1048 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
“That with reference to amendment No. 147 of List IV (Eighth Week), for subclause (w) of clause (1) of article 303, the following sub-clause be substituted : —
‘ (w) ‘Scheduled Castes’ means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed under article 300A of this Constitution to be Scheduled Castes for the purposes of this Constitution.’ ”
The only change is, the word ‘specified’ has been changed to ‘deemed’, Sir, I move :
“That with reference to amendment No. 148 of list IV (Eighth Week), for subclause (x) of clause (1) of article 303, the following sub-clause be substituted : —
‘(x) ‘ Scheduled tribes’ means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under article 300B of this Constitution to be scheduled tribes for the purposes of this Constitution;”
I am incorporating the other amendment which has also been tabled. Shall we take up, the two other articles also at the same time ?
Mr. President : Yes.
NEW ARTICLE 300A AND 300B
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : Sir, I move :
“That after article 300, the following articles be inserted : —
300A. (1) The President may, after consultation with the Governor or Ruler Scheduled Castes. of a State, by public notification specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes, which shall for purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be Scheduled Castes in relation to that State.
(2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes specified in a notification issued by the President under clause (1) of this article any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within any caste, race or tribe, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.
300B. (1) The President may after consultation with the Governor or Ruler Scheduled Tribes. of a State, by public notification specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for purposes of this Constitution be deemed to be scheduled tribes in relation to that State.
(2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of scheduled tribes specified in a notification issued by the President under clause (1) of this article any Tribe or Tribal community or part of or group within any Tribe or Tribal community, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.”
The object of these two articles, as I stated, was to eliminate the neccessity of burdening the Constitution with long lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. It is now proposed that