Three essential Constitution (ST) Order Amendment Bills passed

New Delhi: Three essential Constitution (ST) Order Amendment Bills passed in the Parliament during the Winter Session, The focus of the central government has been on matters about the provision of justice to tribal communities living in remote areas: Shri Arjun Munda. Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 for Uttar Pradesh. 

Three essential Constitution (ST) Order Amendment Bills passed 

Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 for Tamil Nadu. Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022 for Karnataka. Three essential Constitution (ST) Order Amendment Bills have been passed in Parliament during the Winter Session.

The state of Tamil Nadu, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes)

About the state of Tamil Nadu, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, was passed unanimously in Rajya Sabha on 22.12.2022. After the passing of this Bill in the Parliament, the Bill will include the Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu. The bill was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha on 15.12.2022.

Following this, about the state of Karnataka, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2022, was also passed unanimously in Rajya Sabha on 22.12.2022. After the passing of this Bill in Parliament, the Bill will include Betta-Kuruba as a synonym for the Kadu Kuruba community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka. The bill was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha on 19.12.2022.

Earlier, the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed unanimously by the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament on 14.12.2022 wrt state of Uttar Pradesh. 

After the passing of this Bill

After the passing of this Bill, the Bill will include the transfer of the Gond community from the list of SCs to STs and the inclusion of Dhuria, Nayak, Ojha, Pathari, and Rajgond in the list of STs of Uttar Pradesh in the four districts of Sant Kabir Nagar, Kushinagar, Chandauli, and Bhadohi.

In this regard, Shri Arjun Munda remarked  “ Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, is ensuring that the tribal and other marginalized communities are given due recognition, uplifted, developed and are not left backward, by integrating them with the mainstream of the society. 

The focus of the central government has been on matters about the provision of justice to the tribal communities living in remote areas. Continuous efforts are being made and its concrete results are visible to all. Hence, based on the spirit of the Constitution, justice is now being provided to such communities living in all regions of India.”

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