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Goa Assembly ST Reservation Bill 2024
December 22 , 2024
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- The Bill aims to empower the Census Commissioner to ascertain the ST population in Goa.
- The Election Commission will use the Census data to adjust Assembly seats and reserve certain seats for STs.
- Goa’s ST population saw a rise from 566 in 2001 to 149,275 in 2011.
- This increase resulted from the inclusion of the Kunbi, Gawda, and Velip communities in the ST list in 2003.
- This demographic shift necessitates a revaluation of representation.
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