 bill no xlvi of 2010 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2010 a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by the parliament in the sixty-first year of  the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2010short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointamendment of article 152 in article 15 of  the constitution, for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—"(1) the state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, disability, place of birth or any of them"amendment of article 163 in article 16 of the constitution, for clause (2), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—"(2) no citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, disability, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the state" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsthe consitution mentions specifically different spheres of discrimination and mandates equality of treatment it is only fair and just that when a large number of citizens come in the category of "disabled" and suffer from multiple discrimination, the constitution should offer protection against any such discrimination based on disability the amendment in articles 15(1) and 16(2) of the constitution is proposed to remove discrimination against disabled personsthe bill seeks to achieve the above objectives hence this billbrinda  karat annexure extracts  from  the  constitution  of  india   15 prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth—(1) the state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them   (2) no citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the state   ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shrimati brindra karat, mp)gmgipmrnd—4351rs(s3)—-27-08-2010