Amended Provisions of the Constitution

Empowered the Parliament to control the production, supply and distribution of the foodstuffs, cattle fodder, raw cotton, cotton seed and raw jute in the public interest.

1. Made the scale of compensation given in lieu of compulsory acquisition of private property beyond the scrutiny of courts.

2. Authorised the state to nationalise any trade.

3. Included some more Acts in the Ninth Schedule.

4. Extended the scope of Article 31 A (savings of laws).

Empowered the president to fix the time- limit for the state legislatures to express their views on the proposed Central legislation affecting the areas, boundaries and names of the states.

Included a new subject in the Union list i.e., taxes on the sale and purchase of goods in the course of inter-state trade and commerce and restricted the state’s power in this regard.