Indian Polity - Current Affairs Questions and Answers for Q. 22008

Q.  Union Cabinet chaired by PM Modi has provided ex-post facto approval for amendments to which act?
- Published on 26 May 16

a. Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950
b. Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order 1950
c. Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1951
d. Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order 1951

ANSWER: Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950
 
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 May 2016 gave the ex-post facto approval to the amendments in the Constitution (Schedule Tribes) Order, 1950.
  • The approval was given to modify the list of Scheduled Tribes in respect of five States, namely, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Tripura
  • Besides, it also seeks to identify new communities in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

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