This is an independent project creating a dynamic and interactive digital copy of the Constitution of India.

Resources

• link: Indian government's repository containing the English-language version as well as translations into various languages. A diglot Hindi-English version is also provided.
• link: Constitution Amendment Acts.
• link: Wikipedia's overview of all 106 constitutional amendments.
• link: An (outdated) list of constitutional amendments with detailed effective/notification dates, and ratifying states.
• link: Photocopies of the original handwritten constitution in English by the Library of Congress (United States).
• link: This is a list of all constitution amendment acts up to the 103rd amendment, and many of the other acts that amend the constitution.
• link: List of Constitution Orders.
• link: Acquired Territories (Merger) Act, 1960.
• link: Andhra Pradesh and Madras (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1959.
• link: Andhra Pradesh and Mysore (Transfer of Territory) Act, 1968.
• link: Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
• link: Andhra State Act, 1953.
• link: Assam (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1951.
• link: Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969.
• link: Bihar and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1968.
• link: Bihar and West Bengal (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1956.
• link: Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000.
• link: Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.
• link: Chandernagore (Merger) Act, 1954.
• link: Constitution (Amendment of the First and Fourth Schedules) Order, 1950.
• link: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019.
• link: Goa, Daman and Diu Reorganisation Act, 1987.
• link: Government of Meghalaya Notification No. DCA 31/72/11.
• link: Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Act, 1971.
• link: Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (Alteration of Boundaries) Act, 1979.
• link: Himachal Pradesh and Bilaspur (New State) Act, 1954.
• link: Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.
• link: Laccadive, Minicoy and Admindivi Islands (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973.
• link: Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954.
• link: Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.
• link: Madras State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1968.
• link: Mizoram District Councils (Miscellaneous provisions) Order, 1972. (page 19 of the .pdf)
• link: Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973.
• link: Naga Hills-Tuensang Area Act, 1957
• link: North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
• link: Orissa (Alteration of Name) Act, 2011.
• link: Pondicherry (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006.
• link: Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.
• link: Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (Transfer of Territories) Act, 1959.
• link: States Reorganisation Act, 1956.
• link: State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986.
• link: State of Himachal Pradesh Act, 1970.
• link: State of Mizoram Act, 1986.
• link: State of Nagaland Act, 1962.
• link: Uttaranchal (Alteration of Name) Act, 2006.
• link: Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.

How to serve locally

Using Docker

Serve locally with Docker:

$ docker build -t indianconstitution .
$ docker run --rm -it -p 4000:4000 indianconstitution

Tested on Docker version 28.4.0. You can use this method to preview any changes.

Using Gemfile

$ bundle install
$ bundle exec jekyll serve

Tested on Bundle version 4.0.10.

Todo

Quality and usability

• Effective dates
• Italics in TOC (article 64)
• Timelines

Features

• Table of constitution orders
• Links to interpretation articles

Dev

• Contributing