⚖️ Polity & GovernanceUPSC 2019Salient Features of RPA

The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime ministership of:

aJawaharlal Nehru
bLal Bahadur Shastri
cIndira Gandhi
dMorarji Desai
✓ Correct answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru
ExplanationThe Ninth Schedule of the Indian Constitution was added by the 1st Amendment (1951) to protect the laws included in it from judicial scrutiny on the ground of violation of fundamental rights.At this time, Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India.He remained in the office from the year 1947 to 1964. This schedule deals with the provisions as to validation of certain Acts and Regulations of the state legislatures primarily dealing with land reforms and abolition of the zamindari system and of the Parliament dealing with other matters.23

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