Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act — 2018
Primary source: Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
60-SECOND SUMMARY
What is this record?
The Constitution (102nd Amendment) Act received presidential assent on 11 August 2018. It inserted Articles 338B and 342A and established a constitutional framework concerning the NCBC. It is not the EWS amendment.
- Assent: 11 August 2018
- Articles 338B and 342A
- Constitutional NCBC framework
- 102nd Amendment ≠ EWS
RECORD PREVIEW
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THE DOCUMENT
What This Record Actually Says
- The Act received presidential assent on 11 August 2018.
- It inserted Articles 338B and 342A and gave the National Commission for Backward Classes a constitutional framework and status.
CONTEXT
Why It Matters
- It is part of a later constitutional path concerning backward classes and connects to the 105th Amendment.
READ WITH CARE
What It Does NOT Say
- The 102nd Amendment did not introduce EWS reservation. EWS belongs to the separate 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.
SOURCE CONNECTIONS
Follow the Record
- later constitutional amendment 105th Amendment, 2021 CONTEXT NODE
- separate EWS amendment 103rd Amendment, 2019 / EWS CONTEXT NODE
Keep distinct: 102nd Amendment ≠ EWS. EWS belongs to the separate 103rd Constitutional Amendment, 2019.
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BEFORE
What Came Before
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NEXT
What Happened Next
105th Amendment, 2021 context node
CONNECTED EVIDENCE
Connected Records
INQUIRY
Questions Worth Asking
- How did the 105th Amendment later relate to Article 342A and the 102nd Amendment?
COMMON CONFUSIONS
Keep Separate
- The 102nd Amendment is not the EWS amendment; the 103rd Amendment, 2019 is the separate EWS measure.
EDITORIAL LAYER
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The Constitution (One Hundred and Second Amendment) Act, 2018
Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice
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