Numbers to Remember
| Fact | Number |
|---|---|
| Original Articles / Parts / Schedules | 395 / 22 / 8 |
| Present Articles / Parts / Schedules | About 470 / 25 / 12 |
| Time taken to frame | 2 years, 11 months, 18 days |
| Members of the Constituent Assembly | 389 (after Partition: 299) |
| First meeting / Adoption / Commencement | 9 Dec 1946 / 26 Nov 1949 / 26 Jan 1950 |
| Chairman of the Drafting Committee | Dr B.R. Ambedkar |
| Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha | 543 / 245 (maximum 550 / 250) |
| Minimum age: Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, President | 25 / 30 / 35 |
| Minimum age of a Governor | 35 |
| Term of the President / Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha member | 5 / 5 / 6 years |
| Judges of the Supreme Court | 34 (CJI plus 33) |
| Retirement: Supreme Court / High Court | 65 / 62 |
| Fundamental Duties | 11 |
| Subjects: Union / State / Concurrent | 100 / 61 / 52 |
| Eleventh Schedule / Twelfth Schedule | 29 / 18 |
| Maximum ministers | 15 per cent of the House |
| Time to approve National Emergency | 1 month |
| Time to approve President's Rule | 2 months |
| Maximum duration of President's Rule | 3 years |
| Number of High Courts | 25 |
| Number of States / UTs | 28 / 8 |
| J&K Assembly | 90 elected (plus 5 nominated, 24 kept vacant) |
Constitutional Amendments to remember
| Amendment | Subject |
|---|---|
| 1st (1951) | Ninth Schedule. Reasonable restrictions on speech. |
| 7th (1956) | Reorganisation of States. |
| 42nd (1976) | "Mini Constitution". Socialist, Secular, Integrity added. Fundamental Duties. |
| 44th (1978) | Right to property removed from Part III. Safeguards on Emergency. |
| 52nd (1985) | Anti-defection law. |
| 61st (1988) | Voting age 21 to 18. |
| 73rd and 74th (1992) | Panchayats and Municipalities. |
| 86th (2002) | Right to education, Art 21A. |
| 91st (2003) | Council of ministers size, anti-defection tightened. |
| 101st (2016) | GST. |
| 102nd (2018) | National Commission for Backward Classes. |
| 103rd (2019) | 10 per cent EWS reservation (upheld in Janhit Abhiyan, 2022). |
| 104th (2019) | SC/ST seat reservation extended to 2030. Anglo-Indian nomination ended. |
| 106th (2023) | Women's reservation. |
Keep practising
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