April 4, 2026

Why in news?

  • Recently, Rajya Sabha passed the Constitutional (SC/ST) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to omit Bhogta community of Jharkhand from SC list and include them in ST list along with other communities.
  • Under Article 341 and 342 of the Constitution, the first specification of SCs/STs in relation to a particular State/ UT was notified by the President, after consultation with the Governor of the State concerned.
  • These orders can be modified subsequently only through an Act of Parliament.

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