The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022

Introduction

In Lok Sabha: introduced on March 28, 2022, passed on 1 April 2022

Introduced by: ministry of Tribal Affairs

Main objectives of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022

          The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 (ST Order) and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (SC Order) for its application to Uttar Pradesh.

          The Bill amends the SC order to exclude the Gond community as a Scheduled Caste in four districts of Uttar Pradesh: (i) Chandauli, (ii) Kushinagar, (iii) Sant Kabir Nagar, and (iv) Sant Ravidas Nagar.  It amends the ST order to recognise the Gond community as a Scheduled Tribe in these four districts.