The Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders Amendment Act, 2017 (Act No. 17 of 2017), received the President's assent on April 28, 2017, and was published in the Gazette of India on May 1, 2017. The Act amends the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950, specifically modifying the list of Scheduled Castes in the State of Odisha by substituting entry 79 with "Sabakhia, Sualgiri, Swalgiri." It also amends the Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964, by substituting the word "Pondicherry" with "Puducherry" wherever it appears. The Act was enacted by Parliament in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic of India. The Secretary to the Govt. of India, Dr. G. Narayana Raju, published the Act. The Gazette also includes corrigenda to the FINANCE ACT, 2017 (7 of 2017).
Key Entities Referenced
Parliament: The legislative body that enacted the Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders Amendment Act, 2017.
President: The highest authority who assented to the Act of Parliament on April 28, 2017.
Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders Amendment Act, 2017: An Act of Parliament 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.
Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950: The original order being amended by the Constitution Scheduled Castes Orders Amendment Act, 2017.
Odisha: A state in India where the list of Scheduled Castes is being modified by the Act.
Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964: An order pertaining to the Union Territory of Pondicherry (now Puducherry) that is being amended by the Act.
Puducherry: The new name of Pondicherry, where the original name in the Constitution Pondicherry Scheduled Castes Order, 1964 is being replaced
Sabakhia, Sualgiri, Swalgiri: A scheduled caste entry being added or substituted in the Schedule to the Constitution Scheduled Castes Order, 1950 for Odisha.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 1st May, 2017/Vaisakha 11, 1939 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the
28th April, 2017, and is hereby published for general information:—
THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES)
ORDERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2017
NO. 17 OF 2017
[28th April, 2017.]
An Act 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.
C.O. 19. 2. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, in Amendment of
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 Constitution
substituted. (Pondicherry)
Scheduled
Castes Order,
———— 1964.
DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU
Secretary to the Govt. of India.SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 2
CORRIGENDA
In the FINANCE ACT, 2017 (7 of 2017) as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section I, Issue No. 7, dated the 31st March, 2017,—
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