Executive Summary:
Bill No. 39 of 2017, introduced in Lok Sabha on March 10, 2017, aims to amend the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in Odisha and to amend the Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964. The bill seeks to include synonymous communities for an existing entry in the Scheduled Castes list of Odisha and change the reference of Pondicherry to Puducherry in the 1964 order. Enactment of this bill will result in additional recurring and nonrecurring expenditure.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment of Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 (Odisha):**
* Entry 79 in Part XIII, Odisha, of the Schedule to the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950, will be amended.
* Entry 79 will be substituted with "79. Sabakhia, Sualgiri, Swalgiri".
* **Amendment of Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964:**
* The word "Pondicherry" will be replaced with "Puducherry" wherever it appears in the Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.
* **Objectives and Reasons:**
* The amendment for Odisha follows a proposal from the State Government to include synonymous communities related to the Sabakhia community.
* The Registrar General of India and the National Commission for Scheduled Castes have agreed to the proposed modifications.
* The amendment for Pondicherry is a consequential change due to the renaming of the Union territory to Puducherry.
* **Financial Implications:**
* The inclusion of synonymous communities in the Scheduled Castes list for Odisha will result in additional recurring and nonrecurring expenditure.
* This expenditure is due to extending benefits of schemes for Scheduled Castes to the newly added communities.
* Precise estimation of the expenditure is not currently possible due to a lack of castewise data.
Impact Analysis:
* **Scheduled Caste Communities in Odisha:**
* *Impact:* The Sabakhia, Sualgiri, and Swalgiri communities will be formally recognized in the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950, entitling them to benefits under schemes for Scheduled Castes.
* *Action Required:* These communities should become aware of their eligibility for applicable schemes and benefits.
* **Residents/Scheduled Caste Communities of Puducherry:**
* *Impact:* The change of name will ensure correct references in official documents and records, and will not change access to benefits.
* *Action Required:* No immediate action is required, but residents should be aware of the name change for official purposes.
* **Government of Odisha:**
* *Impact:* The state government will incur additional recurring and nonrecurring expenditure to provide benefits to the newly included communities.
* *Action Required:* The government needs to allocate additional funds and resources to accommodate the expanded list of Scheduled Castes.
* **Government of India:**
* *Impact:* The central government will oversee the implementation of the amended orders.
* *Action Required:* Ensure the amended orders are properly integrated into official records and databases.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950: A Presidential Order specifying Scheduled Castes in respect of various States and Union territories, amended by Acts of Parliament.
Odisha: A state in India where the State Government proposed inclusion of synonymous communities in the Scheduled Caste List.
Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964: A Presidential Order specifying Scheduled Castes in the Union territory of Pondicherry, later Puducherry.
Puducherry: The new name of the Union territory of Pondicherry, requiring amendment in the Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.
Sabakhia: A community in Odisha whose synonymous communities are proposed for inclusion in the Scheduled Caste List.
National Commission for Scheduled Castes: An organisation that conveyed concurrence to the proposed modifications in the Scheduled Caste List of Odisha.
Registrar General of India: An organisation that conveyed concurrence to the proposed modifications in the Scheduled Caste List of Odisha.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the Bill was introduced.
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The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on 10th March, 2017:—
BILL NO. 39 OF 2017
A Bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to modify the list
of Scheduled Castes in the State of Odisha and to amend the Constitution
(Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as
follows:—
1. This Act may be called the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Short title.
Act, 2017.
2. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, in Amendment of
C.O. 19.
PART XIII.—Odisha, for entry 79, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— Constitution
(Scheduled
“79. Sabakhia, Sualgiri, Swalgiri.”. Castes) Order,
1950.
C.O. 68. 3. In the Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964, for the word Amendment of
"Pondicherry" at both the places where it occurs, the word "Puducherry" shall be substituted. Constitution
(Pondicherry)
Scheduled
Castes Order,
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
In pursuance of the provisions of clause (1) of article 341 of the Constitution, Presidential
Orders were issued specifying Scheduled Castes in respect of various States and Union
territories. These Orders have been amended from time to time by Acts of Parliament enacted
under clause (2) of article 341 of the Constitution.
2. The State Government of Odisha has proposed for inclusion of synonymous
communities in respect of an existing entry 79 of the list relating to Sabakhia community in
the Scheduled Caste List. The Registrar General of India and the National Commission for
Scheduled Castes have conveyed their concurrence to the proposed modifications.
3. Consequent upon the change of name of the Union territory of Pondicherry to
Puducherry, the reference of Pondicherry appearing in the Constitution (Pondicherry)
Scheduled Castes Order, 1964 is required to be changed, as a consequential amendment.
4. In order to give effect to the above, it is necessary to amend the following two
Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders, namely:—
(i) the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950; in respect of Odisha; and
(ii) the Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964.
5. The Bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objectives.
NEW DELHI; THAWARCHAND GEHLOT.
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FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
The Bill seeks to include certain synonymous communities in respect of an entry in the
list of the Scheduled Castes for the State of Odisha. This will entail some additional recurring
and non-recurring expenditure on account of benefits of schemes meant for the development
of the Scheduled Castes to which the persons belonging to the newly added communities
will become entitled, as a result of enacting this Bill.
2. It is not possible to estimate with any degree of precision the likely expenditure
which would have to be incurred on this account due to non-availability of caste-wise data.
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ANOOP MISHRA
Secretary General
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