ITANAGAR, Jan 3: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) today welcomed the decision of the Union Cabinet which approved the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for certain amendments in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 so as to modify the list of the Scheduled Tribes (STs) of Arunachal Pradesh. 
The amendment if duly approved will be beneficial especially for the numerous indigenous tribes of eastern districts of Arunachal Pradesh viz. the Nocte, Tutsa, Tangsa, Wancho. etc who were until today classified under the vague and ambiguous terminology of "Any Other Naga Tribes". Such improper classification of these tribes was a historical blunder which resulted in numerous hardships and a sort of identity crisis for them. 
The Union also acknowledged the efforts put in by the MP duo -  Kiren Rijiju and Ninong Ering, and all those people who were behind the bill for successfully pursuing the matter with the Union Government. The said bill will also correct the names of other tribes whose names were wrongly recorded in the earlier ST order and will provide for their classification, the  AAPSU said in a press release issued here today.

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