the expression unity and integrity of the nation was added in the preamble to the constitution on 18 december 1976.
the expression unity and integrity of the nation was added in the preamble to the constitution on 18 december 1976.
when was the expression unity and integrity of the nation added in the preamble to the constitution?
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
almost all parts of the constitution, including the preamble and amending clause, were changed by the 42nd amendment, and some new articles and sections were inserted. the amendment's fifty-nine clauses stripped the supreme court of many of its powers and moved the political system toward parliamentary sovereignty. it curtailed democratic rights in the country, and gave sweeping powers to the prime minister's office. the amendment gave parliament unrestrained power to amend any parts of the constitution, without judicial review. it transferred more power from the state governments to the central government, eroding india's federal structure. the 42nd amendment also amended preamble and changed the description of india from "sovereign democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic", and also changed the words "unity of the nation" to "unity and integrity of the nation".
forty-second amendment of the constitution of india