All Constitutional Amendments (1st to 106th) — Complete Master Table

Constitutional amendments are tested heavily in PSC exams (2-4 questions per paper). This master table covers all amendments with the year and key provision changed. Focus on the highlighted high-frequency ones.

Complete Amendment Table

No.	Year	Key Change
1st	1951	Added 9th Schedule to protect land reform laws from judicial review; added reasonable restrictions to Article 19
2nd	1952	Readjusted representation in Lok Sabha (1 MP per 7.5 lakh population limit removed)
3rd	1954	Added items to Concurrent List (trade, commerce in essential commodities)
4th	1955	Compensation for property acquisition not justiciable; modified Article 31
5th	1955	President can fix time limit for state responses on bills affecting state boundaries
6th	1956	Added inter-state trade taxation provisions; modified Union and State lists
7th	1956	States Reorganisation — created 14 states and 6 UTs; introduced Territories concept
8th	1960	Extended reservation for SC/ST and Anglo-Indians in legislatures for 10 more years
9th	1960	Ceded Berubari Union territory to Pakistan (per ICJ award)
10th	1961	Dadra and Nagar Haveli incorporated as Union Territory
11th	1961	Changed election of VP — joint meeting of both Houses becomes electoral college
12th	1962	Goa, Daman, Diu incorporated as Union Territory
13th	1962	Created Nagaland as a state with special provisions (Article 371A)
14th	1962	Pondicherry incorporated as UT; French and Portuguese territories integrated
15th	1963	Raised HC judges’ retirement age from 60 to 62; empowered HCs to issue writs
16th	1963	Enabled reasonable restrictions on sovereignty-threatening speech; modified oath for MPs
17th	1964	Added 44 more Acts to 9th Schedule (land reform laws)
18th	1966	Clarified that “state” includes UTs for formation of new states
19th	1966	Abolished election tribunals; election petitions to be heard by High Courts
20th	1966	Validated appointment of district judges
21st	1967	Added Sindhi as the 15th language in 8th Schedule
22nd	1969	Created Meghalaya as autonomous state within Assam
23rd	1969	Extended SC/ST reservation in legislatures for another 10 years
24th	1971	Parliament can amend any part of Constitution including Fundamental Rights (response to Golaknath case)
25th	1971	Replaced “compensation” with “amount” for property acquisition; added Article 31C (DPSP override FR)
26th	1971	Abolished privy purses and recognition of former rulers
27th	1971	Reorganisation of North-East states (Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh as UTs)
28th	1972	Abolished special privileges of ICS officers
29th	1972	Added Kerala land reform acts to 9th Schedule
30th	1972	Changed appeal criteria to SC — value-based appeals replaced by substantial question of law
31st	1973	Increased Lok Sabha seats from 525 to 545
32nd	1973	Special provisions for Andhra Pradesh (Telangana region safeguards)
33rd	1974	Members cannot be compelled to resign under party pressure (anti-forced resignation)
34th	1974	Added more land reform acts to 9th Schedule
35th	1974	Sikkim became an “Associate State”
36th	1975	Sikkim became a full state (22nd state)
37th	1975	Special provisions for Arunachal Pradesh (UT with legislature)
38th	1975	President’s and Governor’s ordinance power made non-justiciable; Emergency provisions tightened
39th	1975	Election of President, VP, PM, Speaker put beyond judicial review
40th	1976	Added more acts to 9th Schedule; Parliament to determine limits of territorial waters
41st	1976	Raised retirement age of State PSC members from 60 to 62
42nd	1976	”Mini Constitution” — added “socialist, secular, integrity” to Preamble; Fundamental Duties (Art 51A); shifted 5 subjects from State to Concurrent List; curtailed judicial review; 10th Schedule precursor
43rd	1977	Restored judicial review powers curtailed by 42nd; restored SC and HC jurisdiction
44th	1978	Reversed most of 42nd; Right to Property removed from FRs (became Art 300A); National Emergency requires “armed rebellion” not “internal disturbance”; right to life (Art 21) cannot be suspended during Emergency
45th	1980	Extended SC/ST reservation for another 10 years
46th	1982	Enabled Union government to tax consignment of goods in inter-state trade
47th	1984	Added more land reform acts to 9th Schedule
48th	1984	Special provision for Punjab — can extend President’s Rule beyond 1 year
49th	1984	Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council recognised
50th	1984	Allowed restrictions on fundamental rights for intelligence/counter-intelligence agencies
51st	1984	Reservation for STs in Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh in LS and Assemblies
52nd	1985	Anti-defection law (10th Schedule) — disqualification for defection
53rd	1986	Special provisions for Mizoram (Article 371G)
54th	1986	Increased salaries of SC and HC judges
55th	1986	Arunachal Pradesh became a state
56th	1987	Goa became a state (25th); Daman and Diu became separate UT
57th	1987	Reservation for STs — special provision for SC/ST seat allocation
58th	1987	Authoritative Hindi text of Constitution published
59th	1988	President’s Rule in Punjab extendable to 3 years
60th	1988	Profession tax limit raised from Rs 250 to Rs 2,500 per annum
61st	1989	Voting age reduced from 21 to 18 years
62nd	1989	Extended SC/ST and Anglo-Indian reservation for another 10 years (until 2000)
63rd	1989	Repealed Article 356’s special Punjab provisions (59th Amendment)
64th	1990	Extended President’s Rule in Punjab by another 6 months
65th	1990	Established National Commission for SC and ST (replacing single commissioner)
66th	1990	Added more land reform acts to 9th Schedule
67th	1990	Further extension of President’s Rule in Punjab
68th	1991	Further extension of President’s Rule in Punjab
69th	1991	Delhi became National Capital Territory with elected legislature
70th	1992	Delhi and Puducherry MLAs included in Presidential Electoral College
71st	1992	Added Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali to 8th Schedule (total became 18)
72nd	1992	Reservation for STs in Tripura Assembly
73rd	1992	Panchayati Raj — Part IX added; 3-tier system; 1/3 women reservation; 11th Schedule (29 subjects)
74th	1992	Municipalities — Part IXA added; Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils, Municipal Corporations; 12th Schedule (18 subjects)
75th	1993	Rent control legislation — appeal mechanism
76th	1994	Tamil Nadu reservation (69%) added to 9th Schedule
77th	1995	Added clause to Article 16 — reservation in promotions for SC/ST
78th	1995	Added more acts to 9th Schedule
79th	1999	Extended SC/ST reservation for another 10 years (until 2010)
80th	2000	Alternative scheme for sharing taxes between Centre and States (based on 10th Finance Commission)
81st	2000	Unfilled SC/ST reserved seats can be carried forward (not treated as backlog separately)
82nd	2000	Relaxation in qualifying marks for SC/ST in promotions
83rd	2000	Arunachal Pradesh exempted from Panchayat reservation for SC
84th	2001	Extended freeze on LS/Assembly seats delimitation until 2026 (based on 1971 census)
85th	2001	Roster system for SC/ST promotion with consequential seniority
86th	2002	Right to Education (Article 21A); changed Article 45 (ECCE for children under 6); added 11th Fundamental Duty (education of children)
87th	2003	Delimitation based on 2001 census (for SC/ST reserved seats only, not total seats)
88th	2003	Service tax — added Article 268A (later subsumed by GST amendment)
89th	2003	Split National Commission for SC/ST into two separate commissions (Art 338A for ST)
90th	2003	Assam — representation of Bodoland Territorial Council in Assembly
91st	2003	Limited Council of Ministers size to 15% of legislature strength; strengthened anti-defection law
92nd	2003	Added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, Santhali to 8th Schedule (total became 22)
93rd	2005	Enabled reservation in private unaided educational institutions for SC/ST/OBC (modified Article 15)
94th	2006	Minister for tribal welfare in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh (Bihar and MP obligation extended)
95th	2009	Extended SC/ST and Anglo-Indian reservation for another 10 years (until 2020)
96th	2011	Replaced “Oriya” with “Odia” in 8th Schedule
97th	2011	Cooperative Societies — Part IXB added; right to form cooperatives (Art 19(1)(c)); Article 43B (DPSP)
98th	2012	Empowered Governor of Karnataka to take steps for Hyderabad-Karnataka development
99th	2014	National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) — struck down by SC in 2015
100th	2015	India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement — exchange of enclaves
101st	2016	Goods and Services Tax (GST) — Article 246A; GST Council (Art 279A)
102nd	2018	National Commission for Backward Classes given constitutional status (Article 338B)
103rd	2019	10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) — Articles 15(6), 16(6)
104th	2020	Extended SC/ST reservation in LS and Assemblies for 10 more years; removed Anglo-Indian reserved seats
105th	2021	Restored state governments’ power to identify OBC groups (after SC Maratha reservation verdict)
106th	2023	Women’s Reservation — 1/3 seats in LS and State Assemblies reserved for women (to be implemented after delimitation and census)

Top 20 “Must-Know” Amendments

Amendment	Year	Quick Recall
1st	1951	9th Schedule created
7th	1956	States Reorganisation
24th	1971	Parliament can amend FRs
26th	1971	Privy purses abolished
42nd	1976	”Mini Constitution” — socialist, secular added
44th	1978	Right to Property removed from FRs
52nd	1985	Anti-defection (10th Schedule)
61st	1989	Voting age 21 to 18
73rd	1992	Panchayati Raj
74th	1992	Municipalities
86th	2002	Right to Education (Art 21A)
91st	2003	Council of Ministers capped at 15%
92nd	2003	4 languages added (total 22)
97th	2011	Cooperative Societies
99th	2014	NJAC (struck down)
101st	2016	GST
103rd	2019	10% EWS reservation
104th	2020	SC/ST reservation extended; Anglo-Indian seats removed
105th	2021	State OBC identification power restored
106th	2023	Women’s reservation (Nari Shakti Vandan Act)