Constitution amended to extend SC/ST reservation for another ten years

This Bill amends the Constitution to extend the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and the nomination of Anglo-Indian representatives, in the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies for a further period of ten years.

Who it concerns: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, the Anglo-Indian community, and the legislative bodies (House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies) where these seats are allocated.

What the bill does

• Amends Article 334 of the Constitution by substituting 'seventy years' for 'sixty years'.
• Extends the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies.
• Extends the representation of the Anglo-Indian community by nomination in the House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies.
• The Bill is set to come into force on the 25th day of January, 2010.

Also in the document

• This is a Constitutional Amendment Bill.
• The Statement of Objects and Reasons states that the reasons for reservation have not ceased to exist despite progress made in the last sixty years.