Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India

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The Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India is the 1991 constitutional change that granted Delhi a special status as the National Capital Territory with a legislative assembly and council of ministers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional amendment
actNumber 69
affectedEntity Delhi
appliesTo Union Territory of Delhi
changedNameOf Union Territory of Delhi
constitutionalArticleAffected Part VIII of the Constitution of India
constitutionalNumbering 69th Amendment
constitutionalProvisionFor elected legislature in Delhi
parliamentary democracy at the level of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
constitutionalStatus in force
constitutionalTheme devolution of powers
federalism in India
country India
createdEntity National Capital Territory of Delhi
defines distribution of legislative powers for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
relationship between Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and elected government of Delhi
special status of Delhi as National Capital Territory
enactedBy Parliament of India
excludesFromDelhiLegislativePower land
police
public order
governanceModel quasi-state model for Delhi
grantedStatus National Capital Territory
introducedArticle Article 239AA of the Constitution of India
Article 239AB of the Constitution of India
jurisdiction territory of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
languageOfLegislation English
legalEffect conferred limited state-like powers on Delhi
granted Delhi a Council of Ministers responsible to the assembly
granted Delhi a legislative assembly
legalSystem Indian constitutional law
newName National Capital Territory of Delhi
partOf Constitution of India amendments
providedFor Council of Ministers for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
a Chief Minister for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
legislative assembly for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
reasonForEnactment to provide a representative government for the National Capital Territory of Delhi
to recognize the special needs of the national capital
relatedInstitution Council of Ministers of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi Legislative Assembly
relatedOffice Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
shortTitle Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
subject National Capital Territory of Delhi
status of Delhi
typeOfChange territorial and governance reorganization
yearOfEnactment 1991

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Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi constitutionalAmendment Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Article 239AA of the Constitution of India introducedBy Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
linked to: Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India shortTitle Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
linked to: Sixty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India