 bill no  302 of  2015 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2015 byshri nishikant  dubey, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:— 1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2015short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint"(1) the president may, by public notification, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this constitution be deemed to be scheduled castes in relation to the whole of the territory of india"amendment of article 3423  in article 342 of the constitution, for clause (1), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—5"(1) the president may, by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this constitution be deemed to be scheduled tribes in relation to the whole of the territory of india" statement of objects and reasonsthe persons belonging to the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes are still under privileged and are a neglected lot there have been constant efforts to provide concessions and facilities to these persons by successive governments but still much is required to be done for improving their condition and for bringing them into the mainstream of the societyat present, the persons belonging to the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes are facing some practical and genuine difficulties which need immediate solution in every state, caste certificates are issued by the district authority these certificates are recognised for the purpose of extending reservation benefits by the state government concerned throughout the state the union government also recognizes the certificates issued by the state government for the purpose of jobs or appointments in service under the union government however, if a person belonging to the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes moves out and settles in another state the caste certificate issued by the parent state is not recognised for the purposes of giving benefits of reservation by state in which he has settled down, despite the fact that the same caste or tribe has been included in the list of the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes in that statedue to lack of employment opportunities, people migrate to other states in search of employment and settle down there permanently however, they become ineligible to enjoy the benefits of reservation in the state they have settled down for the reason that they have been issued certificates by the state from where they have migratedit is, therefore, necessary to amend the constitution with a view to make provision that a member of the scheduled caste or the scheduled tribe in one state shall be treated as the scheduled caste or the scheduled tribe, as the case may be, for the purpose of availing benefits of reservation in whole of indiahence this billnew delhi;nishikant dubeynovember 13, 2015 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill empowers the president to specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes as the scheduled castes for the purpose of whole of india clause 3 empowers the president to specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities as scheduled tribes for the purpose of whole of india the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india on account of benefits to be provided to the persons belonging to castes, races or tribes under the ongoing central schemes meant for development of the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribesat this stage, it is not possible to give the exact amount to be incurred on this accounthowever, it is expected that a recurring expenditure of about five hundred crore will be involved annuallyno non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involved annexure extract from the constitution of india   scheduled castes341 (1) the president may with respect to any state or union territory, and where it is a state, after consultation with the governor thereof, by public notification, specify the castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within castes, races or tribes which shall for the purposes of this constitution be deemed to be scheduled castes in relation to that state or union territory, as the case may be(2)   scheduled tribes342 (1) the president may with respect to any state or union territory, and where it is a state, after consultation with the governor thereof, by public notification, specify the tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within tribes or tribal communities which shall for the purposes of this constitution be deemed to be scheduled tribes in relation to that state or union territory, as the case may be(2)     lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—2818ls(s-3)—08122015