Important Amendments of Constitution of India | Important Constitution Amendments (2023)

Important Amendments of Constitution of India | Important Constitution Amendments (2023) | What are the important amendments in the constitution of India | The Constitution of India is world lengthiest Constitution of the World. But like the other written Constitutions of the World, Constitution of India also provides for the procedure for the Amendments to meet the demands of the time and changes of the progressive society.

Important Amendments of Constitution of India

Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the powers of Parliament to amend the Constitution and its procedure. It states that the Parliament may amend the Constitution by way of addition, variation or repeal any provision in accordance with the procedure laid down for the purpose. There are 104 amendment acts in the Indian Constitution that have been approved overtime as of December 2021. All of these measures have had a significant impact on Indian society. All these amendments have brought significant changes in the course of Indian Polity.

However, the Parliament cannot amend those provisions which form the ‘basic structure’ of the Constitution. This was ruled by the Supreme Court in the Kesavananda Bharati case (1973). But the Supreme Court of India does not define the Basic Structure of Constitution of India. So its still the matter of discussion.

List of Important Amendments in Constitution of India

The List of Important major Constitutional Amendments are as follows:

First Amendment Act, 1951

1. The state was given the authority to create specific arrangements for the progress of socially and economically disadvantaged classes.
2. The Ninth Schedule was added.

3. Inclusion of the 44 additional Acts in the Ninth Schedule was accommodated by the 17th Amendment Act, 1964.

4. Added three more grounds of restrictions on freedom of speech and expression: public order, friendly relations with foreign states and incitement to an offence. Also, it made the restrictions ‘reasonable’ and thus, justiciable in nature.

Second Amendment Act, 1952

he scale of representation in the Lok Sabha was readjusted stating that 1 member can represent even more than 7.5 lakh people.

Seventh Amendment Act, 1956

1. Second and Seventh Schedules were amended.
2. Abolished the existing classification of states into four categories i.e., Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D states, and reorganized them into 14 states and 6 union territories.
3. Extended the jurisdiction of high courts to union territories.
4. Provided for the establishment of a common high court for two or more states.

Ninth Amendment Act, 1960

Adjustments to Indian territory as a result of a 1958 agreement with Pakistan. Cession of Berubari Union territory in India to Pakistan.

10th Amendment Act,  1961

Dadra, Nagar, and Haveli incorporated in the Union of Indian as a Union Territory

12th Amendment Act, 1962

Gave the status of a state to Nagaland and made special provisions for it.

13th Amendment Act, 1962

Nagaland was formed with special status under Article 371A

Fourteenth Amendment Act, 1962

Pondicherry incorporated into the Indian Union and the legislature and council of ministers were handed to Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Tripura, Daman and Diu, Manipur, and Puducherry.

19th Amendment Act, 1966

Election Tribunals were disbanded, and High Courts were given the authority to consider election petitions.

21st Amendment Act, 1967

Sindhi was included in the Indian Constitution’s 8th Schedule.

24th Amendment Act, 1971

The President’s approval of the Constitutional Amendment Bill has been made mandatory.

25th Amendment Act, 1971

The fundamental right to property has been restricted.

26th Amendment Act, 1971

Privy Purse and privileges of former rulers of princely states were abolished.

31st Amendment Act, 1972

The number of Lok Sabha seats was raised from 525 to 545.

35th Amendment Act, 1974

The status of Sikkim as protectorate state was terminated and Sikkim was given the status of ‘Associate State’ of India

36th Amendment Act, 1975

Made Sikkim a full-fledged State of the Indian Union and omitted the Tenth Schedule.

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52nd Amendment Act, 1985

A new tenth Schedule was introduced to include anti-defection legislation.

61st  Amendment Act, 1989

For both Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies elections, the voting age was reduced from 21 to 18.

65th Amendment Act, 1990

Multi-member National Commission for SC/ST  was established and the office of a special officer for SCs and STs was removed.

69th Amendment Act, 1991

The Union Territory of Delhi was designated as the ‘National Capital Territory of Delhi. 70-member legislative assembly and a 7-member council of ministers were established Delhi.

71st Amendment Act, 1992

The total number of official languages now stands at 18.

73rd Amendment Act, 1992

Constitutional status was granted to Panchayati Raj institutions. Three tire system was introduced. A new Part-IX and 11th Schedule were added in the Indian Constitution to recognize Panchayati Raj Institutions and provisions related to them.

74th Amendment Act, 1992

Local governments in cities have been accorded constitutional standing.

86th Amendment Act, 2002

Elementary Education was made a fundamental right – Free and compulsory education to children between 6 and 14 years. A new Fundamental Duty under Article 51 A was added – “It shall be the duty of every citizen of India who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years”

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100th Amendment Act, 2015

Provisions relating to the territories of four states (Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya) in the first schedule of the Indian Constitution, amended.

101st Amendment Act, 2016

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was implemented.

102nd Amendment Act, 2018

The National Commission for Backward Classes was granted constitutional status.

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104th Amendment Act, 2020

Extended the deadline for the cessation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies from Seventy years to Eighty. Removed the reserved seats for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

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