 bill no  7 of  2011 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2011 byshri arjun meghwal, mpa bill further to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2011short title2 after article 330 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 330a5"330a (1) seats shall be reserved for the scheduled castes and the scheduledtribes in the council of statesreservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the council of states(2) the number of seats reserved in any state or union territory for the scheduled  castes or the scheduled tribes under clause (1) shall bear, as nearly as may be, the same proportion to the total number of seats allotted to that state or union territory in the council of states as the number of seats reserved for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, as the case may be, in that state or union territory in the house of the people bears to the total number of seats allotted to that state or union territory in the house of the people"3 after article 332 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article 332a"332a (1) seats shall be reserved in the legislative council of every state, where such a council exists, for the  scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes5reservation of seats for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the legislative councils of states(2) the number of seats reserved in any state for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes under clause (1) shall bear, as nearly as may be, the  same proportion to the total number of seats in the legislative council of that state as the number of seats reserved for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, as the case may be, in the legislative assembly  of the state bears to the total number of seats in the legislative assembly of the state10(3) of the total number of members elected from seats reserved for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, as the case may be, in the legislative council of a state—15(a) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by electoratesconsisting of members of municipalities, district boards and such other local authorities in the state as parliament may by law specify;20(b) as nearly as may be one-twelfth shall be elected by electoratesconsisting of persons residing in the state who have been for at least three years graduates of any university in the territory of india or have been for at least three years in possession of qualifications prescribed by or under any law made by parliament as equivalent to that of a graduate of any such university;25(c) as nearly as may be, one-twelfth shall be elected by electorates consisting of persons who have been for at least three years engaged in teaching in such educational institutions within the state, not lower in standard than that of a secondary school, as may be prescribed by or under any law made by parliament;| (                                                                             | d   | ) as nearly as may be, one-third shall be elected by the members of the   ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|| legislative assembly of the state from amongst persons who are not members of |     |                                                                           || the assembly;                                                                 |     |                                                                           || 30                                                                            |     |                                                                           || (                                                                             | e   | ) the remainder shall be nominated by the governor in accordance with     || the provisions of clause (5)                                                 |     |                                                                           || 35                                                                            |     |                                                                           |(4) notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3), the central government may, after consultation with the governor of the state, prescribe the manner in which the seats reserved for the scheduled castes or the scheduled tribes, as the case may be, in the legislative council of the state shall be filled in, if the number of such reserved seats is less than twelve(5) the members to be nominated by the governor under sub-clause (e) of clause (3) shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely:—literature, science, art, co-operative movement or social service''40amendment of article 3344 in article 334 of the constitution, after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—"(aa) the reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in the council of states and in the legislative council of the states;" statement of objects and reasonsalthough, the constitution of india provides for the reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in the house of the people and in the legislative assemblies of the states, it is unfortunate that even after sixty-one years of enforcement of the constitution of india, there is no provision as regards the reservation of seats for them in the council of states and in the legislative council of  a  state, where such a council existsin order to uphold the principle of social justice, it is, therefore, imperative that the seats be reserved for the scheduled castes and  the scheduled tribes in the council of states and in the legislative councils of the statesthe bill seeks to achieve the above objectivenew delhi;arjun meghwalfebruary 8, 2011 annexure extract from the constitution of india334 notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this part, the provisions of this constitution relating to—(a) the reservation of seats for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes in the house of the people and in the legislative assemblies of the states; and reservation of seats and special representation to cease after sixty years(b) the representation of the anglo-indian community in the house of the people and in the legislative assemblies of the states by nomination, shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of sixty years from the commencement of this constitution:provided that nothing in the article shall affect any representation in the house of the people or in the legislative assembly of a state until the dissolution of the then existing house or assembly, as the case may be————— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri arjun meghwal, mp)gmgipmrnd—6296ls(s3)—18022011