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Sep 17, 2015

[Polity] List of Const Amendments (50th-60th Amendment)


Amendment
Deals with
The Constitution (60th Amendment) Act, 1988
Amended article 276 of the Constitution relating to taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments.
The Constitution (59th Amendment) Act, 1988
Extension  of President’s Rule in Punjab
The Constitution (58th Amendment) Act, 1987
Provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of constitution as on date and provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of future amendments
The Constitution (57th Amendment) Act, 1987
Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies
The Constitution (56th Amendment) Act, 1987
Transition provision to enable formation of state of Goa
The Constitution (55th Amendment) Act, 1987
Special powers to Governor consequent to formation of state of Arunachal Pradesh
The Constitution (54th Amendment) Act, 1986
Increase the salary of Chief Justice of India & other Judges and to provide for determining future increases without the need for constitutional amendment
The Constitution (53rd Amendment) Act, 1986
Special provision with respect to the State of Mizoram.
The Constitution (52nd Amendment) Act, 1985
Anti Defection Law - Provide disqualification of members from parliament and assembly in case of defection from one party to other
The Constitution (51st Amendment) Act, 1984
Provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies
The Constitution (50th Amendment) Act,  1984
Empowered the Parliament to restrict the Fundamental Rights of persons employed in intelligence organisations and telecommunication systems set up for the armed forces or intelligence organisations







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Aug 3, 2015

[Polity] List of Const Amendments (60th-70th Amendment)



Amendment
Deals with
The Constitution (70th Amendment) Act, 1992
Provided for the inclusion of the members of the Legislative Assemblies of National Capital Territory of Delhi and UT of Puducherry in the electoral college for the election of the President
The Constitution (69th Amendment) Act, 1991
Accorded special status to the UT of Delhi by designing it as the National Capital Territory if Delhi. Also provided for the creation of a 70-member Legislative Assembly and a 7 – member Council of Ministers for Delhi
The Constitution (68th Amendment) Act, 1991
Extension of President’s Rule in Punjab
The Constitution (67th Amendment) Act, 1990
Extension of President’s Rule in Punjab
The Constitution (66th Amendment) Act, 1990
Included 55 more land reform acts of various state in IX Schedule
The Constitution (65th Amendment) Act, 1990
Provided for the establishment of a multi-member National Commission for SCs and STs in the place of a special officer for SCs and STs
The Constitution (64th Amendment) Act, 1990
Extension of President Rule in Punjab
The Constitution (63rd Amendment) Act, 1989
Repealed the changes introduced by the 59th Amendment Act of 1988 in relation to Punjab
The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Act, 1989
Extended the reservation of seats for the SCs and STs and special representation for the Anglo Indians in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies
The Constitution (61st Amendment) Act, 1989
Reducing the voting age from 21 years to 18 years for the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies
The Constitution (60th Amendment) Act, 1988
Amended article 276 of the Constitution relating to taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments.









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Jul 28, 2015

[CA/GK/Polity] List of Const Amendments (70th-80th Amendment)



Amendment
Deals with
The Constitution (80th Amendment) Act, 2000
Implement Tenth Finance Commission recommendation to simplify the tax structures by pooling and sharing all taxes between states and The Centre
The Constitution (79th Amendment) Act, 1999
Extended the reservation of seats for the SCs and STs and special representation for the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha
The Constitution (78th Amendment) Act, 1995
Land Reforms Acts in Ninth Schedule
The Constitution (77th Amendment) Act, 1995
Reservations in government jobs for SCs and STs. This amendment nullified the Supreme Court ruling with regard to reservation in promotions
The Constitution (76th Amendment) Act, 1994
TN Reservation Act, 1994; 69% reservation in educational institutions and state service posts; included in ninth schedule to protect it from the judicial review. In 1992, Supreme Court ruled that the total reservation should not exceed 50%. Now the case is in Supreme Court
The Constitution (75th Amendment) Act, 1994
Rights of landlords and tenants
The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992
Granted constitutional status and protection to the urban local bodies
The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992
Granted constitutional status and protection to Panchyat Raj institutions
The Constitution (72nd Amendment) Act, 1992
Provided for reservation of seats for the STs in the Legislative Assembly of Tripura
The Constitution (71st Amendment) Act, 1992
Included Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali language in the Eighth Schedule, with this the total number of scheduled languages increased to 18
The Constitution (70th Amendment) Act, 1992
Provided for the inclusion of the members of the Legislative Assemblies of National Capital Territory of Delhi and UT of Puducherry in the electoral college for the election of the President












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Jun 20, 2015

[CA/GK/Polity] List of Constitutional Amendments (80th - 90th Amendments)


Amendment
Deals with
The Constitution (90th Amendment) Act, 2003
Reservation in Assam Assembly relating to Bodoland Territory Area
The Constitution (89th Amendment) Act, 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
The Constitution (88th Amendment) Act, 2003
To extend statutory cover for levy and utilization of Service Tax
The Constitution (87th Amendment) Act, 2003
Extend the usage of 2001 national census population figures for statewise distribution of parliamentary seats
The Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002
Provides Right to Education until the age of fourteen and Early childhood care until the age of six; Article 21-A is newly added as Fundamental Right; Article 51-A is newly added as Fundamental Duty
The Constitution (85th Amendment) Act, 2001
A technical amendment to protect Consequential seniority in case of promotions of SC/ST Employees
The Constitution (84th Amendment) Act, 2001
Extend the usage of 1971 national census population figures for statewise distribution of parliamentary seats till 2026
The Constitution (83rd Amendment) Act, 2000
Exempt Arunachal Pradesh from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions
The Constitution (82nd Amendment) Act, 2000
Permit relaxation of qualifying marks and other criteria in reservation in promotion for SC / ST candidates
The Constitution (81st Amendment) Act, 2000
Protect SC / ST reservation in filling backlog of vacancies
The Constitution (80th Amendment) Act, 2000
Implement Tenth Finance Commission recommendation to simplify the tax structures by pooling and sharing all taxes between states and The Centre



80th - 90th [Here]
70th - 80th Amendments  






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Jun 9, 2015

[CA/GK/Polity] List of Constitutional Amendments (91st Amend to 100th Amend)



President of India Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 that related to the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh. Earlier, the bill was unanimously passed by both the houses of the Parliament in May 2015. It is the 100th amendment to the Indian Constitution and amends its first schedule.

List of recent amendments to the Indian Constitution:-

The Constitution (91st Amendment) Act, 2004
Restricted the size of the Council of Ministers (CoM) to 15 percent of legislative members & strengthened the Anti Defection laws.
The Constitution (92nd Amendment) Act, 2004
Included Bodo, Dogri, Santali and Maithali as official languages.
The Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act, 2006
Provided for 27 percent reserrvation for other backward classes in government as well as private higher educational institutions.
The Constitution (94th Amendment) Act, 2006
To provide for a Minister of Tribal Welfare in newly created Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh States including Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
The Constitution (95th Amendment) Act, 2010
To extend the reservation of seats for  Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies from Sixty years to Seventy years
The Constitution (96th Amendment) Act, 2011
Substituted Odia for Oriya
The Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2012
Added the words "or co-operative societies" after the word "or unions" in Article 19(l)(c) and inserted article 43B related to promotion of co-operative societies and added Part-IXB that is The Co-operative Societies
The Constitution (98th Amendment) Act, 2013
To empower the Governor of Karnataka to take steps to develop the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region
The Constitution (99th Amendment) Act, 2014
The amendment provides for the formation of a National Judicial Appointments Commission
The Constitution (100th Amendment) Act, 2015
Related to the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh



80th - 90th Amendments
70th - 80th Amendments
60th - 70th Amendments 

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