- Article 16 deals with equality of opportunity in public employment. - Article 16(4A) allows for reservation in promotion for SCs and STs. - This clause was added by the 77th Constitutional Amendment Act. - The 77th Amendment was passed in 1995.
Under which Amendment Act was the reservation in promotion for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ensured by inserting Clause '4A' in Article 16?
Asked in JPSC CS Prelims 2024 · Topic: Constitutional Amendments (Key Constitutional Amendments and their Impact: (e.g., 1st, 42nd, 44th, 73rd, 74th, 97th, 99th, 101st, 102nd, 103rd, 104th, 105th))
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