 bill no 80 of  2011 the constitution (scheduled tribes) order (amendment) bill, 2011 byshri k murugesan anandan, mp a bill further to amend the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950be it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (scheduled tribes) order (amendment)act, 2011co 22 of 19505amendment of the schedule"3 badaga" statement of objects and reasonsthere has been a long pending demand of persons belonging to badaga community to include them in the list of scheduled tribes in respect of the state of tamil nadu the 'badagas' are living in the nilgiri's district of tamil nadu state in the census of 1931, the badagas were classified as a tribe the badagas are an ethnic and linguistic minority tribal group with a distinct culture and heritage of their own their literature, belief, primitive traits, geographical isolation, backwardness, distinct culture and faith reveal that they are still animistic in nature and thus fulfil all the criterion to be declared as a tribe their condition is similar to todas, kotas and kurumbas living in the nilgiri's hills for several centuries this does strengthen their claim to be categorized as a scheduled tribebadagas are an agricultural community and are engaged in growing traditional crops like ragi, samai, thenai, barley, etc most of these small growers are socially, economically and educationally backward the state government has forwarded the request, on behalf of badaga community, to the union government to include this community in the list of scheduled tribes in relation to the state of tamil nadu by way of amending the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950 however, no positive action has been taken by the union government in this regardthe bill seeks to amend the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950 in order to include 'badaga' community in the list of scheduled tribes in relation to the state of tamil naduhence this billnew delhi;k murugesan anandanaugust 25, 2011 financial memorandumclause 2 of the bill seeks to include badaga community in the list of scheduled tribes in respect of the state of tamil nadu the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve recurring and non-recurring expenditure from the consolidated fund of india on account of benefits to be provided to the persons belonging to these tribes under the ongoing central schemes meant for development of the scheduled tribes at this stage, it is not possible to give an estimate of amount to be incurred on this account it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore will be involved per annum from the consolidated fund of indiano non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involvedannexureextract from the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950co 22       (part iii—rules and orders under the constitution)       part xiv—tamil nadu       2 aranadan              ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950————(shri k murugesan anandan, mp)gmgipmrnd—2201ls(s3)—14-11-2011