| The Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
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| Citation | 22nd Amendment |
| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 15 April 1969 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 30 April 1969 |
| Assented to | 25 September 1969 |
| Commenced | 25 September 1969 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Bill, 1969 |
| Introduced by | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| Introduced | 10 April 1969 |
| Summary | |
| Empowered Parliament to enact a law for constituting an autonomous State within the State of Assam, and also to provide the autonomous State with Legislature or a Council of Ministers or both with such powers and functions as may be defined by that law. | |
The Twenty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, inserted new article 244A in the Constitution to empower Parliament to enact a law for constituting an autonomous State within the State of Assam and also to provide the autonomous State with Legislature or a Council of Ministers or both with such powers and functions as may be defined by that law.
The 22nd Amendment amended article 275 in regard to sums and grants payable to the autonomous State on and from its formation under article 244A. It also inserted new article 371B which provided for constitution and functions of a committee of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Assam consisting of members of that Assembly elected from the tribal areas specified in Part A of the Table appended to Paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule, and such number of other members of that Assembly as may be specified in the order.