<span style="color: #222222;">The Lok Sabha today passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022. The Bill will amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950, with respect to its application to Tamil Nadu. The Order lists the tribal communities deemed to be Scheduled Tribes in states and union territories. The bill includes Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Tamil Nadu.<br />''<br />''Replying to the discussion on the Bill, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi many schemes have been initiated by the government for the benefit of tribals.<br />''<br />''The expenditure on scholarship for tribals has been increased and the government has allowed all the applications which come for scholarship. Many other members including  Malook Nagar of BSP,  Saugata Ray of Trinamool congress and Vinayak Raut of Shiv Sena participated in the discussion on the bill.</span>