Specifically, the 79th Amendment Act, 1999 (which came into effect in 2000), extended the period for which these reservations and nominations were provided for another ten years, from 60 years to 70 years from the commencement of the Constitution. This amendment modified Article 334 of the Constitution.
The 79th Amendment of the Indian Constitution is related to
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Answer: D. Reservation of SCs and STs in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
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