The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Bill, 1956
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8m No. 8 of 19S' THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES ORDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1956 (As INTRODUCED IN Lol{ SABHA) 8m No. 8 of 1956 THE SCHBDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES ORDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 1956 (As INTRODUCED IN LOK SABRA) A BILL to provide for the ift.Clurion in, and the exclusion from, the lists of Scheduled Castes and of Scheduled Tribes. of certain caste. and ,tribes and mGltters connected there'lVtth. BE it enac~ed by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 1. This Act may be called the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Short title. Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1956. 2. In this Act,- 5 De8nidoDl. (a) "article" means an article of the Constitution; (b) "census authority" means the Deputy Registrar Gene- ral, India; (c) "last census" means the census held in 1951; (d') "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act. 10 3. (1) The Constitution . (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, is Amendment hereby amended in the manner and to the extent specified in of Scheduled Castes Schedule I. Orden. 2 (2) The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Part C States) Order, 1951, is hereby amended in the manner and to the extent speci- fied in Schedule II. Ameodmeat 4. (1) The Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) of Scheduled Tribe. S Order, 1950, is hereby amended in the manner and to the extent Orden. specified in Schedule III. (2) The Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) (Pari C States) Order, 1951, is hereby amended in the manner and to the extent specified in Schedule IV. lJetermi- 5. (1) Where the list of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in nation or po- 10 putation or relation to any State is varied by this Act, the population as at Scheduled Cute. and the last census of the Scheduled Castes or, as the case may be. of Scheduled the Scheduled Tribes in that State (including in relation to Assam, Triba. the population of the Scheduled Tribes in that State excluding the tribal areas, and the population in each autonomous district there- IS of) shall be ascertained or estimated by the census authority in such manner as may be prescribed and shall be notified by that authority in the Gazette of India. (2) The population figures so notified shall be taken to be the 20 relevant population figures as ascertained at the last census and shall supersede any fiJ;tures previously published. Amendment 6. (1) The Election Commission shall, by order, re-determine, or orden of the Delimi- on the basis of the population figures notified under section 5,- tatiOD Com- million. (a) the number of seats, if any, to be reserved under article' 330 for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes 25 of each State in the House of the People, out of the total num- ber of seats in that House allotted to that State by the Deli- mitation Commission in its Final Order No.1, and (b) the number of seats, if any, to be reserved under article 332 for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes 30 of each Part A State and of each Part B State other than Jammu and Kashmir in the Legislative Assembly of that State, out of the total number of seats assigned to that Legislative Assembly by the Delimitation Commission in its Final Order No.1, 35 and make any amendments that may be found necessary in the said Final Order. (2) If by virtue of any order made under sub-section (1) the number of any class of reserved seats mentioned in that sub-sec- tion is altered, the Election Commission shall, by order. make 40 such amendments as it may find necessary for the purpose of givine proper representation '00 the Scheduled Castes or the 3 Scheduled Tribes, as the case may be, in any of the Final Orders made by the Delimitation Commission. (3) Every order made by the Election Commission under sub- section (1) or sub-section (2) amending a Final Order of the Deli- mitation Commission shall be published in the Gazette of India. S and on such publication, notwithstanding anything dontained in 81 cl I,S2. the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952, that Final Order as so amended shall have the full force of law, and shall not be called in question in any court. (4) As soon as may be after the publication in the Gazette of to India, every order made under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be laid before the House of the People. Power to 7. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official mate rules. Gazette, make rules for curying out the purposes of this Act. • SCHEDULE I [See section 3 (1)] AIaNDJo:N'l's TO 'ME CoNSTITUTIOW(SCBlDtJUI) Casta) 0RDal. 1950 1. For paragraph 3, substitute:- 5 "3. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 2, no person who professes a religion difterent from the Hindu or the Sikh religion shall be deemed to be a member of a Scheduled Caste." 2. Before the heading "PART J-ASSAM", insert:- 10 "PART I-ANDBBA Throughout the. State:- 1. Adi Andhra 2. Adi Dravida 3. Arundhatiya 4. Bariki 5. Bavuri 6. Chachati . '1. Chalavadi 8. Chamar or Muehl 9. CMndala 10. Dandasl 11. Dam, Dombara, Paid! or Pano 12. Ghasl, Haddi or ReW Chachandi , . 13. Godagali 14. Godarl 15. Gosangi 16. Jaaali , ., 1'1. Jambuvulu '•. j 18. Madasl Kuruva or Madar! Kuruva 18. Madiga 20. Mala 4 21. Mala Dasu 22. Matangi 23. Mundala 24. Paky or Moti 25. Pambada or Pambanda 26. Pamidi 27. Panchama or Pariah 28. Samban 29. Sapru 30. ThoU" (0 3. For the heading "PART I-ASSAM", substitute "PART IA- ASSAM", and in the said Part,- (a) for entry 7, substitute:- "6A. J alkeot 7. Jhalo, Malo or Jhalo-Malo"; (b) for entry 12, substitute:- "12. Muchi or Rishi". 4. For PART D-BIIIAB, substitute:- "PART D-BIBAB 1. Throughout the State:- 20 1. Bantar 2. Bauri 3. Bhogta 4. Chamar or MochtJ 5. Chal.Wal 6. Dabgar 7. Dhobi 8. Dom or Dhangad 9. Dusadh, including Dhari or Dharh1 10. Ghasi 30 11. Halalkhor , 12. Hari, Mehtar or Bhangi 13. Kanjar 14. Kurariar 15. Lalbegi 35 16. Muaahar 17. Nat 18. Pan or Swasi 19. Pasi 5 20. Rajwar 21. Turi 2. In Patna and Tirhut divisions, and the districts of Monghyr, Bhagalpur, Purnea and Palamau:- Bhumij 10 3. In Patna, Shahabad, Gaya and Palamau districts:- Bhuiya " 5. For PART m-BOMBAY, substitute:- "PART W-BOMBAY 1. Throughout the State:- I, 1. Ager 2. Bakad or Bant 3. Bhambi, Bhambhi, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia., Chamar, Chambhar, Chamgar, Haralayya, Har811i, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, Madar, Madig, Telegu 20 Mochi, Kamati Mochi, Kanigu, Rohidas or Rohit 4. Bhangi, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halal- khor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar or Zadmalli 5. Chal'vadi or Channayya 6. Chenna Dasar or Holaya Dasar 2, 7. Dhor, Kakkayya or Kankayya 8. Garoda or Garo 9. Halleer 10. Halsar, Haslar, Hulasvar or Halasvar 11. Holar or Valhar 12. Holaya or Holer 13. Lingader 14. Mahar, Taral or Dhegu Megu 15. Mahyavanshi, Dhed, Vankar or Maru Vankar 16. Mang, Matang or Minimadig 3S 17. Mang-Garudi 18. Meghval or Menghvar 19. Mukri , 20. Nadia or B.adl 21. Pasi 22. Samgar 23. Shenva. Chenva, Sedva or Ravat 24. Tirgar or Tirbanda 25. Turf 2. Throughout the State except in Gujarat division:- Machi 3. In North Kanara district:- Kotegar or Metri". IQ 6. In PART IV-MADHYA PRADESB- (a) for entries 1 to 9, under the cloumn "Scheduled Castes", substitute:- "1. Bahna or Bahana 2. Balahi or Balai 3. Basor, Burud, Bansor or Bansodi 4. Chamar, Chamari, Meehi, Nona, Rohidas, Ramnami. Satnami, Surjyabanshi or Surjyaramnami 5. Dom or Dumar 6. Khatik, Chikwa or Chikvi :ao 7. Mang, Dankhni-Mang Mang Mahashi, Mang-Garudi, Madari, Garudi or Radhe-Mang 8. Mehtar or Bhangi 9. Sansi"; (b) for entries 13, 20 and 21, substitute: - as "13. Dahait, Dhayat or Dahat In Damoh sub-division ot Sagar district. 20. Katia or Patharia In Akola, Amravati, Buldana, Yeotmal, Balaghat, Betul, Bhan- dara, Silaspur, Chanda, Durg. 30 Nagpur, Nimar, Raipur, War- dha. Bastar, Surguja and Rai- garh districts; in Hoshangabad and Seoni-Malwa tehsils of Hosli- angabad district; in Chhind- 3S wara district except in Seonl sub-division thereof; and in Sagar district except in Damoh sub-division thereof- 8 21. Khangar, Kanera or Mirdha In Bhandara, Buldana and Sagar districts; and in Hoshangabad aDd Seoni-Malwa tehsnB of Hes- hangabad district". 7. For PART V-MADRAS AND ANDBBA, substitute:- "PART V-MADRAS L Throughout the State:- 1. Ad! Andhra 2. Adi Dravida 10 3. Ad! Karnataka 4. Ajila 5. Arunthatbiyar 6. Baira 7. Bakuda 8. Bandi 9. Bellara 10. Chakkiliyan 11. Chalavadi 12. Chamar or Muchl 13. Chandala 14. Cheruman 15. Devendrakulathan 16. Dom, Dombara, Paidi or Pmo 17. GodagaIi 18. Godda 19. Gosangi 20. Holeya 21. Jaggali 22. Jambuvulu 23. Kadaiyan 24. Kalladi 25. Karimpalan 26. Koosa 27. Kudumban 28. Kuravan 35 29. Madar! 30. Madiga 9 31. Maila 32. Mala 33. Mavilan 34. Moger 35. Mundala s 36. Nalakeyava 37. Nayadi 38 Pagadai 39. Pallan 40. Pambada 10 41. Panchama 42. Panniandi 43. Paraiyan 44. Puthirai Vannan 45. Raneyar IS 46. Samagara 47. Samban 48. Sapari 49. Semman 50. Thoti 51. Tiruvalluvar 52. Valluvan 2. In Coimbatore and Salem districts: ~ 1. Pannadi 2. Vathiriyan. 3. In Malabar district:- 1. Gavara 2. Malayan 3. Panan 4. Pulaya Vettuvan 4. In Malabar and Nilgiri distriott:-·· Kanakkan or Padanna 5. In South Kanara district:- 1. Bathada 2. Hasla 3. Nalkadaya 35 I L. 4.