The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022
INTRODUCED BY
Mr Arjun Munda
Minister of Tribal Affairs
SYNOPSIS
The bill proposes toto remove the Bhogta caste from the list of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) for Jharkhand.
HIGHLIGHTS
Salient Points ()
The bill proposes to include 9 communities in the list of Scheduled Tribe (ST) in Jharkhand.
The communities to be included in ST list are:
- Deshwari
- Ganjhu
- Dautalbandi (Dwalbandi)
- Patbandi
- Raut
- Maajhia
- Khairi (Kheri)
- Tamaria (Tamadia)
- Puran
The bills also proposes to remove Bhogta community from the list of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jharkhand and will be considered as ST.
BACKGROUND
According to their traditional beliefs, the Bhogta people emerged from a union of religious preachers and tribal women. The children from these unions became the Bhogta people, most of whom now live in India’s eastern states of Jharkhand.
Therefore, they are removed from the list of Schedule Caste (SC) list.
TIME LINES
Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha
Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.
Bill passed in Lok Sabha
WHY (as per the govt.)
Salient Points ()
The amendment would bring these communities to become part of the mainstream and prosper.
This would help in development of tribal people.
It would also help people to get more benefits from the provisions of reservation in education and government jobs.
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