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1703. The Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Finance Commission.
- Article 280
1704. The Article of the India constitution which provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir
- Article 370
1705. Important Amendments
Important Amendments
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1st Amendment
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1951
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Ninth schedule was added in this amendment.
This amendment aimed
to impose
restrictions
on the right to freedom of expression
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7th Amendment
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1956
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Re-organisation of states on the basis of
Language
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10th Amendment
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1961
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Dadra
and Nagar Haveli was included in
Indian Union as Union Territory
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12th Amendment
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1962
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Goa, Daman and Diu were included in Indian
Union as Union Terri tori es
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15th Amendment
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1963
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Increased the retirement age of the High Court
Judges from 60 to 62
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29th Amendment
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1972
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The ninth Schedule was amended
to include
the
acts of Kerala regarding land reforms
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31st Amendment
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1973
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Increased the elective strength of Lok Sabha
from 525 to 545
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42nd Amendment
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1976
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This amendment Act is known as 'Mini
Constitution'
Added a list of Ten Fundamental duties adding
a new Part IV A
Three new words - SOCIALIST, SECULAR
and INTEGRITY were added in the preamble
to the constitution.
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44th Amendment
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1978
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Right to property was deleted from the list of
fundamental rights and made it only a legal
right
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52nd Amendment
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1985
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Anti defection act
was incorporated in the 10th
schedule of the constitution
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61st Amendment
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1989
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Voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years
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65th Amendment
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1990
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Provided for the establishment of National
Commission for SC and
STs
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69th Amendment
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1991
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The Union Territory of Delhi was designated
as the National Capital Territory of lndia and
may be provided with a legislative Assembly
and a council of Ministers.
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71st Amendment
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1992
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Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali languages were
added
in the Eighth Schedule
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73rd Amendment
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1993
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The Constitution of Panchayati Raj receives
constitutional guarantee, status and
legitimacy. It also added the 11th Schedule to
the
Constitution.
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74th Amendment
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1993
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A new part IX A relating to Nagara Palika
Act. It also added the 12th Schedule to the
Constitution.
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84th Amendment
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2000
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Formation of new three states Chattisgarh,
Uttarakhand and Jharkhand.
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86th Amendment
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2002
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Made elementary
Education a fundamental
right. The newly added article 21A declares
that "the state shall provide free and compul-
sory education to all
children of the age of six
to
fourteen years".
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89th Amendment
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2003
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Bifurcated the erstwhile combined National
Commission for SC and
ST into two
separate
bodies namely, National Commission for
Scheduled Castes and National Commission
for Scheduled Tribes.
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91th Amendment
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2003
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The numbers of Council
of Ministers is limited
by this Amendment Act. The numbers shall
not exceed
fifteen percent
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92nd Amendment
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2003
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Bodo, Dougri, Maithili and Santali
languages
were added in
the Eighth Schedule
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93rd Amendment
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2006
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Relates to reservation of SC and ST and other
socially and economically backward classes
in higher and professional education
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95th Amendment
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2009
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Extended the reservation of seats
for SC and
ST in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
Up to 2020
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96th Amendment
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2011
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The Name of Orissa was changed to Odisha
as per 1st Schedule
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97th Amendment
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2012
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Co-operative Societies
Act, 2012
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99th Amendment
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2014
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The Appointment of National
Judicial
Appointment Commission.
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100th Amendment
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2015
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Exchange of certain enclave territories with
Bangladesh consequent to signing of Land
bound Agreement treaty between India and
Bangladesh
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101st Amendment
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2017
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Goods and Service Tax.
This amendment
introduced three new Articles in the
Constitution: 246A, 269A and 279A.
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