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Dec 19, 2022

Lok Sabha Clears Bill to Give ST Status to Himachal's Hattee Community

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Third Amendment) Bill, 2022, aimed at inclusion of the Hattee community of Trans Giri area in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district in the Scheduled Tribes list, was passed by Lok Sabha.
Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said that the Bill seeks to provide justice and facilities to those who have been deprived for years. The Bill, introduced in Lok Sabha was passed by a voice vote.
The government's move to introduce the Bill came after the Himachal Pradesh government requested the Centre to include the Hattee community in the ST list.

Dec 18, 2022

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) Named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (P...

The Ministry of Minority Affairs notified that the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) was now named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme. The integrated scheme converges five erstwhile schemes of the Ministry viz. Seekho aur Kamao, USTTAD, Hamari Dharohar, Nai Roshni and Nai Manzil. The scheme was approved by the Cabinet for the period of the 15th Finance Commission.
The PM VIKAS aims to improve the livelihoods of minorities, particularly the artisan communities, using the components of skill development, education, women leadership & entrepreneurship. These components complement each other in the ultimate objective of the scheme to increase the incomes of the beneficiaries and provide support by facilitating credit and market linkages.

Dec 17, 2022

LS Passes Bill to Grant ST Status to Narikoravan, Kurivikkaran Communities

Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to grant Scheduled Tribe status to Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities in Tamil Nadu.
Piloting the Bill, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda said that the proposed legislation seeks to provide justice to tribal communities of Tamil Nadu.
The Bill follows the suggestion of the Tamil Nadu government that Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities be included in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the state.
Once the Bill is approved by Parliament and the rules are framed, the members of Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities will be entitled to all benefits which are provided to those belonging to the ST category, especially reservation in educational institutions and government jobs.

Dec 16, 2022

Parliament Passes Bill to Rename New Delhi International Arbitration Centre

Parliament passed a bill to rename the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre as the India International Arbitration Centre.
The Rajya Sabha passed the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which was piloted by Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju.
The Lok Sabha had already passed the bill in August 2022, which expands this to include the conduct of other forms of alternative dispute resolution besides arbitration.

Dec 15, 2022

Rajya Sabha Members Pass Bill to Include Gonds in UP in Scheduled Tribes List

Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members passed a bill for recognising the Gond community hailing from four districts of Uttar Pradesh as a Scheduled Tribe after excluding them from the Scheduled Castes list.
The four districts are Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sant Ravidas Nagar.
Some opposition members also demanded a similar review of more communities for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list and a caste-based census in the country during the debate on the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022.
The Bill was moved by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda.
Lok Sabha already passed the bill which amends the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Uttar Pradesh) Order, 1967 to exclude the Gond community as a Scheduled Caste and amends the ST order to recognise it as a Scheduled Tribe in the four districts.

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