ST status to Gond community in four districts of UP
- Earlier, on December 14, 2022, the Rajya Sabha passed with voice vote the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill-2022.
- It seeks to give the ST status to the Gond community in four districts of Uttar Pradesh (Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Chanduali and Kushinagar).
- The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in April, 2022.