#182: Amendment Acts in News | GS2
8 compiled here from Current Affairs
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Compiling 8 Parliamentary Amendment Acts here 👇🏻
All of these are in news in Current Affairs
1. 84th AA 2002
About: Delimitation census freeze
Key features
• Amended Articles of Delimitation (81/82) & SC/ST reservation (330/332)
• 1971 census figures extended to parliamentary seats distribution till 2026
Note:
4 Delimitation Commissions in Indian till now: 1953, 1962, 1972, 2002. Next is due post 2026
2. 86th AA 2002
About: Right to education
Key features
• Added Article 21A to constitution
• Gave Right to Education <14 years of age
• Aim: To universalize elementary education
3. 97th AA 2012
About: Co-operatives
Key features
• Amended A19: Added "or cooperative societies" in A19(I)(c)
• Added A43B: Promotion of Co-operative societies
• Part IX-B: Encourage economic activities of cooperatives to promote rural progress
4. 99th AA 2015
About: Judge appointments
Key features
• National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) established
• Struck down by SC in Oct 2015 reverting to Collegium system
Know about 3 judges case & Collegium system in this thread
5. 101st AA 2017
About: GST
Key features
• GST council formed u/A 279A
• Unified tax system in face of GST replaced indirect taxes
• Streamlined taxation, promoted efficiency & reduced tax-barriers
6. 102nd AA 2018
About: Constitutional status to National Commission for BCs
Key features
• Added Article 338B
• Empowered NCBC with welfare management of backwards
7. 103rd AA 2019
About: EWS reservation
Key features
• Added articles 15(6) and 16(6)
• 10% reservation for EWS
• Aim: Ensure socio-economic inclusivity by offering opportunities to EWS
8. 106th AA 2023
About: Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
Key features
• Amended article 239AA & added 330A, 332A, 334A
• Promotes gender equality in legislative bodies fostering representative & inclusive polity