Published: 15th Dec, 2022
Context
The GOI has introduced four Bills that seek to modify the Scheduled Tribes list in the four States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the LokSabha, via amendments proposed in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.
About
About the Bills introduced:
- There were four bills being introduced in the parliament for providing ST status and to add more tribes to the existing status in the States.
- The bill accordingly contains:
- To add the Narikoravan and Kuruvikkaranhill tribes to the ST list of Tamil Nadu.
- To introduce Betta-Kuruba as a synonym for the already categorised Kadukuruba in the ST list of Karnataka.
- To add a number of synonyms in Devnagri script for the already categorised BhariyaBhumia tribe in the ST list of Chhattisgarh.
- The Hattee community of Sirmaur district’s Trans-Giri region was added to the ST list of Himachal Pradesh
The Schedule Tribe (ST) Order, 1950:
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Important Constitutional Provisions:
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- The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, specifies the tribal and tribal communities which are deemed to be Scheduled Tribes.
- The Presidenthas notified the Scheduled Castes in the order called ‘Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order-1950’ and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes List (Modification) Order-1956.
How a community is added or removed from ST lists?
- The process begins at the level of a State or Union Territory, with the concerned government or administration seeking the addition or exclusion of a particular community from the ST list.
- The final decision rests with the President’s office issuing a notification specifying the changes under powers vested in it from Articles 342.
- The inclusion or exclusion of any community in the Scheduled Tribes or Scheduled Castes list comes into effect only after the President assents to a Bill that amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, as is appropriate after it is passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
- A State government may choose to recommend certain communities for addition or subtraction from the list of SCs/STs based on its discretion.
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