Executive Summary:
The document publishes the Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders Amendment Act, 2015, which received presidential assent on March 20, 2015. The Act amends the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950, and the Constitution Dadra and Nagar Haveli Scheduled Castes Order, 1962, to modify the lists of Scheduled Castes in Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. It also includes corrigenda for the Public Premises Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants Amendment Act, 2015, and the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Amendment Ordinance, 2015.
Key Points / Main Content:
Scheduled Castes Orders Amendment:
* **Haryana:** Entry 19 in Part V of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 is substituted with "Kabirpanthi, Julaha, Kabirpanthi Julaha".
* **Karnataka:** Entry 23 in Part VII of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 is substituted with "Bhovi, Od, Odde, Vaddar, Waddar, Voddar, Woddar, Bovi Non Besta, Kalluvaddar, Mannuvaddar".
* **Odisha:**
* Entries 26 and 27 in Part XIII of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 are substituted with "Dhoba, Dhobi, Rajak, Rajaka" and "Dom, Dombo, Duria Dom, Adhuria Dom, Adhuria Domb" respectively.
* Entries 44, 45 and 46 in Part XIII of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 are substituted with "Katia, Khatia", "Kela, Sapua Kela, Nalua Kela, Sabakhia Kela, Matia Kela, Gaudia Kela" and "Khadala, Khadal, Khodal" respectively.
* Entry 91 in Part XIII of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 is substituted with "Turi, Betra".
* **Uttarakhand:** In Part XXIV of the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950, "Uttaranchal" is substituted with "Uttarakhand".
* **Dadra and Nagar Haveli:** Entry 2 in the Schedule to the Constitution Dadra and Nagar Haveli Scheduled Castes Order, 1962 is substituted with "Chamar, Rohit".
Corrigenda:
* The heading for AMENDMENTS in the PUBLIC PREMISES EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 is corrected to AMENDMENT.
* In the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation Amendment Ordinance, 2015, two instances of "occuring" are corrected to "occurring."
Impact Analysis:
Government of India:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended Scheduled Castes Orders.
* Action Required: Update official records and notifications to reflect the changes in the lists of Scheduled Castes.
Scheduled Caste Communities in Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli:
* Impact: Revised categorization and entitlements as Scheduled Castes.
* Action Required: Understand how the changes affect their status, rights, and access to benefits.
State Governments of Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, and Uttarakhand:
* Impact: Required to administer Scheduled Caste benefits in accordance with the amended orders.
* Action Required: Adjust state-level policies, programs, and documentation to align with the revised Scheduled Castes lists.
Key Entities Referenced
THE CONSTITUTION SCHEDULED CASTES ORDERS AMENDMENT ACT, 2015: An Act of Parliament further to amend the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in the States of Haryana, Karnataka and Odisha and the Constitution Dadra and Nagar Haveli Scheduled Castes Order, 1962.
Parliament: Legislative body that enacted THE CONSTITUTION SCHEDULED CASTES ORDERS AMENDMENT ACT, 2015
Haryana: One of the states where the list of Scheduled Castes is modified by the Act.
Karnataka: One of the states where the list of Scheduled Castes is modified by the Act.
Odisha: One of the states where the list of Scheduled Castes is modified by the Act.
Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950: An order which is being amended by the THE CONSTITUTION SCHEDULED CASTES ORDERS AMENDMENT ACT, 2015
Constitution Dadra and Nagar Haveli Scheduled Castes Order, 1962: An order which is being amended by the THE CONSTITUTION SCHEDULED CASTES ORDERS AMENDMENT ACT, 2015
Uttarakhand: State name replacing Uttaranchal in the Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 23rd March, 2015/Chaitra 2, 1937 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
20th March, 2015, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDERS
(AMENDMENT) ACT, 2015
NO. 4 OF 2015
[20th March, 2015.]
An Act further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in the States of Haryana,
Karnataka and Odisha and the Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli)
Scheduled Castes Order, 1962.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-sixthYear of the Republic of India as
Short title.
follows:—
1. This Act may be called the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders
(Amendment) Act, 2015.
C.O. 19. 2. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950,— Amendment of
the Constitution
(a) in PART V.—Haryana, for entry 19, substitute,— (Scheduled
Castes) Order,
“19. Kabirpanthi, Julaha, Kabirpanthi Julaha”;
1950.2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— SEC. 1]
(b) in PART VII.—Karnataka, for entry 23, substitute,—
“23. Bhovi, Od, Odde, Vaddar, Waddar, Voddar, Woddar, Bovi (Non-
Besta), Kalluvaddar, Mannuvaddar”;
(c) in PART XIII.—Odisha,—
(i) for entries 26 and 27, substitute,—
“26. Dhoba, Dhobi, Rajak, Rajaka
27. Dom, Dombo, Duria Dom, Adhuria Dom, Adhuria Domb”;
(ii) for entries 44, 45 and 46, substitute,—
“44. Katia, Khatia
45. Kela, Sapua Kela, Nalua Kela, Sabakhia Kela, Matia Kela,
Gaudia Kela
46. Khadala, Khadal, Khodal”;
(iii) for entry 91, substitute,—
“91. Turi, Betra”;
(d) in PART XXIV.—Uttaranchal, for “Uttaranchal”, substitute,
‘‘Uttarakhand”.
Amendment of 3. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled
the Constitution
Castes Order, 1962, for entry 2, substitute,— C.O. 64.
(Dadra and
Nagar Haveli) ‘‘2. Chamar, Rohit.’’.
Scheduled Castes
Order, 1962.
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DR. SANJAY SINGH,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
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CORRIGENDUM
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In the PUBLIC PREMISES (EVICTION OF UNAUTHORISED OCCUPANTS)
AMENDMENT ACT, 2015 (2 OF 2015) as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II Section 1, Issue No. 5, dated the 14th March, 2015 at page 1, in Heading for
‘‘AMENDMENTS’’ read ‘‘AMENDMENT’’.
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CORRIGENDA
In the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Ordinance,
2015, No. 3 of 2015, as published in the Gazette of India Extaordinary, Part II, Section 1,
Issue No. 3, dated the 12th January, 2015,—
(1) At page 2, in line 14, for ‘‘occuring’’, read ‘‘occurring’’
(2 At page 13 in line 19, for ‘‘occuring’’, read ‘‘occurring’’
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