Constitution (Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1990

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The Constitution (Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1990 is an amendment to the Constitution of India that strengthened the institutional framework for safeguarding the rights and interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by upgrading their commission to a constitutional body with enhanced powers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amendment to the Constitution of India ⓘ
aim to ensure better implementation of constitutional and legal safeguards for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
to provide a more effective mechanism for monitoring safeguards for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
beneficiaryGroup members of Scheduled Castes in India ⓘ
members of Scheduled Tribes in India ⓘ
category Indian constitutional amendment ⓘ
Indian law on Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
constitutionalSystem parliamentary democracy of India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
effect conferred enhanced powers on the commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
upgraded the commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to a constitutional body ⓘ
hasConstitutionalImpactOn safeguards for Scheduled Castes ⓘ
safeguards for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
introducedBy Parliament of India ⓘ
jurisdiction Union of India ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalDomain constitutional law of India ⓘ
legalStatus part of the Constitution of India ⓘ
purpose to strengthen the institutional framework for safeguarding the rights and interests of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
relatesTo Scheduled Castes ⓘ
Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
scope all of India ⓘ
shortName 65th Constitutional Amendment Act ⓘ
subjectMatter constitutional status of the commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
protection of the rights of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ⓘ
typeOfChange constitutional amendment concerning fundamental safeguards ⓘ
year 1990 ⓘ

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Article 338 of the Constitution of India → historicallyAmendedBy → Constitution (Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1990 ⓘ
Constitution (Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1990 → shortName → 65th Constitutional Amendment Act ⓘ
linked to: Constitution (Sixty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1990