Parliament passes bill to add more scheduled tribes to list (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A bill to amend the list of Scheduled Tribes and add more tribes from northeastern India to it was given parliamentary approval Thursday, with the Rajya Sabha passing the legislation.
The bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha Tuesday amidst din on a possible ban of the Bhagavad Gita in Russia, was passed by the upper house after a brief discussion.
The house skipped Question Hour, as is the practice on extended days of a session, and took up the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2011 to amend the list of tribes in Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
The bill includes six more tribes — the Inpui, Liangmai, Rongmei, Thangal, Zeme and Mate — from Manipur while substituting “Galo” in place of “Galong” in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh.
During the brief debate on the bill, several members suggested preparation of a nationwide list to include new tribes.
Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo, however, said it was the responsibility of state governments to send such lists to the central government.
“States have to send recommendations (for inclusion of new tribes in the list). If we wait for all states to send it and prepare the list at once, it will be an endless process, (and) it will not be practical,” he said.
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