Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 passes in Rajya Sabha…
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 strident with voice vote amid the ongoing protest by the Opposition parties over the issues of Agricultural laws, Pegasus and others.
The Bill seeks to amend the constitutional list of Scheduled Tribes as recommended by Arunachal Pradesh.
The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said speaking on the bill that it l will provide justice to tribals.
The inclusion and exclusion of tribes
The Abor (tribe) in serial No.1 will be deleted, as it is the same as ‘Adi’ in serial No. 16.
• Based on the recommendation of Arunachal Pradesh, the amendment bill provides for modifying Part-XV111 of the Schedule of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, relating to the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
• The bill also proposes to replace ‘Tai Khamti’ instead of ‘Khampti’ at serial No. 6 of the list.
• The amendment bill provides for the inclusion of ‘Mishmi-Kaman (Miju Mishmi)’, ‘Idu (Mishmi)’ and ‘Taraon (Digaru Mishmi)’ in serial 8 instead of ‘Mishmi, Idu, Taroan’ in the list.
• The bill will facilitate the inclusion of ‘Tangsa’, ‘Nocte’, ‘Tutsa’, ‘Wancho’ instead of ‘Any Naga Tribes’ in serial No. 10 of the list.
However, the other details relating to the bills include:
• The amendment done in the list of Scheduled Tribes relating to Arunachal Pradesh will entail no additional recurring expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India on account of the benefits that are likely to be provided to the persons belonging to the communities proposed in the bill.
• For the welfare of 10.45 crores Scheduled Tribes Population, the ministry has already been funding.
• The Scheduled Tribes are also eligible for the benefits under the Scheduled Tribes Component (STC) of the schemes under the Central and State Governments.
