha
administration in villages Rao
Statutory provisions for Local
P. V.
Insert part 9A, amend 1 June Administrative bodies as third
74 Narasimha
article 280.[77] 1992 level of administration in urban
Rao
areas such as towns and cities
Shankar Dayal
P. V. Sharma
15 May Provisions for setting up Rent
75 Amend article 323B.[78] 1994 Control Tribunals
Narasimha
Rao
Enable continuance of 69%
reservation in Tamil Nadu by P. V.
31 August
76 Amend schedule 9.[79] 1994
including the relevant Tamil Narasimha
Nadu Act under 9th Schedule of Rao
the constitution
A technical amendment to P. V.
17 June
77 Amend article 16.[80] 1995
protect reservation to SC/ST Narasimha
Employees in promotions Rao
Place land reform acts and P. V.
30 August
78 Amend schedule 9.[81] 1995
amendments to these act under Narasimha
Schedule 9 of the constitution Rao
Extend reservation for SC / ST K. R.
and nomination of Anglo Indian Narayanan
25 January Atal Bihari
79 Amend article 334.[82] 2000
members in Parliament and
Vajpayee
State Assemblies for another ten
years i.e. up to 2010
Implement Tenth Finance
Amend articles 269 and Commission recommendation to
9 June Atal Bihari
80 270. simplify the tax structures by
2000 Vajpayee
Remove article 272.[83] pooling and sharing all taxes
between states and The Centre
9 June Protect SC / ST reservation in Atal Bihari
81 Amend article 16.[84]
2000 filling backlog of vacancies Vajpayee

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No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Permit relaxation of qualifying
8
marks and other criteria in Atal Bihari
82 Amend article 335.[85] September
reservation in promotion for SC / Vajpayee
2000
ST candidates
Exempt Arunachal Pradesh from
8
reservation for Scheduled Atal Bihari
83 Amend article 243M.[86] September
Castes in Panchayati Raj Vajpayee
2000
institutions
Extend the usage of 1971
21
Amend articles 55, 81, 82, national census population Atal Bihari
84 February
170, 330 and 332.[87] 2002
figures for statewise distribution Vajpayee
of parliamentary seats
A technical amendment to
4 January protect Consequential seniority Atal Bihari
85 Amend article 16.[88]
2002 in case of promotions of SC/ST Vajpayee
Employees

Amend articles 45 and Provides Right to Education until A. P. J. Abdul

12
51A. the age of fourteen and Early Atal Bihari Kalam
86 December
childhood care until the age of Vajpayee
Insert article 21A.[89] 2002
six
Extend the usage of 2001
Amend articles 81, 82, 170 22 June national census population Atal Bihari
87
and 330.[90] 2003 figures for statewise distribution Vajpayee
of parliamentary seats
Amend article 270. To extend statutory cover for
15 January Atal Bihari
88 Insert article 268A. levy and utilization of Service
2004 Vajpayee
Amend schedule 7.[91] Tax

The National Commission for

Scheduled Castes and
Amend article 338. 28 Scheduled Tribes was bifurcated
Atal Bihari
89 September into The National Commission
Insert article 338A.[92] Vajpayee
2003 for Scheduled Castes and The
National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes
28 Reservation in Assam Assembly
Atal Bihari
90 Amend article 332.[93] September relating to Bodoland Territory
Vajpayee
2003 Area
Amend articles 75 and Restrict the size of council of
164. 1 January ministers to 15% of legislative Atal Bihari
91
Insert article 361B. 2004 members & to strengthen Anti Vajpayee
Amend schedule 10.[94] Defection laws

7 January Include Bodo, Dogri, Santali and Atal Bihari

92 Amend schedule 8.[95]
2004 Maithali as official languages. Vajpayee
1To enable provision of
reservation(27%) for other
20 January Manmohan
93 Amend article 15.[96] 2006
backward classes (OBC) in
Singh
government as well as private
educational institutions

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
To provide for a Minister of Tribal
Welfare in newly created
12 June Manmohan
94 Amend article 164.[97] 2006
Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
Singh
States including Madhya
Pradesh, Orissa.
To extend the reservation of
seats for SCs and STs in the Lok
25 January Manmohan
95 Amend article 334.[98] 2010
Sabha and states assemblies
Singh
from Sixty years to Seventy
years.
23
Manmohan
96 Amend schedule 8.[99] September Substituted "Odia" for "Oriya"
Singh
2011
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. Pratibha Patil
The amendment objective is to
encourage economic activities of
Amend Art 19 and added 12 January cooperatives which in turn help Manmohan
97
Part IXB.[100] 2012 Singh
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.[101]

To empower the Governor of Pranab

To insert Article 371J in 2 January Karnataka to take steps to Manmohan Mukherjee
98
the Constitution[102] 2013 develop the Hyderabad- Singh
Karnataka Region.[102]
Formation of a National Judicial
Appointments Commission. 16
State assemblies out of 29
States including Goa,
Insertion of new articles
Rajasthan, Tripura, Gujarat and
124A, 124B and 124C.
13 April Telangana ratified the Central Narendra
99 Amendments to Articles
127, 128, 217, 222, 224A, 2015[104] Legislation, enabling the Modi
President of India to give assent
231.[103]
to the bill.[105] The amendment
was struck down by the
Supreme Court on 16 October
2015.

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Enforced Prime
No. Amendments Objectives President
since Minister
Exchange of certain enclave
territories with Bangladesh and
Amendment of First conferment of citizenship rights
Schedule to 1 August to residents of enclaves Narendra
100
2015 consequent to signing of Land Modi
Constitution[106]
Boundary Agreement (LBA)
Treaty between India and
Bangladesh.
Addition of articles 246A,
269A, 279A. Deletion of
Article 268A.
Amendment of articles
248, 249, 250, 268, 269, Introduced the Goods and Narendra
101 1 July 2017
Services Tax. Modi
270, 271, 286, 366, 368,
Sixth Schedule, Seventh
Schedule.[107]

See also
Lawmaking procedure in India
List of Acts of the Parliament of India

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