▫ The Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2019
▪ Introduced in RS in Jan 2019, by the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram.
▪ It amends Part II of the Order which specifies the Scheduled Tribes in Assam.
▪ It inserts 41 entries for granting ST status to these communities. These include: (i) Matak,
(ii) Koch Rajbongshi, (iii) Tai Ahom, (iv) Bhil, and (iv) Bhumij.
▫ The Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order (second amendment) Bill, 2019
▪ Introduced in RS in Jan 2019, by the Minister of Tribal Affairs.
▪ The Bill amends Part VI of the Order which specifies the Scheduled Tribes in Karnataka
▪ It amends the Order by substituting: (i) “Naikda, Nayaka” with “Naikda, Nayaka
(including Parivara and Talawara)”, and (ii) “Siddi (in Uttar Kannada district)” with “Siddi
(in Belagavi, Dharwad and Uttar Kannada districts)”
▫ The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2019
▪ Introduced in RS in Feb 2019, and passed on Feb 13, 2019.
▪ The Bill amends Part 18 of the Order which specifies the Scheduled Tribes in Arunachal
Pradesh
▪ The Bill inserts 5 entries for granting Scheduled Tribe status to these communities. These
are: (i) Galo, (ii) Mishmi-Kaman (Miju Mishmi), Idu (Mishmi), Taraon (Digaru, Mishmi),
(iii) Monpa, Memba, Sartang, Sajolang (Miji) (iv) Nocte, Tangsa, Tutsa, Wancho, and (v)
Tai Khamti
▪ The Bill removes reference to six tribes. These are: (i) Abor, (ii) Galong, (iii) Khampti, (iv)
Mishmi (Idu, Taroon), (v) any Naga tribes, and and (vi) Momba
3) PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TRIBAL GROUPS (PVTGS)
- Introduction
▫ Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) (earlier: Primitive tribal group) is a government
of India classification created with the purpose of enabling improvement in the conditions of
certain communities with particularly low development indices
▫ The Dhebar Commission (1960-1961) stated that within Scheduled Tribes there existed an
inequality in the rate of development. During the fourth Five Year Plan a sub-category was
created within Scheduled Tribes to identify groups that considered being at a lower level of
development
▫ Till now, 75 tribal groups have been categorized by Ministry of Home Affairs as PVTGs.
▫ These groups are characterized by
▪ A pre-agriculture level of technology
▪ Stagnant and declining population
▪ Extremely low literacy
▪ Subsistence level of economy
▫ State wise list of PVTGs (http://www.indiantribalheritage.org/?page_id=22029)
- Government Scheme
▫ Scheme for Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups
▪ Started in 2008
▪ By Ministry of Tribal Affairs
▪ Central Sector Scheme
▪ Exclusively for PVTGS
▪ Provisions
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