how many amendments are there in India in 2021
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104 amendment
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Answer:
104 amendment
There are 104 amendment acts as of February 2021 that are made in the Indian Constitution over time.
Explanation:
Important amendments brought in the Indian Constitution are mentioned below:
First Amendment Act, 1951
The state was empowered to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and backward classes
The Ninth Schedule was added
Total official languages were increased from 18 to 22
95th Amendment Act, 2009
Extended the reservation of seats for the SCs and STs and special representation for the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies for a further period of ten years i.e., up to 2020 (Article 334).
97th Amendment Act, 2011
Co-operative Societies were granted constitutional status:
Right to form cooperative societies made a fundamental right (Article 19)
A new Directive Principle of State Policy ( Article 43-B) to promote cooperative societies
A new part IX-B was added in the constitution for cooperative societies
100th Amendment Act, 2015
To pursue land boundary agreement 1974 between India and Bangladesh, exchange of some enclave territories with Bangladesh mentioned
Provisions relating to the territories of four states (Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya) in the first schedule of the Indian Constitution, amended.
101st Amendment Act, 2016
Goods and Service Tax (GST) was introduced. Read more about GST in the linked article.
102nd Amendment Act, 2018
Constitutional Status was granted to National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
103rd Amendment Act, 2019
A maximum of 10% Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections of citizens of classes other than the classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) of Article 15, i.e. Classes other than socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
IAS Exam aspirants might want to learn about EWS Criteria for UPSC which they can check in the linked article.
104th Amendment Act, 2020
Extended the deadline for the cessation of seats for SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and states assemblies from Seventy years to Eighty. Removed the reserved seats for the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.