The Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, 2019 for “Economically weaker sections”
MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 12th January, 2019 /Pausha 22, 1940 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 12th January, 2019, and is hereby published for general information:-
THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD
AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 12th January, 2019 /Pausha 22, 1940 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 12th January, 2019, and is hereby published for general information:-
THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD
AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019
[12th January, 2019.]
An Act further to amend the Constitution of India.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:‑
1.(I) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Short title and Act, 2019.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.
2. In article 15 of the Constitution,
after clause (5), the following clause shall be Amendment of inserted,
namely:
`(6) Nothing in this article or sub-clause (g) of clause (1) of article 19 or clause (2) of article 29 shall prevent the State from making,—
(a) any special provision for the
advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens other than
the classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5); and
(b) any special provision for
the advancement of any economically weaker sections of citizens other
than the classes mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) in so far as such
special provisions relate to their admission to educational institutions
including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by
the State, other than the minority educational institutions referred to
in clause (1) of article 30, which in the case of reservation would be
in addition to the existing reservations and subject to a maximum of ten
per cent. of the total seats in each category.
Explanation.- For the purposes
of this article and article 16, “economically weaker sections” shall be
such as may be notified by the State from time to time on the basis of
family income and other indicators of economic disadvantage.’.
3. In article 16 of the Constitution, after clause (5), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“(6) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any
provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any
economically weaker sections of citizens other than the classes
mentioned in clause (4), in addition to the existing reservation and
subject to a maximum of ten per cent. of the posts in each category.”.
DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU,
Secretary to the Govt of India.
Secretary to the Govt of India.