ONE LINER CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS (1951-2023)

1.First Amendment (1951): Restrictions on freedom of speech and addition of the Ninth Schedule included a provision (Article 31A)

2. Second Amendment (1952): Readjustment of the representation of states in Parliament.

3. Third Amendment (1954): Changes to the distribution of seats in Parliament.

4. Fourth Amendment (1955): Restriction on property rights and inclusion of more Acts in the Ninth Schedule.

5. Fifth Amendment (1955): Amendment of Article 3 regarding the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing states.

6. Sixth Amendment (1956): Inclusion of additional taxes in the Union List.

7. Seventh Amendment (1956): Reorganization of states on linguistic lines.

8. Eighth Amendment (1960): Extension of reservations of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislatures.

9. Ninth Amendment (1960): Transfer of territories to Pakistan under the 1958 Indo-Pak agreement.

10. Tenth Amendment (1961): Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory.

11. Eleventh Amendment (1961): Change in the election procedure of the President.

12. Twelfth Amendment (1962): Incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu as Union Territories.

13. Thirteenth Amendment (1962): Formation of Nagaland as a state.

14. Fourteenth Amendment (1962): Incorporation of Pondicherry into the Union of India.

15. Fifteenth Amendment (1963): Increase in the retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to 62 years.

16. Sixteenth Amendment (1963): Empowerment of the state to impose restrictions on fundamental rights.

17. Seventeenth Amendment (1964): Further restrictions on property rights and inclusion of more Acts in the Ninth Schedule.

18. Eighteenth Amendment (1966): Technical amendment to ensure consistency with the reorganization of Punjab.

19. Nineteenth Amendment (1966): Abolition of Election Tribunals and transfer of election disputes to High Courts.

20. Twentieth Amendment (1966): Validation of certain appointments of district judges in the country.

21. Twenty-first Amendment (1967): Inclusion of Sindhi as the 15th regional language.

22. Twenty-second Amendment (1969): Provision for the creation of a new autonomous state of Meghalaya.

23. Twenty-third Amendment (1969): Extension of reservations of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislatures.

24. Twenty-fourth Amendment (1971): Affirmation of Parliament's power to amend any part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights.

25. Twenty-fifth Amendment (1971): Curtailment of property rights and validation of Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights.

26. Twenty-sixth Amendment (1971): Abolition of the privy purse paid to former rulers of princely states.

27. Twenty-seventh Amendment (1971): Reorganization of Mizoram as a Union Territory with a Legislature.

28. Twenty-eighth Amendment (1972): Abolition of special privileges and salaries of the erstwhile rulers.

29. Twenty-ninth Amendment (1972): Inclusion of two Kerala Land Reform Acts in the Ninth Schedule.

30. Thirtieth Amendment (1972): Changes in the entry of lists concerning administration of Union Territories.

31. Thirty-first Amendment (1973): Increase in the number of seats in the Lok Sabha from 525 to 545.

32. Thirty-second Amendment (1973): Protection of regional development boards in Maharashtra and Gujarat.

33. Thirty-third Amendment (1974): Validation of the extension of President’s rule in Punjab and validation of certain laws.

34. Thirty-fourth Amendment (1974): Inclusion of more land reform acts in the Ninth Schedule.

35. Thirty-fifth Amendment (1974): Termination of Sikkim's protectorate status and conferment of associate state status.

36. Thirty-sixth Amendment (1975): Conversion of Sikkim into a full state of India.

37. Thirty-seventh Amendment (1975): Creation of Legislative Assembly for Arunachal Pradesh.

38. Thirty-eighth Amendment (1975): Enhancement of powers of the President and Governors during emergency provisions.

39. Thirty-ninth Amendment (1975): Immunity of election of President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Speaker from judicial scrutiny.

40. Fortieth Amendment (1976): Inclusion of more land reform laws in the Ninth Schedule.

41. Forty-first Amendment (1976): Increase in the retirement age of the Chairpersons and members of the Public Service Commissions.

42. Forty-second Amendment (1976): Comprehensive amendment bringing changes in the Preamble, adding Fundamental Duties, curtailing judicial review, and strengthening Directive Principles.

43. Forty-third Amendment (1977): Reversal of some changes made by the Forty-second Amendment relating to the judiciary.

44. Forty-fourth Amendment (1978): Restoration of certain fundamental rights curtailed by the Forty-second Amendment, and insertion of safeguards against abuse of executive and legislative powers.

45. Forty-fifth Amendment (1980): Extension of reservations of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislatures.

46. Forty-sixth Amendment (1982): Changes to sales tax laws to include goods that were previously not taxable.

47. Forty-seventh Amendment (1984): Inclusion of more land reform acts in the Ninth Schedule.

48. Forty-eighth Amendment (1984): Extension of President's rule in Punjab.

49. Forty-ninth Amendment (1984): Provision to ensure full autonomy for Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.

50. Fiftieth Amendment (1984): Empowerment of Parliament to provide special provisions for Scheduled Tribes in the Union territories.

51. Fifty-first Amendment (1984): Provision for reservation of seats in Parliament for Scheduled Tribes in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.

52. Fifty-second Amendment (1985): Anti-defection law to curb political defections.

53. Fifty-third Amendment (1986): Special provisions for the state of Mizoram.

54. Fifty-fourth Amendment (1986): Increase in the salaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges.

55. Fifty-fifth Amendment (1987): Grant of statehood to Arunachal Pradesh.

56. Fifty-sixth Amendment (1987): Grant of statehood to Goa.

57. Fifty-seventh Amendment (1987): Reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Meghalaya.

58. Fifty-eighth Amendment (1987): Provision for an authoritative text of the Constitution in Hindi.

59. Fifty-ninth Amendment (1988): Extension of President's rule and emergency powers in Punjab.

60. Sixtieth Amendment (1988): Increase in the ceiling on taxes on professions, trades, callings and employments.

61. Sixty-first Amendment (1989): Reduction of voting age from 21 to 18 years.

62. Sixty-second Amendment (1989): Extension of reservations of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislatures.

63. Sixty-third Amendment (1989): Repeal of changes made by the Fifty-ninth Amendment concerning Punjab.

64. Sixty-fourth Amendment (1990): Extension of President's rule in Punjab.

65. Sixty-fifth Amendment (1990): Establishment of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

66. Sixty-sixth Amendment (1990): Inclusion of more land reform acts in the Ninth Schedule.

67. Sixty-seventh Amendment (1990): Further extension of President's rule in Punjab.

68. Sixty-eighth Amendment (1991): Further extension of President's rule in Punjab.

69. Sixty-ninth Amendment (1991): Grant of special status to Delhi, redesignating it as the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

70. Seventieth Amendment (1992): Inclusion of Union territories in the electoral college for the election of the President.

71. Seventy-first Amendment (1992): Inclusion of Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali languages in the Eighth Schedule.

72. Seventy-second Amendment (1992): Provision for reservation of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Tripura for Scheduled Tribes.

73. Seventy-third Amendment (1993): Constitutional status to Panchayati Raj institutions.

74. Seventy-fourth Amendment (1993): Constitutional status to Municipalities.

75. Seventy-fifth Amendment (1994): Provision for setting up Rent Control Tribunals.

76. Seventy-sixth Amendment (1994): Inclusion of Tamil Nadu Reservation Act in the Ninth Schedule.

77. Seventy-seventh Amendment (1995): Reservation in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government service.

78. Seventy-eighth Amendment (1995): Inclusion of more land reform acts in the Ninth Schedule.

79. **Seventy-ninth Amendment

(1999)**: Extension of reservations of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislatures.

80. Eightieth Amendment (2000): Alternative scheme of devolution of revenue between the Union and States.

81. Eighty-first Amendment (2000): Carry forward of unfilled vacancies of reserved seats for SC/ST in government services.

82. Eighty-second Amendment (2000): Provision for relaxation of qualifying marks and reservation in promotion for SC/ST candidates.

83. Eighty-third Amendment (2000): Exemption of Arunachal Pradesh from reservations for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions.

84. Eighty-fourth Amendment (2001): Readjustment and rationalization of territorial constituencies based on the 1991 census.

85. Eighty-fifth Amendment (2001): Reservation in promotions with consequential seniority for SC/ST employees.

86. Eighty-sixth Amendment (2002): Right to Education as a Fundamental Right for children aged 6 to 14 years.

87. Eighty-seventh Amendment (2003): Readjustment and rationalization of territorial constituencies based on the 2001 census.

88. Eighty-eighth Amendment (2003): Service tax levied by Union and collected and appropriated by the Union and States.

89. Eighty-ninth Amendment (2003): Splitting of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate commissions.

90. Ninetieth Amendment (2003): Reservation of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim for Limboo and Tamang tribes.

91. Ninety-first Amendment (2003): Restriction on the size of the Council of Ministers to 15% of the legislative members.

92. Ninety-second Amendment (2003): Inclusion of Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali languages in the Eighth Schedule.

93. Ninety-third Amendment (2005): Reservation in educational institutions for socially and educationally backward classes.

94. Ninety-fourth Amendment (2006): Provision to ensure adequate representation for Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative Assemblies of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

95. Ninety-fifth Amendment (2009): Extension of reservations of seats for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in Parliament and State Legislatures.

96. Ninety-sixth Amendment (2011): Substitution of "Oriya" language with "Odia" in the Eighth Schedule.

97. Ninety-seventh Amendment (2012): Constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies.

98. Ninety-eighth Amendment (2013): Empowerment of the Governor of Karnataka to take steps to develop the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.

99. Ninety-ninth Amendment (2015): Establishment of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).

100. Hundredth Amendment (2015): Exchange of certain enclave territories with Bangladesh and conferment of citizenship rights.

101. Hundred and First Amendment (2016): Introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

102. Hundred and Second Amendment (2018): Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes.

103. Hundred and Third Amendment (2019): 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of society.

104. Hundred and Fourth Amendment (2020): Extension of reservation of seats for SC/ST in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

105. Hundred and Fifth Amendment (2021): Restoration of the states' power to identify and notify OBCs.

106. Hundred and Sixth Amendment (2024): Provision for women's reservation in the Lok Sabha.