Articles Substituted in 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
Several articles were substituted to accommodate the changes and the creation of new states. This includes:
- Article 2: This Amendment substituted the original Article 2 to enable the Parliament to admit new states or areas that were created as a result of the reorganization of states.
- Article 3: This Amendment substituted this article to specifically address the formation of new states and alteration of boundaries based on linguistic and cultural considerations.
7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
The Indian Constitution’s Seventh Amendment Act, 1956 was passed to solve the problem of state reorganization in India, which is primarily caused by linguistic/language and cultural reasons. India had a number of provinces and princely states before it gained its independence in 1947. Demands for the reorganization of states to better reflect the diversity of languages and cultures across the nation arose as a result of the previous administrative boundaries’ inconsistent alignment with linguistic and cultural regions. For instance, Karnataka was created for Kannada speakers, Tamil Nadu for Tamil speakers, and Kerala for Malayalam speakers.
Table of Content
- What is the 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution, 1956?
- Why 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution was Formed?
- Major Provisions of the 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
- Impact of the 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
- Articles amended in the 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
- Articles newly inserted by 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
- Articles Substituted in 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
- Advantages of 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution
- Criticisms of 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution