Government Orders of Interest to Citizens

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

Communities - Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes – The Constitution Scheduled

Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders, 1950 – Amended – The Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Amendment) Orders, 1976 – Issued – The Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 – Published and came into force –
Notification – Republished and communicated for general information – Orders
Issued.

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.1773
Dated:
23.6.1984

Read :-

1. From the Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,

New Delhi, Letter No.BC.12016/34/76-SCT.V, dated 8th October
1976.
2. From the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi,
Letter No.BC.12016/34/76-SCT.V,dated 27th July 1977.

Read again :-

1. G.O.Ms.No.709, Social Welfare dated the 7th October 1977.

2. Government Memo No.65226/HW.VIII/77-3, Social Welfare, Dated
the 2nd November 1977.

ORDER:
The Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, have informed this
Government in their letter first read above that The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)
Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950 as modified in the
Constitution Scheduled Castes (Modification) Order,1956 and the Constitution
Scheduled Tribes (Modification) Order, 1956 have been amended in the Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Amendment) Act, 1976, which was passed by the
Parliament and received the assent of the President of India on 18th September 1976.
They have also informed that the Act has not yet come into force and that the date
from which the Act will come into force will be notified in the Gazette of India in due
course. Subsequently, the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New
Delhi,have informed this Government that the lists of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes as contained in The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950
and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950 have been amended by the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Amendment) Act, 1976 (Central Act 108 of
1976) which has been brought into force with effect from the 27th July, 1977. They
have pointed out that it has been brought to the notice of the Ministry of Home
Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi that the District Collectors, Heads of
Departments certificate issuing authorities, etc., are not yet aware of the revised list of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes pertaining to the State of Tamil Nadu and
have requested that the revised list may kindly be widely circulated to all the
concerned authorities and the State.

2. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976
(Central Act 108 of 1976) was accordingly republished by this Government in the
Extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette in Part IV-Section 4,
dated 31st December 1976. The Notification of the Government of India bringing into
force of the Act with effect from the 27th July 1977 was also published at page 637 in
Part-II Section 1 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 2nd November
1977 according to the orders issued in the Government Order read above. In the
Government Memo. read above the position was pointed out to all the Collectors and
Heads of Departments and they were requested to instruct the certificate issuing
authorities under their control to issue community certificates to persons belonging to
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as per the revised list in the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976, with effect from the 27th July
1977.

3. It has been brought to the notice of this Government that certificate issuing
authorities still not adopting the list of revised list and correct name of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes while issuing the community certificate to eligible and
genuine persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. It has,
therefore, become necessary to bring to notice of all concerned the list of Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes as contained in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Amendment) Act, 1976 (Central Act 108 of 1976) which was brought into
force with effect from the 27th JUly 1977. A list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes, 1976 is given in Annexure I to this Order. In order to have a first hand
knowledge of the position with respect of list of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes Orders, 1950 and 1956, a copy of each of those Orders are also given in
Annexure-II to this Order for information and guidance in such matter. A copy of the
Act is also given in Annexure-III to this Order.
4. The Collectors and Heads of Departments concerned and the certificate issuing
authorities under their control are requested to adopt the list of Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes contained in the Central Act, 1976, strictly. Any deviation will be
viewed seriously. The receipt of this order shall be acknowledged.

(By Order of the Governor)

M.K.GOMETHAGAVELU.

ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

ANNEXURE I

THE SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES ORDERS

(AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976 (CENTRAL ACT NO.108 OF 1976)

The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 as amended by the Scheduled

Castes (Amendment) Order, 1976

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 341 of the Constitution of
India, the President, after consultation with the Governors, Rajpramukhs of the States
concerned, is pleased to make the following order,namely :-

1.This Act may be called the Scheduled Castes (Amendment) Act, 1976. it shall come
into force on the 27th July 1977.

2. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the castes, races or tribes, or parts thereof, or
groups within, castes or tribes, specified in Parts I to XIX of the Schedule to this
Order, shall in relation to the States to which those Parts respectively relate, be
deemed to be Scheduled Castes so far as regards members thereof resident in the
localities specified in relation to them in those Parts of that Schedule.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in Paragraph 2, no person who professes a

religion different from the Hindu or the Sikh religion shall be deemed to be a member
of a Scheduled Caste.

4. Any reference in this Order to a State or to a district or other territorial division

thereof, shall be construed as a reference to the State, district or other territorial
division as constituted on the 1st day of May 1976.
 THE SCHEDULE (SCHEDULED CASTES).

PART XVI – TAMIL NADU.

1. Adi Andhra
2. Adi Dravida
3. Adi Karnataka
4. Ajila
5. Arunthathiyar
6. Ayyanavar (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli
district).
7. Baira
8. Bakuda
9. Bandi
10. Bellara
11. Bharatar (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
12. Chakkiliyan
13. Chalavadi
14. Chamar, Muchi
15. Chandala
16. Cheruman
17. Devendrakulathan
18. Dom, Dombara, Paidi, Pano
19. Domban
20. Godagali
21. Godda
22. Gosangi
23. Holeya
24. Jaggali
25. Jambuvulu
26. Kadaiyan
27. Kakkalan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli
district).
28. Kalladi
29. Kanakkan, Padanna (in the Nilgiris district).
30. Karimpalan
31. Kavara (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
32. Koliyan
33. Koosa
34. Kootan, Koodan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli
district).
35. Kudumban
36. Kuravan, Sidhanar
37. Madari
38. Madiga
39. Maila
40. Mala
41. Mannan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
 42. Mavilan
43. Moger
44. Mundala
45. Nalakeyava
46. Nayadi
47. Padannan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli
district).
48. Pagadai
49. Pallan
50. Palluvan
51. Pambada
52. Panan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
53. Panchama
54. Pannadi
55. Panniandi
56. Paraiyan, Parayan, Sambavar
57. Paravan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
58. Pathiyan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli
district).
59. Pulayan, Cheramar
60. Puthirai Vannan
61. Raneyar
62. Samagara
63. Samban
64. Sapari
65. Semman
66. Thandan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli
district).
67. Thoti
68. Tiruvalluvar
69. Vallon
70. Valluvan
71. Vannan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
72. Vathiriyan
73. Velan
74. Vetan (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).
75. Vettiyan
76. Vettuvan(in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of Tirunelveli district).

THE CONSTITUTIN (SCHEDULED TRIBES) ORDER, 1950 AS AMENDED BY

THE SCHEDULED TRIBES ORDERS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976

No. 108 OF 1976.

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 342 of the Constitution of
India, the President, after consultation with the Governors and Rajpramukhs of the
States concerned, is pleased to make the following order, namely :-
1. This Act may be called the Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. It
shall come into force on the 27th July 1977.

2. The tribes or tribal communities, or parts of, or groups within, tribes or tribal
communities, specified in Parts I to XVI of the Schedule to this Order, shall in
relation to the states to which those parts respectively relate, be deemed to be
Scheduled Tribes so far as regards members thereof resident in the localities specified
in relation to them respectively in those parts of that Schedule.

3. Any reference in this order to a state or to a district or other territorial division

thereof shall be construed as a reference to the state, district or other territorial
division as constituted on the 1st day of May 1976.

THE SCHEDULE (Scheduled Tribes)

PART XIV – TAMIL NADU.

1. Adiyan
2. Aranadan
3. Eravallan
4. Irular
5. Kadar
6. Kammara (excluding Kanayakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of
Tirunelveli district)
7. Kanikaran, Kanikkar (in Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of
Tirunelveli district).
8. Kaniyan, Kanyan
9. Kattunayakan
10. Kochu Velan
11. Konda Kapus
12. Kondareddis
13. Koraga
14. Kota (excluding Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of
Tirunelveli district).
15. Kudiya, Melakudi
16. Kurichchan
17. Kurumbas (in the Nilgiris district)
18. Kurumans
19. Maha Malasar
20. Malai Arayan
21. Malai Pandaram
22. Malai Vedan
23. Malakkuravan
24. Malasar
25. Malayali (in Dharmapuri, North Arcot, Pudukottai, Salem, South Arcot
and Tiruchirappalli districts)
26. Malayakandi
27. Mannan
28. Mudugar, Muduvan
29. Muthuvan
30. Pallayan
31. Palliyan
32. Palliyar
33. Paniyan
34. Sholaga
35. Toda (excluding Kanyakumari district and Shenkottah taulk of
Tirunelveli district).
36. Uraly.