4(b)constitution amendment
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Indian Polity & Governance
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Constitution Amendment
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Constitutions Amendment Constitutions undergo amendments informally (imperceptibly) and formally
(perceptibly). In the former method, there are two ways.
Judicial pronouncementsConventions
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Formal and Perceptible MethodIt refers to an amendment according to the procedure laid down in the
Constitution.Art.368The Constitution amendment process is given in Art.368 in which two methods of amendment are mentioned.One category of amendments are those which can be made by Parliament by the prescribed special majority. The second category of amendments require ratification by at least one half of the State Legislatures after being passed by a special majority by each House of the Parliament.
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A majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting which is more thanMajority of the total membership of that House. Total membership means total number of members comprising the House irrespective of any vacancies or absentees on any account.Special majority is required at all stages of the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill.
All provisions of the Constitution can be amended by a special majority in the parliament except the federal provisions. They require amendment by special majority and ratification by State Legislatures.
Amendment by Special Majority
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84th Amendment Act, 2001 - delimitation of constituencies for LS and LA elections on the basis of 1991 census87th Amendment Act, 2003 - delimitation of constituencies for LS and LA elections on the basis of 2001 census88th Amendment Act, 2003- Service tax amendment89th Amendment Act, 2003- for SCs and STs, separate Commissions were set up while earlier they were combined into a single one.91st Amendment Act relate to strengthening the anti defection law and limiting the size of the ministries92nd amendment Act related to inclusion of four languages in the Eighth Schedule- Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali.
Amendment Acts Since 2000
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93rd amendment Act 2006 to provide reservations in educational institutions for SC, ST and SEBCs- other than minority educational institutions94th Amendment Act amends Art. 164 stipulate that there shall
be a minister in the council of Ministers of the states of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh while excluding Bihar as it has no significant tribal population. The other two states that must have a tribal affairs minister are Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.95th Amendment Act - with effect from 25 January 2010. It
amended Article 34 to extend the reservation of seats for SC/STs in the Lok Sabha and State assemblies from sixty to seventy years.
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96th Amendment Act - with effect from 23 September 2011. It substituted Odia for Oriya.97th Amendment Act - 12 January 2012. It amended Article 19 and added Part IXB. It added the words or co-operative societies after the word or unions in Art. 19(1)(c) and X insertian of Art. 43B, i.e., promotion of co-operative societies and added part IX B i.e. the Co-operative Societies.
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