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नई दिल्ली, बृहस्पतिवार, अगस्त 21.1969/श्रावण 30, 1890
No.44 ] NEW DELHI , THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 , 1969/ SRAVANA 30 , 1890
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LOK SABНА
The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on the 21st August , 1969:-
BILL NO . 78 OF 1969
A Bill further to amend the Constitution of India .
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twentieth Year of the Republic of India as follows :-
Short title .
1. This Act may be called the Constitution , (Twenty- third Amendment) Act, 1969 .
Amendment ofarticle 330.
2. In article 330 of the Constitution , in sub-clause ( b) of clause ( 1 ) , for the words " except the Scheduled Tribes in the tribal areas of Assam" , the words " except the Scheduled Tribes in the tribal areas of Assam and in Nagaland" shall be substituted .
Amendment ofarticle 332.
3. In article 332 of the Constitution , in clause (1) , for the words " except the Scheduled Tribes in the tribal areas of Assam" , the words " except the Scheduled Tribes in the tribal areas of Assam and in Naga- land" shall be substituted .
Amendment ofarticle 333 .
4. (1) In article 333 of the Constitution, for the words " nominate such number of members of the community to the Assembly as he con- siders appropriate" , the words " nominate one member of that community to the Assembly" shall be substituted.
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(2) Nothing contained in sub -section ( 1 ) shall affect any representa- tion of the Anglo - Indian community in the Legislative Assembly of any State existing at the commencement of this Act until the dissolution of thatAssembly.
5. In article 334 of the Constitution, for the words " twenty years" , the words "thirty years" shall be substituted ,
Amendment ofarticle 3 34 .
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
Article 334 of the Constitution lays down that the provisions of the Constitution relating to the reservation of seats for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and the representation of the Anglo - Indian commu- nity by nomination in the House of the People and the Legislative Assemblies of the States shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of twenty years from the commencement of the Constitution. Although the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have made consi- derable progress in the last twenty years , the reasons which weighed with the Constituent Assembly in making provisions with regard to the aforesaid reservation of seats and nomination of members , have not ceased to exist . It is , therefore , proposed to continue the reservation for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes and the representation of Anglo - Indians by nomination for a further period of ten years .
2. More than ninety per cent . of the population of the State of Naga- land, which came into being in 1963 , is tribal . It would be anomalous to make provision for reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Legislatures in the States where they are in a majority . It is , therefore , proposed , as desired by the Government of Nagaland , not to make any reservation for the Scheduled Tribes in Nagaland either in the House of the People or in the State Legislative Assembly . Articles 330 and 332 of the Constitution are being amended for this purpose .
3. Under article 333 of the Constitution , the number of Anglo - Indians , who may be nominated to the State Legislative Assemblies , is left to the discretion of the Governor . It is now proposed to amend that article so as to provide that not more than one Anglo - Indian should be nominated by the Governor to any State Legislative Assembly . This amendment will not however affect representation of the Anglo- Indian community in the existing Legislative Assemblies until their dissolution.
NEW DELHI;
P. GOVINDA MENON .
The 11th August , 1969 .
FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM
Clause 5 of the Bill seeks to amend article 334 of the Constitution to provide for the continuance of the representation of the Anglo - Indian community in the House of the People and in the Legislative Assemblies of the States by nomination for a further period of ten years from 26th January , 1970. It is estimated that the recurring expenditure on the salaries and allowances and other concessions , of the two representatives of the Anglo - Indian community in the House of the People under article 331 , will be of the order of Rs . 50,000 per annum.
2. There will be no non - recurring expenditure .
S. L. SHAKDHER ,
Secretary .
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