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AmendmentstotheIndianConstitution
HereisalistofallamendmentstotheIndianConstitution.
AmendmentsareveryfrequentlyaskedinCivilServicesExambyUPSCandother
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Dateof
Enforcement

Objectives
Tofullysecuretheconstitutionalvalidityof
zamindariabolitionlaws.
Toplacereasonablerestrictiononfreedomof

1st
amendment

June18,
1951

speech.
Anewconstitutionaldevice,calledSchedule9
introducedtoprotectlawsthatarecontrarytothe
Constitutionallyguaranteedfundamentalrights.
Theselawsencroachuponpropertyrights,freedom
ofspeechandequalitybeforelaw

2nd
amendment

Atechnicalamendmenttofixthesizeofeach
May1,1953 parliamentaryconstituencybetween650,000and
850,000voters.
LimitsmaximumnoofseatsinlokSabhaupto500

3rd
amendment

February22, Statestobedividedintoconstituenciessuchthat
1955 onememberofaconstituencyrepresentsbetween
500000and750000people

4th
amendment

April27,1955

Restrictionsonpropertyrightsandinclusionof
relatedbillsinSchedule9oftheconstitution
Providesforaconsultationmechanismwith

5th
amendment

December24, concernedstatesinmattersrelatingtothe
1955 amendmentstotheterritorialmattersandinthe
renamingofthestate

6th
amendment
7th
amendment

September AmendedtheUnionandStateListswithrespectto
11,1956 raisingoftaxes
November1,
1956

Reorganizationofstatesonlinguisticlines
AbolitionofClassA,B,C,Dstates
IntroductionofUnionTerritories
Clarifystate'spowerofcompulsoryacquisitionand

8th
amendment

January5, requisitioningofprivateproperty
1960 IncludeZamindariabolitionlawsinSchedule9of
theconstitution
MinoradjustmentstoterritoryofIndianUnion

9th
amendment

December28, consequenttoagreementwithPakistanfor
1960 settlementofdisputesbydemarcationofborder
villages,etc.

10th
amendment

August11, IncorporationofDadra,NagarandHaveliasaUnion
1961 TerritoryafteracquisitionfromPortugal
ElectionofVicePresidentbyElectoralCollege
consistingofmembersofbothHousesof

11th
amendment

December19,
1961

Parliament,insteadofelectionbyaJointSittingof
Parliament.
IndemnifythePresidentandVicePresidentElection
procedurefromchallengeongroundsofexistence
ofanyvacanciesintheelectoralcollege

12th
amendment
13th
amendment
14th
amendment
15th
amendment

December20, IncorporationofGoa,DamanandDiuasaUnion
1961 Territory,afteracquisitionfromPortugal
December1, FormationofStateofNagaland,withspecial
1963 protectionunderArticle371A
December28,
1962

IncorporationofPondicherryintotheUnionofIndia
CreationofLegislativeAssembliesforHimachal
Pradesh,Tripura,ManipurandGoa

October5, Raiseretirementageofjudgesfrom60to62
1963 Otherminoramendmentsforrationalizing

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16th
amendment
17th
amendment
18th
amendment
19th
amendment

October5,
1963
June20,
1964
August27,
1966

Makeitobligatoryforseekersofpublicofficeto
sweartheirallegiancetotheIndianRepublicand
prescribethevariousobligatorytemplates
Tosecuretheconstitutionalvalidityofacquisitionof
EstatesandplacelandacquisitionlawsinSchedule
9oftheconstitution
TechnicalAmendmenttoincludeUnionTerritoriesin
Article3andhencepermitreorganisationofUnion
Territories

December11, AbolishElectionTribunalsandenabletrialofelection
1966 petitionsbyregularHighCourts
Indemnify&validatejudgments,decrees,orders
andsentencespassedbyjudges.
Validatetheappointment,posting,promotionand

20th
amendment

December22, transferofjudgesexceptthosenoteligiblefor
1966 appointmentunderarticle233.
Amendmentwasneededtoovercometheeffectof
judgementinvalidatingappointmentsofcertain
judgesinthestateofUttarPradesh

21th
amendment
22nd
amendment
23rd
amendment
24th
amendment
25th
amendment
26th
amendment
27th
amendment
28th
amendment
29th
amendment
30th
amendment

April10,1967 IncludedSindhiasaNationalLanguage
September ProvisiontoformAutonomousstateswithinthe
25,1969 StateofAssam
January23,
1970

ExtendreservationforSC/STandnominationof
AngloIndianmembersinParliamentandState
Assembliesforanothertenyearsi.e.upto1980

November5, Enableparliamenttodilutefundamentalrights
1971 throughamendmentstotheconstitution
April20,1972
December28,
1971

Restrictpropertyrightsandcompensationincase
thestatetakesoverprivateproperty
Abolitionofprivypursepaidtoformerrulersof
princelystateswhichwereincorporatedintothe
IndianRepublic

February15, ReorganizationofMizoramintoaUnionTerritory
1972 withalegislatureandcouncilofministers
August29,
1972
June9,1972
February27,
1973

RationalizedCivilServicerulestomakeituniform
acrossthoseappointedpriortoIndependenceand
postindependence
Placeslandreformactsandamendmentstothese
actunderSchedule9oftheconstitution
ChangesthebasisforappealsinSupremeCourtof
IndiaincaseofCivilSuitsfromvaluecriteriatoone
involvingsubstantialquestionoflaw
IncreasedsizeofParliamentfrom525to545seats.

31th
amendment

October17, Increasedseatswenttothenewstatesformedin
1973 NorthEastIndiaandminoradjustmentconsequent
to1971Delimitationexercise

32nd
amendment

July1,1974

ProtectionofregionalrightsinTelanganaand
AndhraregionsofStateofAndhraPradesh
Prescribesprocedureforresignationbymembersof

33rd
amendment

May19,1974

parliamentandstatelegislatures
Prescribesprocedureforverificationandacceptance
ofresignationbyhousespeaker

34th
amendment
35th
amendment
36th
amendment
37th
amendment
38th
amendment

September7, Placelandreformactsandamendmentstothese
1974 actunderSchedule9oftheconstitution
March1, TermsandConditionsfortheIncorporationof
1975 SikkimintotheUnionofIndia
April26,1975
May3,1975

FormationofSikkimasaStatewithintheIndian
Union
FormationofArunachalPradeshlegislative
assembly

August1, EnhancesthepowersofPresidentandGovernorsto
1975 passordinances
NegatedthejudgementofAllahabadHighCourt

39th
amendment

August10,
1975

invalidatingPrimeMinisterIndiraGandhi'selection
toparliament.
Amendmentplacedrestrictionsonjudicialscrutiny
ofpostofPrimeMinister
EnableParliamenttomakelawswithrespectto

40th

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amendment May27,1976 wealthwithUnionofIndia.

Placelandreform&otheractsandamendmentsto
theseactunderSchedule9oftheconstitution
41th
amendment

September7,
1976

RaisedRetirementAgeLimitofChairmenand
MembersofUnionandStatePublicCommissions
fromsixtytosixtytwo.
Amendmentpassedduringinternalemergencyby
IndiraGandhi.

42nd
amendment

April1,1977

Providesforcurtailmentoffundamentalrights,
imposesfundamentaldutiesandchangestothe
basicstructureoftheconstitutionbymakingIndia
a"SocialistSecular"Republic
Amendmentpassedafterrevocationofinternal

43rd
amendment

April13,1978

emergencyintheCountry.
Repealssomeofthemore'AntiFreedom'
amendmentsenactedthroughAmendmentBill42
Amendmentpassedafterrevocationofinternal
emergencyintheCountry.

44th
amendment

September6,
1979

Providesforhumanrightssafeguardsand
mechanismstopreventabuseofexecutiveand
legislativeauthority.
AnnulssomeAmendmentsenactedinAmendment
Bill42

45th
amendment
46th
amendment
47th
amendment
48th
amendment
49th
amendment

January25,
1980

ExtendreservationforSC/STandnominationof
AngloIndianmembersinParliamentandState
Assembliesforanothertenyearsi.e.upto1990

February2, Amendmenttonegatejudicialpronouncementson
1983 scopeandapplicabilityonSalesTax
August26, Placelandreformactsandamendmentstothese
1984 actunderSchedule9oftheconstitution
April1,1985
September
11,1984

Article356amendedtopermitPresident'sruleup
totwoyearsinthestateofPunjab
RecognizeTripuraasaTribalStateandenablethe
creationofaTripuraTribalAreasAutonomous
DistrictCouncil
TechnicalAmendmenttocurtailmentof

50th
amendment

September FundamentalRightsasperPartIIIasprescribedin
11,1984 Article33tocoverSecurityPersonnelprotecting
propertyandcommunicationinfrastructure

51th
amendment
52nd
amendment
53rd
amendment

June16,
1986
March1,
1985

ProvidereservationtoScheduledTribesinNagaland,
Meghalaya,MizoramandArunachalPradesh
LegislativeAssemblies
AntiDefectionLawProvidedisqualificationof
membersfromparliamentandassemblyincaseof
defectionfromonepartytoother

February20, SpecialprovisionwithrespecttotheStateof
1987 Mizoram.
IncreasethesalaryofChiefJusticeofIndia&other

54th
amendment

April1,1986

Judges
Provisionsfordeterminingfutureincreaseswithout
theneedforconstitutionalamendment

55th
amendment
56th
amendment
57th
amendment

February20, SpecialpowerstoGovernorconsequentto
1987 formationofstateofArunachalPradesh
May30,1987
September
21,1987

Transitionprovisiontoenableformationofstateof
Goa
ProvidereservationtoScheduledTribesinNagaland,
Meghalaya,MizoramandArunachalPradesh
LegislativeAssemblies
ProvisiontopublishauthenticHinditranslationof

58th
amendment

December9, constitution
1987 ProvisiontopublishauthenticHinditranslationof
futureamendments
Article356amendedtopermitPresident'sruleup

59th
amendment

March30,
1988

tothreeyearsinthestateofPunjab
Articles352andArticle359Aamendedtopermit
imposingemergencyinstateofPunjaborinspecific
districtsofthestateofPunjab

60th
amendment
61th
amendment

December20, ProfessionalTaxincreasedfromamaximumofRs.
1988 250/toamaximumofRs.2500/
March28,
1989

Reduceageforvotingrightsfrom21to18
ExtendreservationforSC/STandnominationof

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amendment
63rd
amendment
64th
amendment
65th
amendment
66th
amendment
67th
amendment
68th
amendment
69th
amendment
70th
amendment
71th
amendment
72nd
amendment
73rd
amendment
74th
amendment
75th
amendment
76th
amendment
77th
amendment
78th
amendment
79th
amendment

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December20, AngloIndianmembersinParliamentandState
1989 Assembliesforanothertenyearsi.e.upto2000
January6,
1990

EmergencypowersapplicabletoStateofPunjab,
accordedinArticle359Aasperamendment59
repealed
Article356amendedtopermitPresident'sruleup

April16,1990 tothreeyearsandsixmonthsinthestateof
Punjab
March12,
1992
June7,1990

NationalCommissionforScheduledCastesand
ScheduledTribesformedanditsstatutorypowers
specifiedinTheConstitution.
Placelandreformactsandamendmentstothese
actunderSchedule9oftheconstitution

October4, Article356amendedtopermitPresident'sruleup
1990 tofouryearsinthestateofPunjab
March12, Article356amendedtopermitPresident'sruleup
1991 tofiveyearsinthestateofPunjab
February1,
1992
December21,
1991

Toprovideforalegislativeassemblyandcouncilof
ministersforFederalNationalCapitalofDelhi.Delhi
continuestobeaUnionTerritory
IncludeNationalCapitalofDelhiandUnionTerritory
ofPondicherryinelectoralcollegeforPresidential
Election

August31, IncludeKonkani,ManipuriandNepaliasNational
1992 Languages
December5, ProvidereservationtoScheduledTribesinTripura
1992 StateLegislativeAssembly
April24,1993

StatutoryprovisionsforPanchayatRajasthirdlevel
ofadministrationinvillages
StatutoryprovisionsforLocalAdministrativebodies

June1,1993 asthirdlevelofadministrationinurbanareassuch
astownsandcities
May15,1994 ProvisionsforsettingupRentControlTribunals
August31,
1994

Enablecontinuanceof69%reservationinTamil
NadubyincludingtherelevantTamilNaduAct
under9thScheduleoftheconstitution

June17, Atechnicalamendmenttoprotectreservationto
1995 SC/STEmployeesinpromotions
August30, Placelandreformactsandamendmentstothese
1995 actunderSchedule9oftheconstitution
January25,
2000

ExtendreservationforSC/STandnominationof
AngloIndianmembersinParliamentandState
Assembliesforanothertenyearsi.e.upto2010
ImplementTenthFinanceCommission

80th
amendment

June9,2000

recommendationtosimplifythetaxstructuresby
poolingandsharingalltaxesbetweenstatesand
TheCentre

81th
amendment
82nd
amendment
83rd
amendment
84th
amendment
85th
amendment
86th
amendment
87th
amendment
88th
amendment

June9,2000
September8,
2000

ProtectSC/STreservationinfillingbacklogof
vacancies
Permitrelaxationofqualifyingmarksandother
criteriainreservationinpromotionforSC/ST
candidates

September8, ExemptArunachalPradeshfromreservationfor
2000 ScheduledCastesinPanchayatiRajinstitutions
February21,
2002

Extendtheusageof1971nationalcensus
populationfiguresforstatewisedistributionof
parliamentaryseats

January4, Atechnicalamendmenttoprotectseniorityincase
2002 ofpromotionsofSC/STEmployees
December12,
2002
June22,
2003

ProvidesRighttoEducationuntiltheageof
fourteenandEarlychildhoodcareuntiltheageof
six
Extendtheusageof1971nationalcensus
populationfiguresforstatewisedistributionof
parliamentaryseats

January15, Toextendstatutorycoverforlevyandutilizationof
2004 ServiceTax
TheNationalCommissionforScheduledCastesand

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amendment

28,2003 CommissionforScheduledCastesandTheNational
CommissionforScheduledTribes

90th

September ReservationinAssamAssemblyrelatingtoBodoland

amendment
91th

28,2003 TerritoryArea
January1,

amendment
92nd

2004
January7,

amendment
93rd

2004
January20,

amendment
94th

2006

Restrictthesizeofcouncilofministersto15%of
legislativemembers&tostrengthenAntiDefection
laws
EnableLevyofServiceTax
IncludeBodo,Dogri,SantaliandMaithiliasNational
Languages
Toenableprovisionofreservationforother
backwardclasses(O.B.C.)ingovernmentaswellas
privateeducationalinstitutions

June12, ToprovideforaMinisterofTribalWelfareinnewly

amendment

2006 createdJharkhandandChhattisgarhStates

25January

95th
amendment

2010
23September

96th
amendment

2011

ExtendedthereservationofseatsinLokSabhaand
StateAssembliesforSCandSTfromsixtyto
seventyyears

Substituted"Odia"for"Oriya"
Addedthewords"orcooperativesocieties"inArticle

12January 19(l)(c)andinsertedarticle43Bi.e,PromotionofCo

97th
amendment

2012 operativeSocietiesandaddedPartIXBi.e,THECO
OPERATIVESOCIETIES

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