Important Constitutional Amendments

First Amendment (1951):

– Added Article 15(4) and Article 19(1)(g). – Provided for reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech.

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Seventh Amendment (1956):

– Redefined state boundaries based on linguistic lines.

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Forty-Second Amendment (1976):

– Imposed Emergency provisions. – Altered the Preamble and Fundamental Rights.

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Forty-Fourth Amendment (1978):

– Limited the power of the government to supersede state governments.

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Eighty-Sixth Amendment (2002):

– Inserted Article 21-A, providing the right to education.

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Ninety-First Amendment (2003):

– Inserted Article 338-A, establishing the National Commission for Scheduled Castes.

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Ninety-Sixth Amendment (2011):

– Inserted Article 124-A, providing for the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).

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One Hundred and First Amendment (2016):

– Introduced the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

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One Hundred and Third Amendment (2019):

– Introduced 10% reservation in education and government jobs for economically weaker sections in the general category.

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