Sansad TV Special: The Constitution ( First Amendment) Act, 1951| 11 January, 2024

The Indian Constitution was enforced in 1950, and in the very next year, an amendment was introduced. The Act amended the Indian Constitution even before the first elections were held in independent India. There were three fundamental changes made in the Constitution through this amendment. It gave ways to limit freedom of speech and expression, supported measures to abolish zamindari, and made it clear that the right to equality does not preclude passing laws that give “particular consideration” to society’s most vulnerable groups.
The Amendment paved the way for Reservation in India to mitigate lost opportunities due to the practice of caste discrimination in India. The reservations are a part of India’s affirmative action initiative after independence that assured Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward classes’ representation in key areas like education or government employment.

Anchor: Kriti Mishra
Editor: Chandan

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