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भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette ofIndia
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भाग II-बुण्ड 2
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नई दिल्ली, शुक्रवार, नम्बर , 5 1982/कालिफ 14 , 1904
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NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 , 1982 /KARTIKA 14, 1904
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LOK SABHA
The following Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on the 5th Novem- ber, 1982:-
BILL NO . 145 OF 1982
A Bill further to amend the Constitution of India.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Thirty - third Year of the Republic of India as follows
1. (1) This Act may be called the Constitution ( Forty- seventh Amendment) Act , 1982 .
Short title and commen- cement .
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette , appoint .
2. ( 1) In article 330 of the Constitution, in clause ( 1 ) , for sub - clause (b ) , the following sub- clause shall be substituted , namely:-
Amend- ment of article
330 .
" (b) the Scheduled Tribes except the Scheduled Tribes in the autonomous districts of Assam ; and " .
(2) The amendment made to article 330 of the Constitution by sub- section ( 1 ) shall not affect any representation in the House of the People until the dissolution of the House of the People existing at the commence- ment of this Act .
Amend- ment of article 332, 3. ( 1) In article 332 of the Constitution , in clause ( 1) , for the words except the Scheduled Tribes in the tribal areas of Assam , in Nagaland and in Meghalaya" , the words " except the Scheduled Tribes in the auto- nomous districts of Assam shall be substituted
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(2) The amendment made to article 332 of the Constitution by sub- section ( 1 ) shall not affect any representation in the Legislative Assem- bly of the State of Nagaland or the Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya until the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly of the State ofNagaland or the Legislative Assembly of the State of Meghalaya exist- ing at the commencement of this Act .
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STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly passed a resolution on 31st March , 1980 urging the Government of India to provide for reservation of seats for Scheduled Tribes in the State Legislative Assembly and also in the House of the People on the pattern obtaining in other States in the country. The State Government , therefore , recommended amend- ment of articles 330 and 332 of the Constitution . The Governments of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram have also supported the amendment in respect of their respective areas . It is , therefore , pro- posed to amend article 330 of the Constitution to provide for reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha for Scheduled Tribes in Meghalaya , Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram and article 332 to provide for similar reservation in the Legislative Assemblies of Nagaland and Meghalaya . The amendments have been proposed to meet the aspirations of the local tribal population .
2. This Bill seeks to achieve the above object.
NEW DELHI;
P.C. SETHΙ .
The 4th November, 1982 .
AVTAR SINGH RIKHY ,
Secretary .
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