News:The Lok Sabha has passed The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill,2019.
Facts:
About the Bill:
- The bill seeks to include the Parivara and the Taliwara communities in the Scheduled Tribes(ST) category to ensure they get a reservation and other benefits provided by the government.The Siddi tribes would also be included in the category.
About Parivara and Taliwara Tribes:
- Pariwara and Taliwara are socially, politically, economically and educationally backwards communities.
- They have characteristic features similar to that of the Nayaka tribe which are already included in the list of Scheduled Tribes(ST) of Karnataka.
About Siddi Tribe:
- The Siddi tribes of Karnataka are believed to have descended from the Bantu people of Southeast Africa who were treated as slaves by Portuguese merchants.
- They are predominantly found in the states of western coast of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka states.They are primarily Muslims although some are Hindus and others belong to the Catholic Church.
- They are included in the list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTG’s).
