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Lok Sabha Passes Bill for ST Reservation in Goa Assembly

6 August 20251 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSLok Sabha PassesBill for STReservation inGoa Assembly6 August 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Parliament’s lower house cleared a bill on ST representation in Goa’s state legislature while the House was disrupted by a continuing Opposition protest.

Key facts

  • House that passed the bill: Lok Sabha.
  • Aim: reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Legislative Assembly.
  • Backdrop: a prolonged Opposition protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Significance

  • The measure targets political representation for a Scheduled Tribe community in a state assembly.
  • It was passed despite protests by Opposition members in the House.

Exam angle

  • Which state’s assembly gets ST seats under the bill: Goa.
  • Protest issue at the time: SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar.
  • Category covered: Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Test yourself

1. The Lok Sabha passed a bill for reservation of Scheduled Tribes in which state's Legislative Assembly?

The bill concerns the Goa Legislative Assembly.

2. Opposition MPs were protesting over the SIR of electoral rolls in which state when the Goa ST bill passed?

The protest was about Bihar's electoral rolls.

3. What does SIR stand for in the Lok Sabha ST quota bill news?

SIR means Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

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