CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Cabinet has approved to introduce a Bill to restore the original provisions of _________
A
The Constitution (SC and ST) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2016
B
SC and ST reservation in promotion Bill, 2017
C
SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
D
SC and ST Act amendment 2017
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is intended to amend the SC order to exclude Gond community as a Scheduled Caste in Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sant Ravidas Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh and also amends the ST order to recognise the community as ST in these four districts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (its correct name) was enacted by the Parliament of India to prevent atrocities and hate crimes against the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The Act is popularly known as the SC/ST Act, PoA, or simply the ‘Atrocities Act’.

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