A brief description of the amendments made in the Constitution (till August, 2014, only 98 amendments have been made), is given here under:
| Sl. No. of | Amendments | Enforced since | Major Details/Aspects | |
| Amendment | ||||
| 1 | Made in articles 15, 19, 85, | 18 June 1951 | Restrictions on right to freedoms; constitutional validity | |
| 87, 174, 176, 341, 342, 372 | of Zamindari abolition laws; insertion of Article 31A | |||
| and 376.Inserted articles | and 31B in right to property; Schedule Ninth | |||
| 31A and 31B. Inserted | incorporated to provide protection to the land | |||
| Schedule 9. | reforms laws passed by the state legislatures. | |||
| constituency was adjusted | ||||
| 3 | Made in Schedule 7 | 22 February 1955 | Entry III (Concurrent List) of the Schedule Seventh was | |
| amended | ||||
| 4 | Made in articles 31, 35 | 27 April 1955 | Restrictions on property rights and inclusion of related | |
| and 305 and Schedule 9. | bills in Schedule 9 of the Constitution | |||
| 5 | Made in article 3. | 24 December 1955 | Provision made for a consultation mechanism with | |
| concerned states in matters relating to the amendments | ||||
| to the territorial matters and in the renaming of the state | ||||
| 6 | Made in articles 269 and | 11 September 1956 | Changes made in Union and State Lists with respect to | |
| 286 and Schedule 7. | raising of taxes. Entry 92A was added in the Union List. | |||
| 7 | Made articles 1, 49. 80. 81. | 1 November 1956 | States are reorganized on linguistic bases, abolition of | |
| 82. 131. 153. 158. 168. 170. | Class A, B, C, D states and introduction of Union | |||
| 171. 216. 217. 220. 222. 224. | Territories: Now 14 States and 6 Union Territories; | |||
| 230. 231 and 232. Also | Related changes are made in the Lok Sabha; also made | |||
| inserted articles 258A, | changes in Supreme/High Courts. | |||
| 290A, 298, 350A, 350B, | ||||
| Indian Polity and Governance 33 | ||||
| 8 | Made in article 334. | 5 January 1960 | Extension of the period of reservation of seats for | |
| Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes and Anglo- | ||||
| Indian community in Parliament and State Legislatures | ||||
| for a further period of ten years. | ||||
| 9 | Made in Schedule 1. | 28 December 1960 | Transfer of certain territories to Pakistan in view of an | |
| agreement between two countries. In Berubari case, the | ||||
| apex court held that such transfer needs amendment. | ||||
| 10 | Made in article 240 | 11 August 1961 | Incorporation of Dadra, Nagar and Haveli as a Union | |
| and Schedule 1. | Territory, consequent on their acquisition from Portugal | |||
| 11 | Made in articles 66 and 71. | 19 December 1961 | Election of Vice President by electoral college consisting | |
| of members of both Houses of Parliament, instead of | ||||
| the President and Vice President Election procedure | ||||
| from challenge on grounds of existence of any vacancies | ||||
| in the electoral college | ||||
| 12 | Made in article 240 | 20 December 1961 | Incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu as a Union | |
| and Schedule 1. | Territory, consequent on their acquisition from Portugal | |||
| 13 | Insertion of Article 371A. | 1 December 1963 | Formation of the state of Nagaland. | |
| 14 | Made in article 81 and | 28 December 1962 | Incorporation of Pondicherry into the Union of India | |
| 240 and inserted article | and creation of Legislative Assemblies for Himachal | |||
| 239A, and Schedules | Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Goa | |||
| 1 and 4. | ||||
| 15 | Made in articles 124, 128, | 5 October 1963 | Retirement age of High Court judges from 60 to 62 | |
| 217, 222, 224, 226, 297, 311 | raised and other minor amendments for rationalizing | |||
| and 316 and inserted | interpretation of rules regarding judges etc. | |||
| article 224A, and | ||||
| Schedule 7. | ||||
| 16 | Made in articles 19, 84 | 5 October 1963 | Changes in the freedom right and made it obligatory | |
| the Indian Republic | ||||
| 17 | Made in article 31A, | 20 June 1964 | To secure the constitutional validity of acquisition of | |
| and Schedule 9. | estates and place land acquisition laws in Schedule 9 | |||
| of the Constitution | ||||
| 18 | Made in Article 3. | 27 August 1966 | Amendment to include Union Territories in Article 3 | |
| and hence permit reorganization of Union Territories | ||||
| 19 | Made in article 324. | 11 December 1966 | Provision to abolish election tribunals and enable trial | |
| of election petitions by regular High Courts | ||||
| and sentences passed by judges and to validate the | ||||
| appointment, posting, promotion and transfer of judges | ||||
| barring a few who were not eligible for appointment | ||||
| under article 233. Amendment needed to overcome | ||||
| the effect of judgement invalidating appointments of | ||||
| certain judges in the state of Uttar Pradesh as in Chandra | ||||
| Mohan v State of Uttar Pradesh | ||||
| 22 | Made article 275 and | 25 September 1969 | Provision to form Autonomous states within the State | |
| inserted articles 244A | in Assam | |||
| and 371B, | ||||
| 23 | Made in articles 330, | 23 January 1970 | Reservation for SC/ST and nomination of Anglo |
| 332, 333 and 334. | Indian members in Parliament and State Assemblies for | ||
| another ten years extended i.e. up to 1980 | |||
| 24 | Made in articles 13 | 5 November 1970 | Enable parliament to dilute fundamental rights through |
| and 368. | amendments to the Constitution as was restricted in | ||
| Golak Nath case. Asserts Parliament’s power to amend | |||
| the Constitution, including the Fundamental Rights | |||
| 25 | Made in article 31 | 20 April 1972 | Restricts property rights and compensation in case the |
| and inserted article 31C. | state taking over private property, using the word | ||
| ‘amount’ for ‘compensation’. | |||
| 26 | Made article 366 and | 28 December 1971 | Abolition of privy purse paid to former rulers of princely |
| inserted article 363A, | states in the wake of overriding what was decided in | ||
| the Madhav Rao’s case | |||
| while removing articles | |||
| 291 and 362. | |||
| 27 | Made in articles 239A | 15 February 1972 | Reorganization of Mizoram into a Union Territory with |
| and 240, and inserted | a legislature and a Council of Ministers | ||
| articles 239B and 371C. | |||
| 28 | Inserted article 312A and | 29 August 1972 | Rationalize Civil Service rules to make it uniform across |
| removed article 314. | those appointed prior to independence and post | ||
| independence, removed the earlier special privileges. | |||
| 29 | Made in Schedule 9. | 9 June 1972 | Land reform acts and amendments to be put under |
| Schedule 9 of the Constitution | |||
| 30 | Made in article 133. | 27 February 1973 | The basis for appeals in Supreme Court of India in case question of law |
| 31 | Made in articles 81, | 17 October 1973 | The size of the Lok Sabha in increased from 500 to 525 |
| 330 and 332. | from the states while that of the Union Territories reduced | ||
| from 25 to 20. | |||
| 32 | Made in article 371, | 1 July 1974 | Protection of regional rights in Telengana and Andhra |
| and inserted articles 371D | regions of State of Andhra Pradesh and a central | ||
| and 371E, and changes | University Andhra Pradesh | ||
| in Schedule 7. | |||
| 33 | Made in Articles | 19 May 1974 | Prescribed procedure for resignation by member of |
| 101 and 190. | Parliament and State legislatures and the procedure for speaker | ||
| 34 | Made in Schedule 9. | 7 September 1974 | Land reform acts and amendments to be put under |
| Schedule 9 of the Constitution | |||
| 35 | Made in articles 80 and | 1 March 1975 | Terms for the incorporation of Sikkim into the Union |
| 81, and inserted articles | of India as an associate State of India | ||
| 2A, and also inserted | |||
| Schedule 10. | |||
| 36 | Made in articles and 81 | 26 April 1975 | Sikkim as a State within the Indian Union was admitted |
| and inserted article 371F, | into India and relative changes made in Articles and | ||
| while removing article 2A; | Schedules. | ||
| also changes in Schedules | |||
| 1 and 4 and removed | |||
| Schedule 10. |
| 37 | Made in articles 239A | 3 May, 1975 |
| and 240. | ||
| 38 | Made in articles 123, 213, | 1 August 1975 |
| 239B, 352, 356, 359 and 360. | ||
| 39 | Made in articles 71 and | 10 August 1975 |
| 329, and inserted article | ||
| 329A, also changes in | ||
| Schedule 9. | ||
| 40 | Made in article 297, | 27 May 1976 |
| and changes in | ||
| Schedule 9. | ||
| 41 | Made in article 316. | 7 September 1976 |
| 42 | Made in articles 31, 31C, | 1 April 1977 |
| 39, 55, 74, 77, 81, 82, 83, | ||
| 100, 102, 103, 105, 118, | ||
| 145, 150, 166, 170, 172, 189, | ||
| 191, 192, 194, 208, 217, | ||
| 225, 226, 227, 228, 311, 312, | ||
| 330, 352, 353, 356, 357, | ||
| 358, 359, 366, 368 and 371F, | ||
| and inserted articles 31D, | ||
| 32A, 39A, 43A, 48A, 131A, | ||
| 139A, 144A, 226A, 228A | ||
| and 257A. Also inserted | ||
| changes in parts 4A and | ||
| 14A and Schedule 7. | ||
| 43 | Made in articles 145, 226, | 13 April 1978 |
| 228 and 366, and removed | ||
| articles 31D, 32A, 131A, | ||
| 144A, 226A and 228A. | ||
| 44 | Made in articles 19, 22, | 6 September 1979 |
| 30, 31A, 31C, 38, 71, 74, | ||
| 77, 83, 103, 105, 123, 132, | ||
| 133, 134, 139A, 150, 166, | ||
| 172, 192, 194, 213, 217, | ||
| 225, 226, 227, 239B, 329, | ||
| 352, 356, 358, 359, 360 | ||
| and 371F, and inserted | ||
| articles 134A and 361A, | ||
| while removing articles 31, | ||
| 257A and 329A. Changes | ||
| were made in Part XII and | ||
| also in Schedule 9. | ||
| 45 | Made in article 334. | 25 January 1980 |
| 46 | Made article 269, 286 and | 2 February 1983 | Amendment to negate judicial pronouncements on |
| 366 and in Schedule 7. | scope and applicability on Sales Tax | ||
| 47 | Made in Schedule 9. | 26 August 1984 | Land reform acts and amendments added under Schedule |
| 9 of the Constitution | |||
| 48 | Made in article 356. | 1 April 1985 | Article 356 amended to permit President’s rule up to |
| two years in the state of Punjab | |||
| 49 | Made in article 244, and | 11 September 1984 | Tripura as a Tribal State was recognized and the |
| also in Schedules 5 and 6. | amendment enabled the creation of a Tripura Tribal | ||
| Areas Autonomous District Council | |||
| 50 | Made in article 33. | 11 September 1984 | An Amendment in the Fundamental Rights as per Part III |
| as prescribed in Article 33 to cover Security Personnel | |||
| protection property and communication infrastructure | |||
| 51 | Made in articles 330 | 16 June 1986 | Reservation to Schedule Tribes in Nagaland, |
| and 332. | Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative | ||
| Assemblies was provided | |||
| 102, 190 and 191 and | members from Parliament and Legislative Assembly in | ||
| inserted Schedule 10. | case of defection from one party to other | ||
| 53 | Inserted article 371G. | 20 February 1987 | Special provision with respect to the state of Mizoram |
| 54 | Made in article 125 and | 1 April 1986 | The salaries of Chief Justice of India & other Judges |
| 221, and in Schedule 2. | were increased and provided for determining future | ||
| increases without the need for constitutional amendment | |||
| 55 | Inserted article 371H. | 20 February 1987 | Special powers to Governor, consequent to formation |
| of state of Arunachal Pradesh | |||
| 56 | Inserted article 371I. | 30 May 1987 | Provision to enable formation of state of Goa was |
| incorporated | |||
| 57 | Made in article 332. | 21 September 1987 | Reservation to Scheduled tribes in Nagaland, Meghalaya. |
| Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assemblies | |||
| provided | |||
| 58 | Inserted article 394A, | 9 December 1987 | Provision to publish authentic Hindi translation of |
| and changes in Part 22. | Constitution as on date and provision to publish authentic | ||
| Hindi translation of future amendments | |||
| 59 | Made in article 356, and | 30 March 1988 | Article 356 amended to permit President’s rule up to |
| inserted article 359A. | three years in the state of Punjab, Articles 352 and | ||
| Article 359A amended to permit imposing emergency | |||
| in the state or part thereof in Punjab |