Lok Sabha Passes Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill 2022

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022.

The Bill will amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, for the inclusion of Hattee community of the Trans Giri area of Sirmour, in the list of Scheduled Tribes in relation to the State of Himachal Pradesh.

Replying to the discussion, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said, the inclusion of Hattee community to the Scheduled Tribes list gets them long pending justice.

He said the border-sharing people from four blocks of Tran Giri of Himachal Pradesh have their relatives identified as Scheduled Tribes in Uttarakhand.

Responding to the members, he said it is the responsibility of respective Governments to ensure no tribal land alienation takes place in their States. He also listed the number of initiatives the Tribal Affairs ministry has taken up in the field of health and education in tribal-dominant areas.