New Delhi: The Central government is set to move three bills in the Rajya Sabha later on Thursday to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the states of Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. Tribal Minister Arjun Munda is scheduled to move these three bills this afternoon. All these bills were recently passed by the Lok Sabha.
The Minister will move the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 which seeks amendment to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to Tamil Nadu. The bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on 15 December, includes Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu.
