As INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA Bill No. 320 of 2016 THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED CASTES) ORDERS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016 By SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI, M.P. A BILL further to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Order, 1951, the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, 1956 and the Constitution (Dadra and Nagar Haveli) Scheduled Castes Order, 1962. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Short title and Act, 2016. commencement. 5 (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different States and any reference in any provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed in relation to any State as a reference to the coming into force of that provision in that State. 2. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950,— C.O. 19 of 1950. 10 (a) in PART I.—Andhra Pradesh, for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 2 "14. Charmkar, Mochi, Muchi, Charmkar-Ravidas, Charmkar-Rohidas"; (b) in PART II.—Assam, for entry 12, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "12. Mehtar, Balmiki"; (c) in PART III.—Bihar, 5 (i) for entry 6, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "6. Charmkar, Mochi, Charmkar-Rabidas, Charmkar-Ravidas, Charmkar-Rohidas, Charmarkar"; (ii) for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Hari, Mehtar, Balmiki"; and 10 (iii) for entry 15, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "15. Giarah"; (d) in PART IV.—Gujarat,— (i) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "4. Bhambi, Bhambhi, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia, Charmkar, 15 Charmkar-Ravidas, Chambhar, Chamgar, Haralayya, Harali, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, Madar, Madig, Mochi (in Dangs district and Umergaon Taluka of Valsad district only), Nalia, Telegu Mochi, Kamati Mochi, Ranigar, Rohidas, Rohit, Samgar"; (ii) for entry 5, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 20 "5. Balmiki, Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Korar, Zadmalli, Barwashia, Barwasia, Jamphoda, Zampada, Zampda, Rushi, Valmiki"; (iii) for entry 32, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "32. Balmiki, Mehtar"; and 25 (iv) for entry 33, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "33. Charmkar"; (e) in PART V.—Haryana,— (i) for entry 2, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "2. Balmiki"; and 30 (ii) for entry 9, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "9. Charmkar, Jatav, Jatava, Jatia Charmkar, Rehgar, Raigar, Ramdasi, Ravidasi, Balahi, Batoi, Bhatoi, Bhambi, Charmkar Rohidas, Mochi, Ramdasia"; (f) in PART VI.—Himachal Pradesh,— 35 (i) for entry 3, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "3. Balmiki"; and (ii) for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Charmkar, Jatia Charmkar, Rehgar, Raigar, Ramdasi, Ravidasi, Ramdasia, Mochi"; 40 3 (g) in PART VIA.—Jharkhand,— (i) for entry 5, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "5. Charmkar, Mochi"; (ii) for entry 13, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 5 "13. Hari, Mehtar, Balmiki"; and (iii) for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Giarah"; (h) in PART VII.—Karnataka,— (i) for entry 21, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 10 "21. Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli"; and (ii) for entry 22, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "22. Bhambi, Bhambhi, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia, Charmkar, Chambhar, Chamgar, Haralayya, Harali, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, 15 Madar, Madig, Mochi, Muchi, Telegu Mochi, Kamati Mochi, Ranigar, Rohidas, Rohit, Samgar"; (i) in PART VIII.—Kerala, for entry 15, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "15. Charmkar, Muchi"; 20 (j) in PART IX.—Madhya Pradesh,— (i) for entry 11, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "11. Mehtar, Balmiki, Lalbegi, Dharkar"; (ii) for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Charmkar, Bairwa, Bhambhi, Jatav, Mochi, Regar, Nona, Rohidas, 25 Ramnami, Satnami, Surjyabanshi, Surjyaramnami, Ahirwar, Charmkar Mangan, Raidas"; and (iii) for entry 28, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "28. Giarah"; (k) in PART X.—Maharashtra,— 30 (i) for entry 11, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "11. Bhambi, Bhambhi, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia, Charmkar, Chambhar, Chamgar, Haralayya, Harali, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, Madar, Madig, Mochi, Telegu Mochi, Kamati Mochi, Ranigar, Rohidas, Nona, Ramnami, Rohit, Samgar, Samagara, Satnami, Surjyabanshi, 35 Surjyaramnami, Charmakar, Pardeshi Charmkar"; and (ii) for entry 12, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "12. Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, Korar, Zadmalli, Hela"; (l) in PART XII.—Meghalaya, for entry 12, the following entry shall be 40 substituted, namely:— "12. Mehtar, Balmiki"; 4 (m) in PART XIII.—Orissa,— (i) for entry 19, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "19. Charmkar, Charmkar-Ravidas, Charmkar Rohidas, Mochi, Muchi, Satnami"; (ii) for entry 60, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 5 "60. Mehtar, Balmiki"; (n) in PART XIV.—Punjab,— (i) for entry 2, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "2. Balmiki"; and (ii) for entry 9, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 10 "9. Charmkar, Jatia Charmkar, Rehgar, Raigar, Ramdasi, Ravidasi, Ramdasia, Ramdasia Sikh, Ravidasia Sikh"; (o) in PART XV.—Rajasthan,— (i) for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Mehtar, Olgana, Rukhi, Malkana, Halalkhor, Lalbegi, Balmiki, 15 Valmiki, Korar, Zadmalli"; (ii) for entry 17, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "17. Charmkar, Bhambhi, Bambhi, Bhambi, Jatia, Jatav, Jatava, Mochi, Raidas, Rohidas, Regar, Raigar, Ramdasia, Asadaru, Asodi, Chamadia, Chambhar, Chamgar, Haralayya, Harali, Khalpa, Machigar, Mochigar, 20 Madar, Madig, Telugu Mochi, Kamati Mochi, Ranigar, Rohit Samgar"; and (iii) for entry 33, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "33. Giarah"; (p) in PART XVI.—Tamil Nadu, for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 25 "14. Charmkar, Muchi" (q) in PART XVII.—Tripura, for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "4. Charmkar, Muchi, Charmkar-Rohidas, Charmkar-Ravidas (r) in PART XVIII.—Uttar Pradesh,— 30 (i) for entry 24, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "24. Charmkar, Dhusia, Jhusia, Jatava"; and (ii) for entry 42, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "42. Giarah"; (s) in PART XIX.—West Bengal,— 35 (i) for entry 11, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "11. Charmkar, Charmakar, Mochi, Muchi, Rabidas, Ruidas, Rishi"; (ii) for entry 22, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "22. Hari, Mehtar, Mehtor, Balmiki"; and (iii) for entry 28, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 40 5 "28. Giarah"; (t) in PART XX.—Mizoram, for entry 12, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "12. Mehtar or Balmiki"; 5 (u) in PART XXII.—Goa, for entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "1. Balmiki (Hadi)"; (v) in PART XXIII.—Chhattisgarh,— (i) for entry 11, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 10 "11. Mehtar, Balmiki, Lalbegi, Dharkar"; (ii) for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Charmkar, Bairwa, Bhambhi, Jatav, Mochi, Regar, Nona, Rohidas, Ramnami, Satnami, Surjyabanshi, Surjyaramnami, Ahirwar, Mangan, Raidas"; and 15 (iii) for entry 27, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "27. Giarah"; (w) in PART XXIV.—Uttarakhand,— (i) for entry 24, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "24. Charmkar, Dhusia, Jhusia, Jatava"; and 20 (ii) for entry 42, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "42. Giarah"; (x) in PART XXV.—Telangana, for entry 14, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "14. Charmkar, Mochi, Muchi, Charmkar-Ravidas, Charmkar-Rohidas"; 25 3. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) (Union Territories) Order, C.O. 32 of 1951. 1951 (a) in PART.—Delhi, (i) for entry 8, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "8. Masani" 30 (ii) for entry 10, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "10. Charmkar, Chanwar, Jatava, Jatav Charmkar, Mochi, Ramdasia, Ravidasi, Raidasi, Rehgarh or Raigar"; (iii) for entry 11, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "11. Mehtar (Sweeper)"; 35 (iv) for entry 12, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "12. Mehatar (Balmiki)"; and (v) for entry 20, substitute,— "20. Giarah"; (b) in PART II.—Chandigarh,— 6 (i) for entry 7, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "7. Balmiki"; and (ii) for entry 9, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— "9. Charmkar, Jatia Charmkar, Rehgar, Raigar, Ramdasi or Ravidasi"; (c) in PART III.—Daman and Diu, for entry 1, the following entry shall be 5 substituted, namely:— "1. Balmiki (Hadi)"; 4. In the Schedule to the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order, C.O. 52 of 1956. 1956,— (a) for entry 4, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:— 10 "4. Charmkar or Ramdasia, Charmkar-Ravidas, Charmkar-Rahidas"; and (b) for entry 5, the