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length. On that occasion I expressed what views I held on the subject, and it seems to me, therefore, quite unnecessary to add anything to what I have said on that occasion.
Shri H. V. Kamath : My honourable Friend Dr. Ambedkar did not accept the amendment on that occasion because in his view it was not comprehensive enough. Now it is more comprehensive.
Mr. President : You have already said all that.
The Honourable Dr. B. R. Ambedkar : The fourth point is the one which have been raised by my Friend Mr. Jaipal Singh, and to some extent by Mr. Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri. The reason why this particular clause came to be introduced in the Draft Constitution is to be found in the recommendations of the sub-committee on tribal people appointed by the Minorities Committee of the Constituent Assembly. In the report made by that committee, it will be noticed that there is an Appendix to it which is called “Statutory Recommendation”. The proviso which has been introduced in this article is the verbatim reproduction of the suggestion and the recommendation made by this particular committee. It is said there, that in the Provinces of Bihar, Central Provinces and Berar and Orissa, there shall be a separate Minister for tribal welfare, provided the Minister may hold charge simultaneoulsy of welfare work pertaining to Schedule Castes and backward classes or any other work. Therefore, the Drafting Committee had no choice except to introduce this proviso because it was contained in that part of the report of the Tribal Committee which was headed “Statutory Recommendation”. It was the intention of this committee that this provision should appear in the Constitution itself, that it should not be relegated to any other part of it. That is why this has come from the Drafting Committee and it merely follows the recommendation of the other Committee.
With regard to the suggestion of my Friend Mr. Jaipal Singh, that Bombay should be included on account of the fact that as a result of the mergers that have taken place into the Bombay Presidency, the number of tribal people has increased. I am sorry to say that at this stage, I cannot accept it because this is a matter on which it would be necesssary to consult the Ministry of Bombay and unfortunately my Friend the Honourable Mr. Kher who was present in the Constitutent Assembly during the last few days is not here now, and I am therefore not able to accept this amendment.