 bill no 68 of 1889 the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes orders (amendment) bnl, 1989  billto alter the names of certain castes and tribe, in the lists of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and for matters connected therewith be it enacted by parliament in the fortieth year of the 1tepublic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the scheduled castes and scheduled short tribes orders (amendment) act, 1989 title 2 on and from the commencement of this act-5 (1) in the schedule to the constitution (scheduled castes) order, 1950, in "part vi-himach4l pradesh", in item 3-(a) the scheduled castes, namely, "chuhra", "chura" and "chuhre" shall be known as "balmiki"; amendment of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes orders 10 (b) the words "chuhra", "chura" and "chuhre" shall be omitted; (2) in the schedule to the constitution (scheduled castes) (union territories) order 1951, in "part i_delhi",-(a) in items 8 11 and 12, the scheduled castes, namely 15 "bhangi" "chohra (sweeper) " and "chulu'a (bajmilg) " shall be known as "ba1miki"; (b) in item a for the word "dhangi", the word "balmiki" shan be substituted; (c) items 11 and 12 shall be omittedi (3) in the schedule to the constitution (jammu and ksslzmirj scheduled castes order 1956, in item 5,-s (4) the scheduled caste, namely, "chura" shall be known as "mehtar'" , (b) for the word "chura", the word "mehtar" shall be substituted; (4) in the schedule to the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 10 1950,-(4) in "part h-assam", part xi-meghalaya" and "part xvii-mizoram", in item ii,-(i) the scheduled tribe, namely, "mikfr" shall be known as "karbi"i 15 (ii) for the word "mikir", the word "karbi" shall be substituted; (b) in "part xviii-atunachal pradesh", in items 1, 2 4 and 'l~ 0) the scheduled tribes, namely, "ahar" "aka", "da1!a" 20 and "khow" sba1l be lmoown as "adi", "hrwibo·' ~ishing (nisi/nishi)" and "bugun", respectively; (it) for the words "abor", "aka", ''defta'' and "khowa", the words <cadi", "hrusso", "nishing (nisifnishi)" and ''buiun'' ihall, respectively, be substituted; 25 (5) in the schedule to the constitution (nagaland) scheduled tribes order, 1970, in item 4,-(4) the scheduled tribe namely, "mikir" shall be known as "karbi"i (b) for the word "mikir", the word ''karbi'' shall be substi- 30 tuted removal at dgllbts 3 for the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that every certificate issued to a member belonging to any scheduled caste or, al the case may be, schedule<i tribe immediately before the commedoement of this ad under any of tfte orders j'leferjled 0 in aeotigll 2 ahall be deemed to 35 have been issued under such order as amencied by this act : ~~ cwtr~ ~ ~ 1is~ ~ $c~uled c~~ '!ld~¥d~ ~bes notified in various presidential orde~s have been the subject of criticism on the ground that the names of certain scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities or sub-sects thereof included in these lists sound derogatory because of their disre~tful or undignified connotations there has been considerable resentment amongst the concerned commupities or sub-sects thereof the joint committee on the scheduled castes and scheduled trh>,;:s (orders) ajne~ent bill, 1967 had also recommended the change in the names which sound derogatory in deference fo these sentiments, it is proposed to change their names with more acceptable 0:ne~ 2 the 'bill seeks t6 achieve the above object nmwdelw; dr rajendra iujnari baapai the 10th august, 1989  annexureextract fjlom 1'hb cohstlttmox (sch:i:dulm castes) 0lmiia 1950 (co 19) - - - - -            the schedule -         -                  -                          -                                   -          part vi-himachal pradesh -            -                       -                                   -                                              - 3 balmiki, bhangi, chuhra, chura, chuhre - - - - - extract from: tid cons'l'itution (sch:i:dulm castes) (union teioutolues) 0jmer, 1951 - (co32) - - - -  the schedule part i-delhi- - throughout the union territory:-- - - 8 bhangi - - - - - 11 chohra (sweeper) 12 chuhra (balmiki) - - - - - k  shmir) scheduled - - extratct from nle constitution (jammu and castes ordiir, 1956 (co 52) - - - - the schedtne - - - - - 5 chura - - - - errucrs i'jk)m tid constittn'ion (schi:dtn:bd trmrs) otma, 1960 (co 22) - - - - •• the schedule - - - - -  pallt n-alami in the autonomous districts:-- - - - - 1lmik:ir - - - - - part xi-megh4loyo - - - - - 11 mikir - - - - - part xvii-mizoram - - - - - 11 mikir - - - - -  part xviii-arunachal pracle8hail tribes in the state including:-1 abor 2 aka - - - - - 4 dafta - - - - - 7 khowa - - - - -  extivct from the constitution (nagaland) scheduled tribes order, 1970(co 88) - - - - - the schedule - - - - - 4 mikir - - - - a bill to alter the names to certain castes and tribes in the lists of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and for matters connected therewith :: -(dr rajenma kuma", ba1pcji min'er of sttjte·fof' welfcl1"e) 