the preamble to the constitution of india was amended on 18 december 1976.
the preamble to the constitution of india was amended on 18 december 1976.
when was the preamble to the constitution of india amended?
18 december 1976
the preamble has been amended only once so far. on 18 december 1976, during the emergency in india, the indira gandhi government pushed through several changes in the forty-second amendment of the constitution. a committee under the chairmanship of sardar swaran singh recommended that this amendment be enacted after being consulted to study the question of amending the constitution in the light of past experience. through this amendment, the words "socialist" and "secular" were added between the words "sovereign" and "democratic" and the words "unity of the nation" were changed to "unity and integrity of the nation".
preamble to the constitution of india
upon independence from britain, india adopted a constitution and numerous british-enacted laws, without any specific constitutional provision on protecting the environment. india amended its constitution in 1976. article 48(a) of part iv of the amended constitution, read: the state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country. article 51 a(g) imposed additional environmental mandates on the indian state.
environmental issues in india