Constitution ST Order Amendment Bill 2024

jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ—(,u)04@0007@2003—24 REGISTERED NO. DL—(N)04/0007/2003—24 सससीीी...जजजीीी...---डडडीीी...xएएएxलललx...G---अअअI...D---000H666x000x222222x000222444---222555111888222999 CCCGGG---DDDxxLLLx---EEEG---000I666D000E222222x000x222x444---222555111888222999 vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 2 PART II—Section 2 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 6] ubZ fnYyh] lkseokj ] Qjojh 5] 2024@ek?k 16] 1945 ¼'kd½ No. 6] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024/MAGHA 16, 1945 (SAKA) bl Hkkx esa fHkUu i`"B la[;k nh tkrh gS ftlls fd ;g vyx ladyu ds :i esa j[kk tk ldsA Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. RAJYA SABHA ———— The following Bill has been introduced in the Rajya Sabha on the 5th February, 2024:— BILL NO. XX OF 2024 A Bill further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. This Act may be called the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Short title. Act, 2024. C.O. 22. 2. In the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, in the Schedule, in Amendment PART I.—Andhra Pradesh,— of Constitution (a) for entry 25, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— (Scheduled Tribes) Order, "25. Porja, Bondo Porja, Khond Porja, Parangiperja"; 1950. (b) for entry 28, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "28. Savaras, Kapu Savaras, Maliya Savaras, Konda Savaras, Khutto Savaras".2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS Scheduled Tribes have been defined in clause (25) of article 366 of the Constitution as "such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under article 342 to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of this Constitution.". 2. Article 342 of the Constitution provides as under:— "342. Scheduled Tribes.—(1) The President may with respect to any State or Union territory, and where it is a State, after consultation with the Governor thereof, by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in relation to that State or Union territory, as the case may be. (2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Tribes specified in a notification issued under clause (1) any tribe or tribal community or part of or group within any tribe or tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.". 3. According to the provisions of article 342 of the Constitution, the first list of the Scheduled Tribes was notified during the year 1950 in respect of various States and Union territories, vide the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, respectively. The list of Scheduled Tribes of Andhra Pradesh was last modified vide, The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (No. 6 of 2014.) 4. On the basis of recommendation of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and after consultation with the Registrar General of India and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, it is proposed to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in respect of the State of Andhra Pradesh by amending the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. 5. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024 proposes to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 in the Schedule, in PART I.— Andhra Pradesh, C.O. 22,— (a) for entry 25, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "25. Porja, Bondo Porja, Khond Porja, Parangiperja" (b) for entry 28, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "28. Savaras, Kapu Savaras, Maliya Savaras, Konda Savaras, Khutto Savaras" 6. The Bill seeks to achieve the aforesaid objects. New Delhi; ARJUN MUNDA. The 2nd February, 2024.SEC. 2] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 3 FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM The Bill seeks to amend the list of Scheduled Tribes in the State of Andhra Pradesh by amending the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. The amendment in the list of Scheduled Tribes relating to the State of Andhra Pradesh may entail some additional recurring and non-recurring expenditure on account of benefits to be provided to the persons belonging to the communities proposed in the Bill under the continuing schemes meant for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes. 2. It is not possible to estimate the likely additional expenditure to be incurred on this account at this stage. However, the expenditure, if any, shall be accommodated within the approved budgetary outlay of the Government. __________ P.C. Mody, Secretary-General. PUBLISHED BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, RAJYA SABHA, UNDER RULE 68 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE RAJYA SABHA AND UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002 MGIPMRND—646GI—5.2.2024