Eight Constitution Amendments Enacted in the Last Twelve Years: Details in Lok Sabha Reply
A Lok Sabha written reply by the Union Minister of Law and Justice listed eight enacted Constitution Amendment Acts from the last twelve years and their subject areas.
- National Judicial Appointments Commission was proposed to change how Supreme Court and High Court judges get selected, moving away from the collegium system.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) was brought under a constitutional amendment via the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.
- The constitutional status of National Commission for Backward Classes was added through the Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018.
- Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) covers government jobs and educational institutions as stated under the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act, 2019.
What happened (Lok Sabha written reply)
Union Minister of Law and Justice Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal Ji stated in a Lok Sabha written reply that the Constitution of India was amended eight times during the last twelve years. The reply listed eight enacted Constitution Amendment Acts and the constitutional subject areas each amendment relates to.
The eight enacted Constitution Amendment Acts named in the Lok Sabha written reply are:
Frame answers by linking each amendment act number and year (2014–2023) to its stated constitutional domain: judiciary, constitutional commissions, GST, and reservation (EWS, SC/ST extension to January 25, 2030, and women’s reservation).
