Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India
| The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
| An Act further to amend the Constitution of India. | |
| Citation | 62nd Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Enacted by | Rajya Sabha |
| Date passed | 21 December 1989 |
| Enacted by | Lok Sabha |
| Date passed | 26 December 1989 |
| Date assented to | 25 January 1990 |
| Date commenced | 20 December 1989 |
| Date of expiry | 26 January 2000 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill introduced in the Rajya Sabha | The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Bill, 1989 |
| Bill published on | 20 December 1989 |
| Introduced by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Related legislation | |
| 8th, 23rd, 45th, 79th and 95th Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies till 2000. | |
| Status: Spent | |
The Sixty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2000.
Article 334 of the Constitution had originally required the reservation of seats to cease in 1960, but this was extended to 1970 by the 8th Amendment. The period of reservation was extended to 1980 and 1990 by the 23rd and 45th Amendments respectively. The 62nd Amendment extended the period of reservation to 2000. The period of reservation was further extended to 2010 and 2020 by the 79th and 95th Amendments respectively.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fortieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:---
1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Act, 1989.
(2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the date on which the Bill for this Act is introduced in the Council of States.
2. Amendment of article 334 In article 334 of the Constitution, for the words "forty years", the words "fifty years" shall be substituted.
The full text of Article 334 of the Constitution, after the 62nd Amendment, is given below:
334. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this Part [Part XVI], the provisions of this Constitution relating to—
The Constitution (Sixty-second Amendment) Bill, 1989 (Bill No. 26 of 1989) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 20 December 1989. It was introduced by Ram Vilas Paswan, then Minister of Labour and Welfare, and sought to amend article 334 of the Constitution relating to reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and special representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of the States. The full text of the Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the bill is given below:
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