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3/3/2015 PRS | Bil l Tra ck | The Consti tuti on (1 19th Amendment) Bi l l , 2013 http://www.prsindia.org/bill tr ack/the-constitution-119th-amendment-bill-2013-3049/ 1/1 Constitutional Amendments The Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 The Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on December 18, 2013 by Mr. Salman Khurshid, Minister of External Affairs. It was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice on December 31, 2013. The Bill amends the First Schedule of the Constitution to give effect to an agreement entered into by India and Bangladesh on the acquiring and transfer of territories between the two count ries on May 16, 1974. The First Schedule of the Constitution defines the area of each state and union territory which together constitute India. The India-Bangladesh Agreement was signed in 1974, but was not ratified as it involved transfer of territory which required a Constitution al Amendment. Hence, the Bill has been introduced. Definition of ‘India-Bangladesh Agreement’ : The Bill refers to demarcated land boundaries in accordanc e with the India-Bangladesh agreement signed on May 16, 1974. This agreement underwent further modification through letters exchanged thereafter and a protocol on September 6, 2011. Exchan ge o f territories: The territories involved are in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura. Many of these are enclaves (i.e., territory be long ing to one country that is entirely surrounded by the other country), and there are even enclaves-within- enclaves. Amendmen t to the First Schedule of the Co nstitution: The Bill amends paragraphs relating to the territories of Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Tripura in the First Schedule of the Constitution. Current Status: Pending Ministry : External Affairs Stage Date Int ro duc tio n Dec 18, 201 3 Co m. Ref . Se p 14, 20 14 Co m. Re p. Dec 1, 20 14 Lok Sabha Ra jya Sabha I nt ro du c ed Relevant Links PRS Standing Comm Report Summary (407 K B) Standing Committee Report (724 KB) PRS Bill Summary (111 KB) Bill Text (303 KB) Related news articles Govt to table bill for border deal with Dhaka in winter session, Times of India, Oct 26, 2014 Copyright © 2015 prsin dia.or g All Rights Reserve d. Parliament States LAMP Laws of India Blog Home | Bill Trac k | Parl iament Track | MP Track | Events | Media | About Us | Blog | Search Follow @prslegislative 108K followers 16k Like All Bills Agricultur e / Rural development HRD / Labour / Health Industry / Commerce / Finance Science / Energy / Mines/ Environment Security / Law / Strategic affairs Transport / Tourism / Urban development Constitutional Amendments Rules and Regulations Bill Status Al l Bills W ithdrawn Bills Lapsed Bills Passed Bills Pending Bills Draft Bills
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TheConstitution(119thAmendment)Bill,2013
TheConstitution(119thAmendment)Bill,2013wasintroducedintheRajyaSabhaonDecember18,2013byMr.SalmanKhurshid,MinisterofExternalAffairs.ItwasreferredtotheParliamentaryStandingCommitteeonLawandJusticeonDecember31,2013.
TheBillamendstheFirstScheduleoftheConstitutiontogiveeffecttoanagreemententeredintobyIndiaandBangladeshontheacquiringandtransferofterritoriesbetweenthetwocountriesonMay16,1974.TheFirstScheduleoftheConstitutiondefinestheareaofeachstateandunionterritorywhichtogetherconstituteIndia.
TheIndiaBangladeshAgreementwassignedin1974,butwasnotratifiedasitinvolvedtransferofterritorywhichrequiredaConstitutionalAmendment.Hence,theBillhasbeenintroduced.
DefinitionofIndiaBangladeshAgreement:TheBillreferstodemarcatedlandboundariesinaccordancewiththeIndiaBangladeshagreementsignedonMay16,1974.ThisagreementunderwentfurthermodificationthroughlettersexchangedthereafterandaprotocolonSeptember6,2011.
Exchangeofterritories:TheterritoriesinvolvedareinthestatesofAssam,WestBengal,MeghalayaandTripura.Manyoftheseareenclaves(i.e.,territorybelongingtoonecountrythatisentirelysurroundedbytheothercountry),andthereareevenenclaveswithinenclaves.
AmendmenttotheFirstScheduleoftheConstitution:TheBillamendsparagraphsrelatingtotheterritoriesofAssam,WestBengal,Meghalaya,andTripuraintheFirstScheduleoftheConstitution.
CurrentStatus:Pending
Ministry:ExternalAffairs
Stage DateIntroduction Dec18,2013
Com.Ref. Sep14,2014
Com.Rep. Dec1,2014
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RajyaSabha Introduced
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