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Devendrakula Velalars bill
March 25 , 2021
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- The Parliament passed the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021 recently.
- It seeks to group seven Scheduled Caste communities in certain districts of Tamil Nadu under 'Devendrakula Velalars'.
- The seven groups are,
- Devendrakulathan
- Kalladi
- Kudumban
- Pallan
- Pannadi
- Vathiriyan
- Kadaiyan (in the districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam)
- It may be noted that Article 341 of the Constitution empowers the President to specify the list of Scheduled Castes in various States and Union Territories.
- Further, it permits Parliament to modify this list.
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