Amendments of the Indian Constitution
Here is a list of all amendments to the Indian Constitution.
Amendments are very frequently asked in Civil Services Exam by UPSC and other exams
NO. | Date of Enforcement | Objectives |
1st amendment | June 18, 1951 | To fully secure the constitutional validity of zamindari abolition laws. |
2nd amendment | May 1, 1953 | A technical amendment to fix the size of each parliamentary constituency between 650,000 and 850,000 voters. |
3rd amendment | February 22, 1955 | Limits maximum no of seats in lok Sabha up to 500 |
4th amendment | April 27, 1955 | Restrictions on property rights and inclusion of related bills in Schedule 9 of the constitution |
5th amendment | December 24, 1955 | Provides for a consultation mechanism with concerned states in matters relating to the amendments to the territorial matters and in the re-naming of the state |
6th amendment | September 11, 1956 | Amended the Union and State Lists with respect to raising of taxes |
7th amendment | November 1, 1956 | Reorganization of states on linguistic lines |
8th amendment | January 5, 1960 | Clarify state's power of compulsory acquisition and requisitioning of private property |
9th amendment | December 28, 1960 | Minor adjustments to territory of Indian Union consequent to agreement with Pakistan for settlement of disputes by demarcation of border villages, etc. |
10th amendment | August 11, 1961 | Incorporation of Dadra, Nagar and Haveli as a Union Territory after acquisition from Portugal |
11th amendment | December 19, 1961 | Election of Vice President by Electoral College consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, instead of election by a Joint Sitting of Parliament. |
12th amendment | December 20, 1961 | Incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu as a Union Territory, after acquisition from Portugal |
13th amendment | December 1, 1963 | Formation of State of Nagaland, with special protection under Article 371A |
14th amendment | December 28, 1962 | Incorporation of Pondicherry into the Union of India |
15th amendment | October 5, 1963 | Raise retirement age of judges from 60 to 62 |
16th amendment | October 5, 1963 | Make it obligatory for seekers of public office to swear their allegiance to the Indian Republic and prescribe the various obligatory templates |
17th amendment | June 20, 1964 | To secure the constitutional validity of acquisition of Estates and place land acquisition laws in Schedule 9 of the constitution |
18th amendment | August 27, 1966 | Technical Amendment to include Union Territories in Article 3 and hence permit reorganisation of Union Territories |
19th amendment | December 11, 1966 | Abolish Election Tribunals and enable trial of election petitions by regular High Courts |
20th amendment | December 22, 1966 | Indemnify & validate judgments, decrees, orders and sentences passed by judges. |
21th amendment | April 10, 1967 | Included Sindhi as a National Language |
22nd amendment | September 25, 1969 | Provision to form Autonomous states within the State of Assam |
23rd amendment | January 23, 1970 | Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 1980 |
24th amendment | November 5, 1971 | Enable parliament to dilute fundamental rights through amendments to the constitution |
25th amendment | April 20, 1972 | Restrict property rights and compensation in case the state takes over private property |
26th amendment | December 28, 1971 | Abolition of privy purse paid to former rulers of princely states which were incorporated into the Indian Republic |
27th amendment | February 15, 1972 | Reorganization of Mizoram into a Union Territory with a legislature and council of ministers |
28th amendment | August 29, 1972 | Rationalized Civil Service rules to make it uniform across those appointed prior to Independence and post independence |
29th amendment | June 9, 1972 | Places land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution |
30th amendment | February 27, 1973 | Changes the basis for appeals in Supreme Court of India in case of Civil Suits from value criteria to one involving substantial question of law |
31th amendment | October 17, 1973 | Increased size of Parliament from 525 to 545 seats. |
32nd amendment | July 1, 1974 | Protection of regional rights in Telangana and Andhra regions of State of Andhra Pradesh |
33rd amendment | May 19, 1974 | Prescribes procedure for resignation by members of parliament and state legislatures |
34th amendment | September 7, 1974 | Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution |
35th amendment | March 1, 1975 | Terms and Conditions for the Incorporation of Sikkim into the Union of India |
36th amendment | April 26, 1975 | Formation of Sikkim as a State within the Indian Union |
37th amendment | May 3, 1975 | Formation of Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly |
38th amendment | August 1, 1975 | Enhances the powers of President and Governors to pass ordinances |
39th amendment | August 10, 1975 | Negated the judgement of Allahabad High Court invalidating Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's election to parliament. |
40th amendment | May 27, 1976 | Enable Parliament to make laws with respect to Exclusive Economic Zone and vest the mineral wealth with Union of India. |
41th amendment | September 7, 1976 | Raised Retirement Age Limit of Chairmen and Members of Union and State Public Commissions from sixty to sixty two. |
42nd amendment | April 1, 1977 | Amendment passed during internal emergency by Indira Gandhi. |
43rd amendment | April 13, 1978 | Amendment passed after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. |
44th amendment | September 6, 1979 | Amendment passed after revocation of internal emergency in the Country. |
45th amendment | January 25, 1980 | Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 1990 |
46th amendment | February 2, 1983 | Amendment to negate judicial pronouncements on scope and applicability on Sales Tax |
47th amendment | August 26, 1984 | Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution |
48th amendment | April 1, 1985 | Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to two years in the state of Punjab |
49th amendment | September 11, 1984 | Recognize Tripura as a Tribal State and enable the creation of a Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council |
50th amendment | September 11, 1984 | Technical Amendment to curtailment of Fundamental Rights as per Part III as prescribed in Article 33 to cover Security Personnel protecting property and communication infrastructure |
51th amendment | June 16, 1986 | Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies |
52nd amendment | March 1, 1985 | Anti Defection Law - Provide disqualification of members from parliament and assembly in case of defection from one party to other |
53rd amendment | February 20, 1987 | Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram. |
54th amendment | April 1, 1986 | Increase the salary of Chief Justice of India & other Judges |
55th amendment | February 20, 1987 | Special powers to Governor consequent to formation of state of Arunachal Pradesh |
56th amendment | May 30, 1987 | Transition provision to enable formation of state of Goa |
57th amendment | September 21, 1987 | Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies |
58th amendment | December 9, 1987 | Provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of constitution |
59th amendment | March 30, 1988 | Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to three years in the state of Punjab |
60th amendment | December 20, 1988 | Professional Tax increased from a maximum of Rs. 250/- to a maximum of Rs. 2500/- |
61th amendment | March 28, 1989 | Reduce age for voting rights from 21 to 18 |
62nd amendment | December 20, 1989 | Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2000 |
63rd amendment | January 6, 1990 | Emergency powers applicable to State of Punjab, accorded in Article 359A as per amendment 59 repealed |
64th amendment | April 16, 1990 | Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to three years and six months in the state of Punjab |
65th amendment | March 12, 1992 | National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes formed and its statutory powers specified in The Constitution. |
66th amendment | June 7, 1990 | Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution |
67th amendment | October 4, 1990 | Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to four years in the state of Punjab |
68th amendment | March 12, 1991 | Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to five years in the state of Punjab |
69th amendment | February 1, 1992 | To provide for a legislative assembly and council of ministers for Federal National Capital of Delhi. Delhi continues to be a Union Territory |
70th amendment | December 21, 1991 | Include National Capital of Delhi and Union Territory of Pondicherry in electoral college for Presidential Election |
71th amendment | August 31, 1992 | Include Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali as National Languages |
72nd amendment | December 5, 1992 | Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Tripura State Legislative Assembly |
73rd amendment | April 24, 1993 | Statutory provisions for Panchayat Raj as third level of administration in villages |
74th amendment | June 1, 1993 | Statutory provisions for Local Administrative bodies as third level of administration in urban areas such as towns and cities |
75th amendment | May 15, 1994 | Provisions for setting up Rent Control Tribunals |
76th amendment | August 31, 1994 | Enable continuance of 69% reservation in Tamil Nadu by including the relevant Tamil Nadu Act under 9th Schedule of the constitution |
77th amendment | June 17, 1995 | A technical amendment to protect reservation to SC/ST Employees in promotions |
78th amendment | August 30, 1995 | Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution |
79th amendment | January 25, 2000 | Extend reservation for SC / ST and nomination of Anglo Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for another ten years i.e. up to 2010 |
80th amendment | June 9, 2000 | Implement Tenth Finance Commission recommendation to simplify the tax structures by pooling and sharing all taxes between states and The Centre |
81th amendment | June 9, 2000 | Protect SC / ST reservation in filling backlog of vacancies |
82nd amendment | September 8, 2000 | Permit relaxation of qualifying marks and other criteria in reservation in promotion for SC / ST candidates |
83rd amendment | September 8, 2000 | Exempt Arunachal Pradesh from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions |
84th amendment | February 21, 2002 | Extend the usage of 1971 national census population figures for state wise distribution of parliamentary seats |
85th amendment | January 4, 2002 | A technical amendment to protect seniority in case of promotions of SC/ST Employees |
86th amendment | December 12, 2002 | Provides Right to Education until the age of fourteen and Early childhood care until the age of six |
87th amendment | June 22, 2003 | Extend the usage of 1971 national census population figures for state wise distribution of parliamentary seats |
88th amendment | January 15, 2004 | To extend statutory cover for levy and utilization of Service Tax |
89th amendment | September 28, 2003 | The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was bifurcated into The National Commission for Scheduled Castes and The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes |
90th amendment | September 28, 2003 | Reservation in Assam Assembly relating to Bodoland Territory Area |
91th amendment | January 1, 2004 | Restrict the size of council of ministers to 15 % of legislative members & to strengthen Anti Defection laws |
92nd amendment | January 7, 2004 | Enable Levy of Service Tax |
93rd amendment | January 20, 2006 | To enable provision of reservation for other backward classes (O.B.C.) in government as well as private educational institutions |
94th amendment | June 12, 2006 | To provide for a Minister of Tribal Welfare in newly created Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh States |
95th amendment | 25 January 2010 | Extended the reservation of seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for SC and ST from sixty to seventy years |
96th amendment | 23 September 2011 | Substituted "Odia" for "Oriya" |
97th amendment | 12 January 2012 | Added the words "or co-operative societies" in Article 19(l)(c) and inserted article 43B i.e, Promotion of Co-operative Societies and added Part-IXB i.e, THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES |