THE CONSTITUTION (SCHEDULED TRIBES) ORDER (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2018

Features:

• The bill will modify the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Arunachal Pradesh.
  
  
• The following changes will be made in list of STs of Arunachal Pradesh:
  • Deletion of Abor – Removal of duplication
    
    
  • Replace Khampti – There is no tribe called ‘Khampti’
    
    
  • Inclusion of Mishmi-Kaman, Idu and Taraon – Existing entry is only of ‘Mishmi’. There is reportedly no such community.
    
    
  • Inclusion of Monpa, Memba, Sartang, Sajolong (Miji) in serial No. 9 in lieu of 'Momba'. 
    
    
  • Inclusion of 'Nocte', "Tangsa', Tutsa', 'Wancho' in lieu of 'Any Naga Tribes' in serial No. 10 in list of Scheduled Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. These are reportedly the only Naga tribes in the State.
    
    
  
  
  

Benefits:

• After the Bill becomes an Act, member of the communities newly listed in the revised list of STs of Arunachal Pradesh will also be able to derive benefits meant for STs under the existing Government schemes of the and reservation in services and educational institutions.
  
  
• The decision to replace the generic term ‘any Naga tribes’ with the specific names of the tribes is likely to have a bearing on the peace talks with the NSCN-IM, which has been campaigning for a Greater Nagalim for the Nagas across Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Myanmar.