Lok Sabha Question No. 172 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Konda Reddy Community in ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO- *172

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 19/12/2022

## KONDA REDDY COMMUNITY IN ST LIST

- *172. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the States where Konda Reddy Community is included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list as on date;
- (b) whether Odisha is also among such States and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has received any request from the public representatives to include Konda Reddy Community in the list of ST and if so, the details thereof including the dates on which these have been received; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *172 for answer on 19.12.2022 regarding Konda Reddy Community in ST List.

- (a): Community/ Communities having the spelling as 'Konda Reddy'  is not listed as Scheduled Tribe in any of the States/Union territories.

However, Community/ Communities having the spelling 'Kondareddis' are listed as Scheduled Tribes in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

- (b): No Sir, 'Konda Reddy' is not in the notified list of Scheduled Tribes of Odisha.
- (c)  &  (d): Yes  Sir,  representations  have  been  received  from  public  representatives  as  per detailed below:

|   Sl. No. | Reference                                                                     | Action                                                         |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Zero Hour on 28.03.2022 by Shri Ramesh Chandra Majhi, MP Lok Sabha            | Replied to vide DO letter dated 20.04.2022                     |
|         2 | Special Mention by Shri Bhaskar Rao Nekkanti, MP of Rajya Sabha on 22.09.2020 | Replied to vide DO letter dated 22.01.2021                     |
|         3 | Sri Ramarao Majhi dated 01.03.2021                                            | Forwarded to State Government vide letter dated 4.10.2021      |
|         4 | Sri Ramarao Majhi dated 15.06.2021.                                           | Forwarded to the State Government vide letter dated 23.07.2021 |

Government  of  India  has  laid  down  the modalities  for  deciding  the  claims  for  inclusion  in, exclusion from and other modifications in the Orders specifying lists of Scheduled Tribes. As per the modalities, only those proposals which have been recommended and justified by the State Government/UT  Administration  concerned,  can  be  processed  further.  Thereafter,  it  has  to  be concurred  with  by  the  Registrar  General  of  India  (RGI)  and  the  National  Commission  for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) before being considered for amendment legislation.  All actions are taken as per these approved modalities.

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