of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry in the Electoral College for the election of the president. 71st Amendment Act Included Konkani, Manipuri, and Nepali languages in the Eighth Schedule. With this, the total number of scheduled languages increased to . 72nd Amendment Act Provided for reservation of seats for the STs in the legislative assembly of Tripura 73rd Amendment Act Granted constitutional status and protection to the Panchayati-raj institutions.
For this purpose, the Amendment has added a new Part-IX entitled as ‘the panchayats’ and a new Eleventh Schedule containing functional items of the panchayats. 74th Amendment Act Granted constitutional status and protection to the urban local bodies. For this purpose, the Amendment has added a new Part IX-A entitled as ‘the municipalities’ and a new Twelfth Schedule containing functional items of the municipalities. 75th Amendment Act Provided for the establishment of rent tribunals for the adjudication of disputes concerning rent, its regulation and control and tenancy issues including the rights, title, and interest of landlords and tenants.
76th Amendment Act Included the Tamil Nadu Reservation Act of (which provided for percent reservation of seats in educational institutions and posts in state services) in the Ninth Schedule to protect it from judicial review. In , the supreme court ruled that the total reservation should not exceed percent. 77th Amendment Act Provided for reservation in promotions in government jobs for SCs and STs. 78th Amendment Act Included more land reforms Acts of various states in the Ninth Schedule.
With this, the total number of Acts in the Schedule increased to But, the last entry is numbered . 79th Amendment Act Extended the reservation of seats for the SCs and STs and exclusive representation for the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies for a further period of ten years (i.e., up to ) 80th Amendment Act Provided for an ‘alternative scheme of devolution’ of revenue between the Centre and state