 bill no  30 of  2011 the constitution (scheduled tribes) order (amendment) bill, 2011 by shri hansraj gangaram ahir,  mp a billfurther 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 195052 in the schedule to the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950, in part ix —maharashtra, for entry 19, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:—amendment of the schedule"19 halba, halbi, halba koshti, halbi koshti, vinkar koshti, saavji koshti, bunkar koshti, koshti" statement  of  objects  and  reasonseven in the pre-independence period, that is, during the british period and also after independence, the people belonging to halba and halbi community were recognised as tribes and were availing the benefits of reservation this community, which is settled mostly in the tribal areas of central india, chronically suffered from poverty, lack of education resulting in social and economic backwardness these factors caused their migration to other areas in search of employment these people also migrated to certain parts of maharashtra in search of employment in maharashtra, people of this community adopted the profession of weaving to earn their livelihood weavers are addressed as koshtis in marathi because of this, the people who were known as halba and halbi earlier are now known as koshti after coming in contact with other communities their language and way of living has changed a little but their essential character has not changed this fact has also been recorded during the british times this community was getting all the benefits of reservation till the british period but since 1950, such benefits have been withdrawn as they could not produce any evidence in support of their claim as a tribe these people have halbas and halbis as their predecessors, but as a result of widespread backwardness and lack of education they have been deprived of the facility of reservation for which they are entitled this has, in turn, resulted in further worsening of their conditiontherefore, in order to ensure justice to such people and keeping in view their economic, social and educational backwardness it is imperative that they are placed among scheduled tribes in respect of the state of maharashtrathe bill seeks to achieve the above objectivenew delhi;hansraj gangaram ahirjuly  15, 2011 financial memorandumthe bill seeks to include halba, halbi, halba koshti, halbi koshti, vinkar koshti, saavji koshti, bunkar koshti and koshti communities in the list of scheduled tribes in respect of the state of maharashtra by way of amending the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950 the bill, if enacted, would involve recurring and non-recurring  expenditure on account of the benefits to be given under the schemes and programmes of the government meant for social, educational and economic development of the persons belonging to the scheduled tribes at this stage, it is not possible to mention the exact amount which may be incurred on this account however, it is estimated that a sum of approximately rupees one hundred crore is likely to be involved as a recurring expenditure per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved annexureextract from the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950co 22      (part iii rules and orders under the constitution)       part ix maharashtra      19 halba, halbi      ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution (scheduled tribes) order, 1950————(shri hansraj gangaram ahir, mp)gmgipmrnd—537ls(s3)(f)—27-07-2011