Lok Sabha takes up for discussion two bills to modify list of SC, ST in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha

08 Feb 2024 Evaluate

The Lok Sabha has taken up for discussion two bills which seek to modify the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, both passed by the Rajya Sabha, was taken up for discussion in the Lower House on February 08, 2024.

The first bill seeks to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in Andhra Pradesh, while the second one seeks to modify the list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha. Both the bills were piloted by Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda in the upper house.

In Andhra Pradesh, three more ethnic groups - - Bondo Porja, Khond Porja, Parangiperja are being added to the list of Scheduled Tribes. While in Odisha it will add four groups in the list. All these are part of Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and they have been added to the scheduled list after 75 years of independence.

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