Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021
March 23 , 2021 1269 days 776 0
It seeks to put seven castes under one nomenclature of “Devendrakula Vellalars” with some exceptions for some of the castes in certain districts of Tamil Nadu.
The castes include Devendrakulathan, Kadaiyan, Kalladi, Kudumban, Pallan, Pannadi and Vathiriyan.
It is to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes in the state of Tamil Nadu.
It was introduced by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
The Constitution empowers the President to specify the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in various states and union territories.
Further, it permits Parliament to modify this list of notified SCs.