Amendments Year Provisions/Changes

To overcome difficulties
1st in Fundamental rights,
Amendment 1951 Special treatment to
Act educationally & socially
backward classes

2nd Readjusted the scale of

Amendment 1952 representation in Lok Sabha
Act on the basis of 1951 census

3rd
Transferred items of State
Amendment 1954
List to Concurrent List
Act

Property, Trade & Commerce

4th related amendment;
Amendment 1955 Extended scope of Article 31A,
Act Authorised the state to
nationalise any trade

Empowered the President to

5th fix time limit for state
Amendment 1955 legislatures to express their
Act views on central laws affecting
the areas & boundaries of state

6th
Included new subject in
Amendment 1956
Union list i.e. interstate sales tax
Act

Abolished classification of states

7th
into 4 categories;
Amendment 1956
High Court jurisdiction
Act
& establishment

8th Extended reservation of SC,

Amendment 1960 ST & Anglo Indians in
Act Lok Sabha for 10 years
9th
Transfer of territory of
Amendment 1960
Berubari union to Pakistan
Act

10th Incorporated territories of

Amendment 1961 Dadra & Nagar Haveli in
Act Indian union

11th
Change in procedure of
Amendment 1961
election of Vice President
Act

12th
Incorporated Goa, Daman
Amendment 1962
& Diu in Indian Union
Act

13th
Special provision & status
Amendment 1962
of state given to Nagaland
Act

Incorporated Pondicherry
14th
in Indian union;
Amendment 1963
Provided legislature & council
Act
of ministers for union territories

Increased retirement age

of high court judges from
60 to 62 years;
15th
Extended jurisdiction of
Amendment 1963
high courts to issue writs,
Act
Provision for appointment,
allowances of retired judge
of high court

Empowered states to impose

restriction on fundamental
1963 rights related to sovereignty
16th
& integrity of country;
Amendment
Changes in the form of oath
Act
17th Amended right to property;
Amendment 1964 Added more provisions
Act in 9th schedule

18th
Related to the formation
Amendment 1966
of new state.
Act

Abolished system of election

19th
Tribunals;
Amendment 1966
Authorised High courts to hear
Act
election petitions

20th
Validated appointments of district
Amendment 1966
judges by adding new article 233A
Act

21st
Included Sindhi language
Amendment 1967
in 8th schedule
Act

22nd
Creation of new autonomous
Amendment 1969
state of Meghalaya
Act

23rd Further 10 years extension

Amendment 1969 of reservation of SC, ST &
Act Anglo Indian seats in Lok Sabha

Compulsion for President to give

24th his assent on Constitutional
Amendment 1971 Amendment Bill;
Act Affirmed the Right of Parliament
to amend any part of constitution

Curtailed right to property;

Provided that any Bill passed
25th
for DPSP would not be void
Amendment 1971
if it conflicts article 14, 19 & 31
Act
(Human Rights articles)
of the Indian constitution
26th Abolished titles & special
Amendment 1971 privileges of former rulers
Act of princely states

27th
Made certain provisions for
Amendment 1971
Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram
Act

28th Abolished special privileges of IC

Amendment 1972 officers & empowered Parliament
Act to determine their service condition

29th
Included Kerala land reform
Amendment 1972
in 9th schedule
Act

30th
Provisions related to Supreme
Amendment 1972
Court in civil cases
Act

31st Raised the number of

Amendment 1972 Lok Sabha seats from
Act 525 to 545

32nd
Special provisions related
Amendment 1973
to Andhra Pradesh
Act

33rd Provision related to the

Amendment 1974 resignation of MPs &
Act State legislatures

34th
Included land reform
Amendment 1974
in 9th schedule
Act

35th Protectorate status of

Amendment 1974 Sikkim terminated
Act
36th
Amendment 1975 Full-fledged state status to Sikkim
Act

37th
Legislative assembly & Council of
Amendment 1975
ministers to UT Arunachal Pradesh
Act

38th Declaration of emergency

Amendment 1975 promulgation of ordinance
Act by President is non-justiciable

Disputes related to President,

39th
Vice President, Prime minister
Amendment 1975
& the Speaker beyond
Act
scope of judiciary

40th Provisions related to EEZ

Amendment 1976 & maritime zone; Included 64 central
Act laws in 9th schedule

41st
Increase in retirement age
Amendment 1976
of members of PSC from 60 to 62
Act

Added Socialist, Secular

& integrity in Preamble,
Added Fundamental duties (Part IV A);
Creation of All India Judicial Service;
Extended the time limit of President
rule from 6 months to 1 year;
42nd Added 3 new directive principles,
Amendment 1976 Raised tenure of Lok Sabha &
Act State legislature assemblies from
5 to 6 years;
Proclamation of national
emergency;
Made obligatory for President
to act on the advice of Council
of ministers
 Carried out by Janata government
to nullify some changes introduced
43rd
by 42nd amendment; Restored the
Amendment 1977
jurisdiction of Supreme
Act
Court & High Court with respect to
issue the writs

Modified emergency provision;

Deleted right to property from
44th
Fundamental rights; Fundamental
Amendment 1978
rights guaranteed by article 20 and 21
Act
cannot be suspended during
national emergency

45th Further extension of 10 years for

Amendment 1980 reserved seats of Lok Sabha
Act & state legislative assemblies

46th
Amendment 1982 Related to tax reforms
Act

47th
Included land reforms acts
Amendment 1984
in 9th schedule
Act

48th
Related to President’s rule
Amendment 1984
in Punjab
Act

49th
Constitutional sanctity to
Amendment 1984
autonomous district of Tripura
Act

50th
Amendment Empowered Parliament to restrict
Act the Fundamental rights of the
1984
person working in intelligence
organisations
 Reservation of Lok Sabha
51st
seats in Meghalaya,
Amendment 1984
Arunachal Pradesh,
Act
Nagaland, Mizoram

52nd Added 10th schedule

Amendment 1985 regarding disqualification
Act on the grounds of defection

53rd Added new article 371-G,

Amendment 1986 Constitutional Provision for
Act Mizoram

54th
Changes in the provisions
Amendment 1986
of salaries of Judges
Act

55th
Strength of legislative assembly
Amendment 1986
of Arunachal Pradesh
Act

56th
Special provision in constitution
Amendment 1987
for setting up of state of Goa
Act

Determination of assembly
57th
constituencies in certain
Amendment 1987
north-eastern states
Act
by delimitation commission

58th Empowered President to publish

Amendment 1987 under his authority the translation
Act of Constitution in Hindi

59th
Extended Tenure of
Amendment 1988
President’s Rule in Punjab
Act

60th
Increased the ceiling of
Amendment 1989
professional tax
Act
61st Reduced voting age from
Amendment 1989 21 to 18 years for Lok Sabha
Act as well as assembly election

62nd Further extension of 10 years for

Amendment 1989 the reserved seats in Lok Sabha
Act & state legislative assembly

63rd-64th
Regarding Tenure of
Amendment 1990
President’s Rule in Punjab
Act

65th
Establishment of National
Amendment 1990
Commission for SCs & STs
Act

66th
Amendment 1990 Place Lands Reform Act
Act

67-68th
1990, Extended Tenure of
Amendment
1991 President’s Rule in Punjab
Act

69th Special status to Delhi by

Amendment 1991 designing as National Capital
Act Territory of Delhi

Provided for the inclusion of the

members of the Legislative Assemblies
of National Capital Territory of Delhi
70th
and the Union Territory of Puducherry
Amendment 1992
in the Electoral College for the election
Act
of the president.

71st
Included Konkani, Manipuri &
Amendment 1992
Nepali languages in 8th schedule
Act
72nd
Reservation to STs in Tripura
Amendment 1992
State Legislative Assembly
Act

Constitutional status to
73rd Panchayati Raj institution,
Amendment 1992 Added part IX entitled
Act as Panchayats,
Added the 11th schedule

Constitutional status to urban local

74th bodies,
Amendment 1992 Added Part- IX A entitles
Act as The Municipalities,
Added 12th schedule

75th
Establishment of
Amendment 1994
rent tribunals
Act

76st
Amendment 1994 Tamil Nadu Reservation Act
Act

77th
Reservation of SCs & STs
Amendment 1995
in government Jobs
Act

78th
Amendment 1992 Place Lands Reforms Act
Act

Extension of Reservation to
79th
SC, ST & Anglo Indians
Amendment 2000
in Parliament
Act

80th Provided for an alternative scheme

Amendment 2000 for devolution of revenue between
Act centre and states
81st
Ended 50% ceiling on reservation
Amendment 2000
in backlog vacancies
Act

82nd Making provisions in favour

Amendment 2000 of SC & ST for relaxation in
Act qualifying marks in any examination

83rd
No reservation in Panchayats for
Amendment 2000
SCs in Arunachal Pradesh
Act

85th
Consequential seniority in promotion
Amendment 2001
to SC & ST in government jobs
Act

Made elementary education the

86th fundamental right, Added article 21 A
Amendment 2002 – free & compulsory education to all
Act the children of 6-14 years, Added new
fundamental duty under article 51-A

87th Made 2001 census the basis for

Amendment 2003 delimitation of constituencies of
Act the Lok Sabha and state legislatures

88th
Amendment 2003 Provision for service tax (Article 268-A)
Act

Bifurcated the National Commission

for Scheduled Castes & Scheduled
89th Tribes into two separate bodies –
Amendment 2003 National Commission for Scheduled
Act Castes (Article – 338) & National
Commission for Scheduled
Tribes (Article 338-A)

90th
Reservation in Assam Assembly
Amendment 2003
relating to Bodoland Territory Area
Act
 Provisions to limit the size
of Council of Mministers ,
Article 75(1A), Article 75(1B),
91st 164(1A), 164(1B),
Amendment 2003 Provision to debar defector
Act from holding public office.
Article 361-B,
The Provision of 10th
schedule (anti-defection law)

92nd
Included Bodo, Dongri, Maithili &
Amendment 2003
Santhali in 8th schedule
Act

Empowered state to make

provisions for socially &
93rd educationally backwards classes
Amendment 2005 & SC and STs in educational
Act institutions including private
institutions except for minority
educational institutions

94th
Provision of Minister of Tribal
Amendment 2006
Welfare in newly created states
Act

95th
Extension of reservation for
Amendment 2010
SCs & STs in Lok Sabha
Act

96 th
Amendment
Act
2011 Substituted ‘Odia’ for ‘Oriya’
 Constitutional status to
co-operative societies,
Made the right to form
co-operative society a
97th fundamental right,
Amendment 2011 For the promotion of
Act co-operative societies
a new DPSP is added
under article 43-B,
Added new Part IX-B entitled as
‘The Co-operative societies’

98th Provided special provisions for

Amendment 2012 Hyderabad-Karnataka region of
Act state of Hyderabad

99th
Established national judicial
Amendment 2014
appointment commission
Act

100th Land boundary agreement

Amendment 2015 between India and Bangladesh
Act Amended 1st schedule of Constitution

101st
Tax reforms act GST
Amendment 2016
Article 246(A), 269A, 279-A
Act

Seeks to grant constitutional status

123rd
to National Commission on
Amendment 2017
Backward classes
Bill
(not passed by Parliament)