#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