Hydropower Cooperation — Amendments

Amendment	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment	1976	Added 'treaties and agreements with foreign countries and implementing of decisions made at international conferences, associations and other bodies' to the Concurrent List, enabling both Centre and states to legislate on international agreements implementation	Provided constitutional basis for state participation in implementing international hydropower agreements while maintaining central government's primacy in treaty-making
73rd Amendment	1992	Strengthened Panchayati Raj institutions and included provisions for local participation in development projects affecting rural areas	Enhanced requirements for local consultation and participation in hydropower projects, influencing benefit-sharing mechanisms and community engagement processes

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