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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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