Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has

Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?

91st Amendment

87th Amendment

97th Amendment

90th Amendment

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The 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, inserted Clause (1A) into Article 75 and Article 164 of the Constitution. Article 75(1A) states that the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers at the Centre shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the House of the People. Similarly, Article 164(1A) imposes the same restriction (15%) on the size of the Council of Ministers in the States, with a minimum limit of twelve ministers for smaller states.

– The 91st Amendment was enacted to curb the trend of having large Cabinets.
– It also disqualified a member of either House of Parliament or a State Legislature who is disqualified on the ground of defection from being appointed as a Minister.

Before the 91st Amendment, there was no constitutional limit on the size of the Council of Ministers, leading to oversized cabinets in some cases. This amendment brought a cap to ensure efficiency and potentially reduce financial burden. The 87th Amendment (2003) dealt with the readjustment of constituencies based on the 2001 census. The 90th Amendment (2003) pertained to the representation of Scheduled Tribes in the Assam Legislative Assembly. The 97th Amendment (2011) gave constitutional status and protection to cooperative societies.

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