Cabinet okays inclusion of Sualgiri, Swalgiri in SC list

The central government today approved the inclusion of Sualgiri/Swalgiri caste in the Scheduled Caste list of Odisha.
The Union Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to modify the list of Scheduled Castes of Odisha.
Now, after the Cabinet's approval, the Bill to include Sualgiri/Swalgiri caste in the Scheduled Caste list of Odisha will be introduced in Parliament.
Once Parliament passes it, the members of the communities will be able to derive benefits meant for Scheduled Castes under the existing schemes.
Proposal to include Sualgiri/Swalgiri caste, as per approved modalities, was found to be eligible for its inclusion as a synonym of Sabakhia caste, which is already in the list of Scheduled Castes of Odisha, according to an official statement.

The Cabinet also approved the change in Constitution (Pondicherry) Scheduled Castes Order, 1964, so that to change name of the Union Territory from Pondicherry to Puducherry in the Order, it added.
The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Orders (Amendment) Bill, 2017 incorporating the above changes will be introduced in Parliament.