Bill adds Bharia, Dhanuhar to Chhattisgarh Scheduled Tribes list
This Bill amends the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 to include specific communities and their synonyms in the list of Scheduled Tribes for the State of Chhattisgarh. It aims to correct entries and add new groups to ensure they are recognized under the Constitution for the purposes of Scheduled Tribe status.
The Bill affects the communities listed in the amendments (such as Bharia Bhumia, Dhanuhar, Dhanuwar, Kisan, Saunra, Saonra, and Binjhia) and their members in the State of Chhattisgarh, who will be included in or have their names corrected in the Scheduled Tribes list.
- Substitutes entry 5 to include synonyms like Bharia, Bhuinya, Bhuiyan, Bhuyan, Paliha, and Pando.
- Inserts Dhanuhar and Dhanuwar into entry 14.
- Substitutes entries 15, 16, 27, and 33 with versions as appearing in the Hindi version of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.
- Substitutes 'Kondh' with 'Kond, Kondh' in entry 23.
- Inserts 'Kisan' into entry 32.
- Inserts 'Saunra' and 'Saonra' into entry 41.
- Inserts a new entry 43 for the 'Binjhia' community.
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Document details
| Official title | THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES) ORDER (FIFTH AMENDMENT) BILL, 2022 |
| Source body | Parliament of India — Bills (Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha) |
| Reference number | 220 |
| Status | closed (bill) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Closing date | — |
| Documents | 3 |