The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2024

What does this law do?

This law amends the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Odisha by removing two communities from the Scheduled Castes list and adding them to the Scheduled Tribes list, and by updating the names and variations of several communities in the Scheduled Tribes list.

Who it affects

People and communities in Odisha who are listed as Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.

Key provisions

• Omits entries 87 and 88 (Tamadia and Tamudia) from Scheduled Castes list in Odisha
• Updates entry 6 in Scheduled Tribes list to include Pauri Bhuyan and Paudi Bhuyan as synonyms of Bhuiya, Bhuyan
• Adds new sub-entries to several Scheduled Tribes entries including Tamodia Bhumij, Tamudia Bhumij, etc. under entry 8
• Updates entry 9 to include Chuktia Bhunjia as synonym of Bhunjia
• Adds Banda Paraja, Bonda Paraja, Bondo, Bonda, Banda as sub-entries under entry 13
• Updates entry 17 to include Durua, Dhurua, Dhurava as synonyms of Dharua, Dhuruba, Dhurva
• Adds Kaur, Kunwar, etc. as synonyms of Kanwar under entry 28
• Updates entry 31 to include Kui (Kandha) as a new sub-entry under Khond
• Adds Uram, Oram, etc. as synonyms of Oraon under entry 53
• Adds Bareng Jhodia Paroja, etc. as synonyms of Paroja under entry 55
• Adds Rajual, Rajuad as synonyms of Rajuar under entry 57
• Adds Saara as synonym under Vesu Saora under entry 59
• Adds new entries 63 and 64 for Muka Dora and Konda Reddy communities