| The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | 79th Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 27 October 1999 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 28 October 1999 |
| Assented to | 21 January 2000 |
| Signed by | K. R. Narayanan |
| Commenced | 25 January 2000 |
| Date of expiry | 26 January 2010 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Bill, 1999 |
| Introduced by | Ram Jethmalani |
| Introduced | 26 October 1999 |
| Related legislation | |
| 8th, 23rd, 45th, 62nd and 95th Amendments | |
| Summary | |
| Extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies till 2010. | |
| Status: Spent | |
The Seventy-ninth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Act, 1999, extended the period of reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2010.
Article 334 of the Constitution had originally required the reservation of seats to cease in 1960, but this was extended to 1970 by the 8th Amendment. The period of reservation was extended to 1980, 1990,[1] and 2000 by the 23rd, 45th and 62nd Amendments respectively. The 79th Amendment extended this period to 2010. The period of reservation was further extended to 2020 and 2030 by the 95th and 104th Amendments.