Rajasthan

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  • Constitutional Amendments:

    • 106th Amendment: Relates to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Empowerment Act), introduced as Bill 128 by Arjun Meghwal. Reserves 33% of seats in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha for women after the next delimitation.
    • 91st Amendment (2003): Determined the size of the Council of Ministers.
    • 27th Amendment (2011): Added cooperative societies to Part IXB of the Constitution.

  • Article 368 and Constitutional Amendment Process: Article 368 governs constitutional amendments, adopted from South Africa and located in Part 20.

  • Constitutional Amendments:

  • 100th Amendment: Agreement on the three-bag corridor between India and Bangladesh.

  • 101st Amendment: Related to GST.

  • 103rd Amendment: Provided 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

  • 104th Amendment: Ended Anglo-Indian seats in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha; extended SC/ST reservation for 10 years.

  • 106th Amendment: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (women's reservation bill); introduced as the 128th bill by Arjun Meghawal; aims for 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha after the next delimitation.

  • 91st Amendment (2003): Fixed the size of the council of ministers (15%).

  • 97th Amendment (2011): Added cooperative societies (in Part IXB).

  • 73rd Constitutional Amendment: Added Part IX to the Constitution, concerning Panchayati Raj, including Article 243. Also introduced the 11th Schedule, containing 29 subjects related to Panchayati Raj.

  • 74th Constitutional Amendment: Added Part IX-A to the Constitution, concerning urban local bodies. Introduced the 12th Schedule, containing 18 subjects.

  • 86th Constitutional Amendment: Related to education for children aged 6-14 years (Article 21A). Added the 11th fundamental duty.

  • 89th Constitutional Amendment: Established the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Article 338A).

  • 92nd Constitutional Amendment: Added four languages—Bodo, Dogri, Santhali, and Maithili—to the Eighth Schedule. (Note: The Eighth Schedule currently lists 22 languages; the original Constitution listed 14).

  • 100th Constitutional Amendment: Concerned the land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh (regarding the Tin Bigha Corridor).

  • 101st Constitutional Amendment: Related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

  • 103rd Constitutional Amendment: Provided 10% reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

  • 104th Constitutional Amendment: Abolished Anglo-Indian seats in Lok Sabha and state legislatures; extended SC/ST reservation for 10 years.

  • 106th Constitutional Amendment: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (128th bill), introduced by Arjun Meghwal, reserving 33% seats for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies after the next delimitation.

  • 91st Constitutional Amendment: Determined the size of the Council of Ministers.

  • Constitutional Amendments:

  • 42nd Amendment (Mini Constitution): Added socialism, secularism, and integrity to the Preamble; moved education from the State List to the Concurrent List; added Part 4A (Fundamental Duties), incorporating 10 duties based on the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee recommendations; Article 151A was also added. The 86th Amendment (2002) later added education as a fundamental duty.

  • 44th Amendment: Removed the Right to Property from the list of Fundamental Rights, making it a legal right instead (Article 300A). India initially had seven Fundamental Rights; currently, there are six.

  • 13th Amendment: Related to Nagaland.

  • 52nd Amendment: Added the 10th Schedule to prevent defections; enacted during Rajiv Gandhi's time.

  • 61st Amendment: Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years.

  • 73rd Amendment: Added Part IX (Panchayati Raj) and the 11th Schedule (containing 29 subjects) to the Constitution.

  • 74th Amendment: Added Part IX-A (Urban Local Bodies) and the 12th Schedule (containing 18 subjects).

  • 86th Amendment (2002): Related to education for children aged 6-14 years; made the right to education a fundamental right (Article 21A). Added the 11th Fundamental Duty.

  • 89th Amendment: Created the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (Article 338A).

  • 92nd Amendment: Added four languages – Bodo, Dogri, Santhali, and Maithili – to the Eighth Schedule. The Eighth Schedule currently lists 22 languages; the original Constitution listed 14.

  • Constitutional Amendments and their Impacts:
  • First Amendment: Added the Ninth Schedule to the Constitution, relating to land reforms.
  • Seventh Amendment: Established the State Reorganisation Commission (Fazl Ali Commission).
  • Thirteenth Amendment: Related to Nagaland.
  • Twenty-First Amendment: Included Sindhi language in the Eighth Schedule.
  • Forty-Second Amendment (Mini Constitution): Added "socialism," "secularism," and "integrity" to the Preamble; moved education from the State List to the Concurrent List; added Part 4A (Fundamental Duties) based on the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee's recommendations; added Article 51A (Fundamental Duties), later amended by the 86th Amendment to include a duty related to education.
  • Forty-Fourth Amendment: Removed the Right to Property from Fundamental Rights and made it a legal right (Article 300A).
  • Fifty-Second Amendment: Added the Tenth Schedule (anti-defection law).
  • Sixty-First Amendment: Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years.
  • Seventy-Third Amendment: Added Part IX (regarding local government).