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The Constitution is a living document. Here are all 106 amendments, newest changes and oldest alike, in plain words.

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1st Amendment1951

Free speech limits, land reform, Ninth Schedule. Added reasonable restrictions on free speech, enabled reservation for backward classes, and created the Ninth Schedule to shield land-reform laws from judicial review.
Article 15Article 19Article 31AArticle 31BNinth Schedule

2nd Amendment1952

Representation scaling. Removed the upper limit on the population represented by a single Lok Sabha seat.
Article 81

3rd Amendment1954

Essential commodities. Re-worded the Concurrent List entry giving Parliament power over trade and production of essential commodities.
Seventh Schedule

4th Amendment1955

Property acquisition and compensation. Made the adequacy of compensation for compulsorily acquired property non-justiciable and expanded the Ninth Schedule.
Article 31Article 31AArticle 305Ninth Schedule

5th Amendment1955

State reorganisation timeframes. Empowered the President to set a time limit for state legislatures to express views on proposed changes to state boundaries or names.
Article 3

6th Amendment1956

Inter-state sales tax. Amended Union and State tax powers to bring taxes on inter-state sales and purchases under Union authority.
Article 269Article 286Seventh Schedule

7th Amendment1956

States Reorganisation. Restructured states along linguistic lines and abolished the Part A/B/C/D classification of states and territories.
First ScheduleFourth ScheduleArticle 3

8th Amendment1960

Reservation extension. Extended reserved seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Anglo-Indians for a further period.
Article 334

9th Amendment1960

Berubari / border adjustment. Ceded certain territories to Pakistan under the Indo-Pakistan boundary agreements.
First Schedule

10th Amendment1961

Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli into India as a Union Territory.
Article 240First Schedule

11th Amendment1961

Vice-Presidential election. Provided that the Vice-President is elected by an electoral college of both Houses and that vacancies do not invalidate the election.
Article 66Article 71

12th Amendment1962

Goa, Daman and Diu. Incorporated Goa, Daman and Diu into India as a Union Territory.
Article 240First Schedule

13th Amendment1962

Nagaland special provisions. Created the State of Nagaland with special provisions safeguarding Naga religious, social, and customary law.
Article 371A

14th Amendment1962

Pondicherry and UT legislatures. Incorporated Pondicherry and enabled the creation of legislatures for certain Union Territories.
Article 240First ScheduleFourth Schedule

15th Amendment1963

High Court judges' retirement age. Raised the retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to 62 and made related judicial-service changes.
Article 217Article 226Article 128

16th Amendment1963

Oaths of allegiance / speech restrictions. Added sovereignty and integrity of India as a ground for restricting free speech and required loyalty oaths for candidates and office-holders.
Article 19Article 84Article 173Third Schedule

17th Amendment1964

Land estate protection. Broadened the definition of estate and added more land-reform laws to the Ninth Schedule.
Article 31ANinth Schedule

18th Amendment1966

Union Territory formation. Clarified that Parliament's power to form new states also allows forming Union Territories from parts of states.
Article 3

19th Amendment1966

Election dispute jurisdiction. Abolished Election Tribunals and transferred election petitions to the High Courts.
Article 324

20th Amendment1966

Validation of judicial appointments. Validated certain district-judge appointments in Uttar Pradesh that had been challenged as unconstitutional.
Article 233A

21st Amendment1967

Sindhi language. Added Sindhi to the list of scheduled official languages.
Eighth Schedule

22nd Amendment1969

Autonomous state within Assam. Enabled the creation of an autonomous state (Meghalaya) within Assam and related tribal-area provisions.
Article 244AArticle 275Article 371B

23rd Amendment1969

Reservation extension. Extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Anglo-Indian representation, with changes for Nagaland.
Article 330Article 332Article 333Article 334

24th Amendment1971

Parliament's amending power. Affirmed Parliament's power to amend any part of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights, and made presidential assent to amendments mandatory.
Article 13Article 368

25th Amendment1971

Property and Article 31C. Curtailed the right to property and added Article 31C to protect laws implementing certain Directive Principles from Fundamental Rights challenges.
Article 31Article 31C

26th Amendment1971

Abolition of privy purses. Abolished privy purses and privileges of the former rulers of princely states.
Article 291Article 362Article 363AArticle 366

27th Amendment1971

North-Eastern reorganisation. Made provisions for the reorganisation of North-Eastern territories, including Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh (then NEFA).
Article 239AArticle 240Article 371C

28th Amendment1972

ICS special privileges. Abolished the special privileges of former Indian Civil Service officers and empowered Parliament to regulate their conditions of service.
Article 312AArticle 314

29th Amendment1972

Kerala land reform. Added two Kerala land-reform Acts to the Ninth Schedule.
Ninth Schedule

30th Amendment1972

Supreme Court appeals. Changed the basis for civil appeals to the Supreme Court from a monetary value to a question of substantial legal importance.
Article 133

31st Amendment1973

Lok Sabha seat increase. Increased the maximum number of elected Lok Sabha seats from 525 to 545.
Article 81Article 330Article 332

32nd Amendment1973

Telangana / Andhra safeguards. Provided special provisions for the Telangana and Andhra regions of Andhra Pradesh, including equitable opportunities in employment and education.
Article 371DArticle 371ESeventh Schedule

33rd Amendment1974

Resignation of legislators. Required that resignations by MPs and MLAs be voluntary and genuine before being accepted.
Article 101Article 190

34th Amendment1974

Land reform protection. Added more state land-reform and tenancy Acts to the Ninth Schedule.
Ninth Schedule

35th Amendment1974

Sikkim associate status. Gave Sikkim the status of an associate state of India with special terms.
Article 2ATenth Schedule

36th Amendment1975

Sikkim statehood. Made Sikkim a full state of the Indian Union and repealed its associate-state provisions.
Article 371FFirst ScheduleFourth Schedule

37th Amendment1975

Arunachal Pradesh assembly. Provided a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers for the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh.
Article 240Article 239A

38th Amendment1975

Emergency proclamations non-justiciable. Made the declaration of Emergency and ordinance-making by the President and Governors immune from judicial review.
Article 123Article 213Article 352Article 356Article 360

39th Amendment1975

Election disputes of high offices. Removed the elections of the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, and Speaker from ordinary judicial scrutiny.
Article 71Article 329Article 329ANinth Schedule

40th Amendment1976

Exclusive Economic Zone. Empowered Parliament to specify India's territorial waters, continental shelf, and exclusive economic zone, and added more Acts to the Ninth Schedule.
Article 297Ninth Schedule

41st Amendment1976

Public Service Commission age. Raised the retirement age of State and Joint Public Service Commission members from 60 to 62.
Article 316

42nd Amendment1976

The 'Mini-Constitution' (Emergency-era). Made sweeping changes including adding 'socialist', 'secular', and 'integrity' to the Preamble, adding Fundamental Duties, and curtailing judicial review.
PreambleArticle 31CPart IVAArticle 51AArticle 368Seventh Schedule

43rd Amendment1977

Partial repeal of the 42nd. Repealed several anti-democratic provisions of the 42nd Amendment and restored certain powers of the judiciary.
Article 145Article 226Article 228

44th Amendment1978

Post-Emergency safeguards. Reversed key Emergency-era changes, removed the right to property as a Fundamental Right, and added safeguards for the proclamation of Emergency.
Article 19Article 22Article 300AArticle 352Article 356

45th Amendment1980

Reservation extension. Extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Anglo-Indian representation for a further ten years.
Article 334

46th Amendment1982

Sales tax loopholes. Amended the tax provisions to close loopholes and secure state revenue from sales taxes.
Article 269Article 286Article 366Seventh Schedule

47th Amendment1984

Land reform protection. Added more state land-reform Acts to the Ninth Schedule.
Ninth Schedule

48th Amendment1984

Punjab President's Rule. Allowed President's Rule in Punjab to be extended beyond the normal one-year limit.
Article 356

49th Amendment1984

Tripura tribal areas. Extended the Sixth Schedule provisions for autonomous tribal-area administration to Tripura.
Article 244Fifth ScheduleSixth Schedule

50th Amendment1984

Armed/security forces rights restriction. Extended the power to restrict Fundamental Rights of members of forces charged with intelligence, communications, and property protection.
Article 33

51st Amendment1984

ST reservation in North-East. Provided reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the assemblies of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram.
Article 330Article 332

52nd Amendment1985

Anti-defection law. Introduced disqualification of legislators for defection and added the Tenth Schedule.
Article 101Article 102Article 190Article 191Tenth Schedule

53rd Amendment1986

Mizoram special provisions. Made special provisions for Mizoram safeguarding Mizo religious, social, and customary law.
Article 371G

54th Amendment1986

Judges' salaries. Increased the salaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges and allowed future changes by parliamentary law.
Article 125Article 221Second Schedule

55th Amendment1986

Arunachal Pradesh special provisions. Made special provisions for the new State of Arunachal Pradesh, including special powers for its Governor.
Article 371H

56th Amendment1987

Goa statehood provisions. Made special provisions to facilitate the formation of the State of Goa.
Article 371I

57th Amendment1987

ST reservation seats determination. Provided for determining the number of reserved Scheduled Tribe seats in certain North-Eastern state assemblies.
Article 332

58th Amendment1987

Authoritative Hindi text. Provided for an authoritative Hindi translation of the Constitution to be published by the President.
Article 394APart XXII

59th Amendment1988

Punjab Emergency provisions. Allowed a Proclamation of Emergency in Punjab on grounds of internal disturbance and extended President's Rule there.
Article 356Article 359A

60th Amendment1988

Profession tax limit. Raised the ceiling on taxes on professions, trades, callings, and employment from 250 to 2,500 rupees per year.
Article 276

61st Amendment1989

Voting age lowered. Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years.
Article 326

62nd Amendment1989

Reservation extension. Extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Anglo-Indian representation for a further ten years.
Article 334

63rd Amendment1990

Repeal of Punjab Emergency provisions. Repealed the special Punjab Emergency provisions introduced by the 59th Amendment.
Article 356Article 359A

64th Amendment1990

Punjab President's Rule extension. Extended the maximum period of President's Rule in Punjab.
Article 356

65th Amendment1990

National Commission for SC/ST. Established a multi-member National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes with statutory backing.
Article 338

66th Amendment1990

Land reform protection. Added many state land-reform Acts to the Ninth Schedule.
Ninth Schedule

67th Amendment1990

Punjab President's Rule extension. Further extended the maximum period of President's Rule in Punjab.
Article 356

68th Amendment1991

Punjab President's Rule extension. Again extended the maximum period of President's Rule in Punjab.
Article 356

69th Amendment1991

Delhi (NCT) special status. Gave Delhi the status of National Capital Territory with a Legislative Assembly and Council of Ministers.
Article 239AAArticle 239AB

70th Amendment1992

UT electors in Presidential poll. Included the elected members of the Delhi and Pondicherry legislative assemblies in the electoral college for the President.
Article 54Article 239AA

71st Amendment1992

Three new languages. Added Konkani, Manipuri (Meitei), and Nepali to the list of scheduled official languages.
Eighth Schedule

72nd Amendment1992

ST reservation in Tripura. Provided for reservation of Scheduled Tribe seats in the Tripura Legislative Assembly.
Article 332

73rd Amendment1992

Panchayati Raj. Created a constitutional framework for rural local self-government (panchayats) and added the Eleventh Schedule.
Part IXEleventh Schedule

74th Amendment1992

Municipalities. Created a constitutional framework for urban local self-government (municipalities) and added the Twelfth Schedule.
Part IXATwelfth Schedule

75th Amendment1994

Rent control tribunals. Empowered states to set up tribunals for rent, tenancy, and eviction disputes.
Article 323B

76th Amendment1994

Tamil Nadu 69% reservation. Added the Tamil Nadu Act providing 69% reservation to the Ninth Schedule to protect it from challenge.
Ninth Schedule

77th Amendment1995

Reservation in promotions. Restored reservation for Scheduled Castes and Tribes in promotions after a Supreme Court ruling.
Article 16

78th Amendment1995

Land reform protection. Added more state land-reform Acts to the Ninth Schedule.
Ninth Schedule

79th Amendment1999

Reservation extension. Extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Anglo-Indian representation for a further ten years.
Article 334

80th Amendment2000

Tax devolution. Implemented an alternative scheme for sharing central taxes with the states based on the Tenth Finance Commission's recommendations.
Article 269Article 270

81st Amendment2000

Backlog vacancies reservation. Allowed unfilled reserved (SC/ST) vacancies of one year to be carried forward without counting against the 50% ceiling.
Article 16

82nd Amendment2000

Relaxation in promotion standards. Allowed states to relax qualifying marks and evaluation standards for Scheduled Caste and Tribe candidates in promotions.
Article 335

83rd Amendment2000

Arunachal Pradesh panchayats. Exempted Arunachal Pradesh from reserving panchayat seats for Scheduled Castes, as it has no SC population.
Article 243M

84th Amendment2001

Constituency freeze (1971 census). Froze the allocation of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats among states on the 1971 census while allowing redrawing of boundaries.
Article 82Article 170Article 81

85th Amendment2001

Consequential seniority. Provided consequential seniority to Scheduled Caste and Tribe government servants promoted through reservation, with retrospective effect.
Article 16

86th Amendment2002

Right to education. Made free and compulsory education for children aged 6 to 14 a Fundamental Right.
Article 21AArticle 45Article 51A

87th Amendment2003

Constituency data (2001 census). Changed the reference census for readjusting constituency boundaries from 1991 to 2001.
Article 81Article 82Article 170Article 330

88th Amendment2003

Service tax. Gave constitutional authority for a tax on services, to be levied by the Union and shared with the states.
Article 268AArticle 270Seventh Schedule

89th Amendment2003

Separate SC and ST commissions. Split the combined National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes into two separate commissions.
Article 338Article 338A

90th Amendment2003

Bodoland representation. Maintained representation for both Scheduled Tribes and non-tribals in the Assam Assembly for the Bodoland Territorial Areas District.
Article 332

91st Amendment2003

Size of Council of Ministers / defection. Capped the Council of Ministers at 15% of the legislature and tightened the anti-defection law by removing the split exemption.
Article 75Article 164Article 361BTenth Schedule

92nd Amendment2003

Four new languages. Added Bodo, Dogri, Maithili, and Santhali to the list of scheduled official languages.
Eighth Schedule

93rd Amendment2005

OBC reservation in education. Enabled reservation for socially and educationally backward classes in educational institutions, including private unaided ones.
Article 15

94th Amendment2006

Tribal welfare minister. Freed Bihar from the requirement of a Minister for tribal welfare and extended the requirement to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
Article 164

95th Amendment2009

Reservation extension. Extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes and Anglo-Indian representation to 2020.
Article 334

96th Amendment2011

'Odia' language spelling. Changed the name of the language 'Oriya' to 'Odia' in the Eighth Schedule.
Eighth Schedule

97th Amendment2011

Co-operative societies. Made the right to form co-operative societies a Fundamental Right and added provisions for their governance (Part IXB, later partly struck down).
Article 19Article 43BPart IXB

98th Amendment2012

Hyderabad-Karnataka region. Gave the Governor of Karnataka special powers for the development of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
Article 371J

99th Amendment2014

National Judicial Appointments Commission. Created the National Judicial Appointments Commission for appointing higher-judiciary judges (struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015).
Article 124AArticle 124BArticle 124C

100th Amendment2015

India-Bangladesh land boundary. Ratified the exchange of enclaves and territories with Bangladesh under the Land Boundary Agreement.
First Schedule

101st Amendment2016

Goods and Services Tax (GST). Introduced the Goods and Services Tax, restructuring indirect taxation powers between the Union and the states and creating the GST Council.
Article 246AArticle 269AArticle 279ASeventh Schedule

102nd Amendment2018

National Commission for Backward Classes. Gave constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes.
Article 338BArticle 342AArticle 366

103rd Amendment2019

EWS reservation. Enabled up to 10% reservation for economically weaker sections among citizens not otherwise covered by existing reservations.
Article 15Article 16

104th Amendment2020

Reservation extension / Anglo-Indian seats. Extended reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes to 2030 and ended the nominated Anglo-Indian seats.
Article 334

105th Amendment2021

State power to identify OBCs. Restored the power of states and union territories to identify their own socially and educationally backward classes.
Article 338BArticle 342AArticle 366

106th Amendment2023

Women's reservation. Reserved one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women.
Article 330AArticle 332AArticle 334AArticle 239AA

Compiled from Wikipedia's list of amendments, spot-checked against Indian civics references. Year shown is the year the amendment Act was enacted, which can differ from when it took effect. Entries marked † were not independently double-confirmed against the official India Code and should be verified before being treated as exact. The 97th and 99th amendments were later struck down in whole or part.