 - bill no 1m of 1981 the constitution (schedulbd tribes) order (amendment) bill, 1987 a billto provide for the mclusi(m of certain trib •• in th'e list of scheduled tribes specified in relation to the stat of m eghalaya b it enacted by parliament in thirty-eishth year of the republic of india as fo11ows:-i 1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (scheduled tribes) short order (amendment) act, 1987 -title and commen-5 (2) it shall be deemed to have come into force on the 19th day of cement september, 1987 2 in the schedule to the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950 (hereinafter referred to aa the principal order), in "part xi-meghalaya", after item 14, the following items shall be inserted, namely:-10 "150 boro kacharis amendmental the scheduled tribes order, 1950 16 koeh 17 raba, ra\fa" 3 (1) the constitution (scheduled trlbes) ordinance, 19&7, is hereby repealed order (amendment) repeal and 50f 1987 saving is (2) notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal order, as amended by 'the said ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal order, as amended by this ac:t i  statement of objects and reasonsthe tribal communities of boro kacharis, koch and raba or rava, in the state of meghalaya, were not included in the schedule to the constitution (scheduled tribes) oreier, 1950 and accordingly these tribal t:ommunities did not derive the benefits of the various safeguards provided for them in the constitution, including the reservation of seats for them in the legislative assembly of the state 2 the state government of meghalaya had recommended the inclusion of these communities in the list of scheduled tribes for the state  in ()rder to enable the election commission to take preparatory action for the determination of the number of s,eats to be reserve~ for scheduled ~ribes for the conduct of elections to the state legislative assembly to 'be 'held eatly 'next year, t~ president promulgated the constitution '~'eduled'''tribes) order (amendment) ordinance 1987 01'1 the 19th septettjber, 1987, for the inclusion 'of the above tribal communtti,es in the list of scheduled tribes of that state 3 the bill seeks to replace the aforesaid ordinance rajendra kumari bajpai new delhi; the'16th october, 1987 a  - : -, bul to provide for the inclusion of certain tribes in the list of scheduled tribes slj!e!cified in relation to the state of :meghalaya (dr '(smt) rajencira k1mn41'i ba;pai minuter of state of the ministry of wel/are) ~ ,,' :~  """ ,  "~  ---~--'''~':::::: 