Important Amendments to Indian
Constitution
1st amendment – June 18, 1951 – zamindari
abolition laws.
2nd amendment – May 1, 1953 – fix the size of each parliamentary constituency between
650,000 and 850,000 voters.
6th amendment – September 11, 1956 – the Union
and State Lists with respect to raising of taxes
7th amendment – November 1, 1956 – Reorganization of states
on linguistic lines and Introduction of Union Territories
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
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
Creation of Legislative
Assemblies for Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and
Goa
15th amendment – October 5, 1963 – Raise retirement age of judges from 60 to 62
22nd amendment – September 25, 1969 – Provision to form Autonomous states within the State of Assam
24th amendment – November 5, 1971 – Enable parliament to dilute
fundamental rights through
amendments to the constitution
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 Prescribes procedure for
verification and acceptance of resignation by house speaker.
35th amendment – March 1, 1975 – Terms and Conditions for the
Incorporation of Sikkim into the
Union of India
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
42nd amendment – April 1, 1977 - Provides for curtailment of
fundamental rights, imposes fundamental duties and changes to the basic structure of the constitution by making India a
―Socialist Secular‖ Republic
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
56th amendment – May 30, 1987 – Transition provision to enable formation of
state of Goa
58th amendment – December 9, 1987 – Provision to publish
authentic Hindi translation of constitution
61th amendment – March 28, 1989 – Reduce age for voting rights from
21 to 18
65th amendment – March 12, 1992 – National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes formed and its statutory powers specified in The Constitution.
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
82nd amendment – September 8,
2000 – Permit relaxation of qualifying
marks and other criteria in reservation in promotion for
SC / ST candidates
86th amendment – December 12, 2002 – Provides Right to Education until the age of fourteen and Early childhood care until the age of
six
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
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
98th Amendment– To insert Article 371J in the Constitution.
99th Amendment– Insertion of new articles 124A, 124B and 124C. Amendments to Articles 127, 128, 217, 222, 224A, 231- The amendment provides for the formation of a National Judicial Appointments Commission.