74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 (w.e.f.
01.06.1993) : Provided for constitutional sanctity to Municipalities by
inserting Part IX-A, containing Arts. 243p to 243ZG and the XIIth Schedule
which deals with the items concerning Municipalities.
77th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1995: By this
amendment a new clause 4A was added to Art, 16 which authorized the State to
make provisions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with regard to
Promotions in Government jobs.
78th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1995: This
amended the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to insert 27 Land Reform Acts of
various States. After this the total number of Acts included in the Ninth
Schedule went up to 284.
79th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1999:
Amendment Art, 334 to extend the reservation of seats for SCs/ STs and Anglo-Indians
in the Lok Sabha and in the State Legislative Assemblies up to 60 years from
the commencement of the Constitution (i.e. till 2010).
80th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000: Amended Art, 269 and substituted a new
Article for Art. 270 and abolished Art, 272 of the Constitution. This was based
on the recommendation of the Tenth Finance Commission. This amendment was
deemed to have come into operation from 1st April 1996. The
Amendment widened the Scope of the Central taxes and duties on the consignment
of goods levied by the Government of India and distributed among States.
81st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2000: Amended
Art, 16(1) of the Constitution and added a new clause (4-B) after clause (4-A)
to Art. 16(1) of the Constitution. The new clause (4-B) ends the 50% ceiling on
reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes
in backlog vacancies.
