Parliament passes bill to amend list of Arunachal Pradesh’s Scheduled Tribes
Stating that the new Bill will be massively beneficial for the tribal communities of the state, Law Minister Kiren
Rijiju, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, said that many tribal communities from the state were not included in the
list even after independence, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now decided to give them a new identity.
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The Parliament on Monday passed the "The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021" that seeks to amend the nomenclature of Scheduled Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Bill, which was passed in the Upper House last week, was cleared by a voice vote in the Lok Sabha. According to the bill, at present, there are 18 communities with their synonyms appearing in the illustrative list of Scheduled Tribes in Arunachal Pradesh. Based on the recommendation of the state, the bill provides for modifying Part-XVIII of the Schedule to the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, relating to the state.
The Bill provides for the deletion of 'Abor' (tribe) in serial No.1, as it is the same as 'Adi' in serial No.16. It also provides to replace 'Tai Khamti' instead of 'Khampti' at serial No.6 of the list. The Bill will also provide for the inclusion of 'Mishmi-Kaman (Miju Mishmi)', 'Idu (Mishmi)' and 'Taraon (Digaru Mishmi)' in serial No. 8 in lieu of 'Mishmi, Idu, Taroan' in the list. Apart from providing for the inclusion of 'Monpa', 'Memba', 'Sartang', 'Sajolang (Miji)' in serial No. 9 in lieu of 'Momba' in the list, the Bill will also include 'Nocte', 'Tangsa', 'Tutsa', 'Wancho' in lieu of 'Any Naga Tribes' in serial No. 10 of the list.
Stating that the new Bill will be massively beneficial for the tribal communities of the state, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, said that many tribal communities from the state were not included in the list even after independence, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now decided to give them a new identity.
Taking to Twitter, Arunachal Chief Minister, Pema Khandu thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving back Arunachali tribes "their true identity".
For last 74 years, Arunachali tribes were referred by inaccurate names resulting in numerous hardships.
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) August 9, 2021
All that changed today with passage of historic bill amending the nomenclature of these tribes.
Thank you PM @narendramodi Ji for giving back the tribes their true identity. pic.twitter.com/dWs1ppdmnH
(Edited by Aparmita Das)
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