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