One Hundred and Fourth Amendment Act, 2020

• The One Hundred and Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India extends the deadline for the cessation for the reservation of seats for members from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies by a period of 10 years. The act was enforced on 25 January 2020 and amended Article 334.
• The reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes was set to expire on 26 January 2020 as mandated by the Ninety Fifth Amendment but was extended for another 10 years till January 25, 2030.
• The amendment does not, however, extend the period of reservation of the 2 Lok Sabha seats reserved for members of the Anglo-Indian Community and thus the practice of nominating two members of the Anglo-Indian community by the President of India under the recommendation of the Prime Minister of India was effectively abolished.
• The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019 and was unanimously passed by the Lok Sabha on 10 December 2019 with 355 votes in favour and 0 votes against.