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71. The Constitution (Seventy-first Amendment) Act, 1992—There have been demands for
inclusion of certain languages in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution. This Act amends the Eighth
Schedule to the Constitution to include Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali languages in the Eighth
Schedule to the Constitution.
72. The Constitution (Seventy-second Amendment) Act, 1992—For restoring peace and harmony in
the areas of the State of Tripura where disturbed conditions prevailed, a Memorandum of Settlement
was signed by the Government of India with Tripura National Volunteers on 12 August 1988.
In order to implement the said Memorandum, Article 332 of the Constitution has been amended by
the Constitution (Seventy-second Amendment) Act, 1992 for making a temporary provision for the
determination of the number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in the State Assembly of
Tripura, until the re-adjustment of seats is made on the basis of the first Census after the year 2000
under Article 170 of the Constitution.
