Bill in Lok Sabha to add three communities in ST list

A bill to include a community from Tamil Nadu and two communities from Chhattisgarh in the list of Scheduled Tribes was introduced in the Lok Sabha.

The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2013 was introduced amid din by Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo.

The inclusion of Narikoravan, grouped with Kurivikkaran community from Tamil Nadu, and Dhanuhar and Dhanuwar communities from Chhattisgarh in the list of Scheduled Tribes will require a Constitutional amendment.

At present, there are 36 communities in the list of STs in Tamil Nadu. The list in Chhattisgarh has 42 communities.