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Dr. P. S. Deshmukh: Sir, before you proceed further, may I request you to allow me to move amendment No. 531 which is consequential to No. 530 ? I will only formally move it from List 111. It is a consequential amendment, and if this is accepted, that will be necessary.

Mr. President: I will take that as moved. When it comes to voting, remind me. I take it as moved.

Dr. P. S. Deshmukh: It is about an additional article 340A.

"That after article 340, the following new article be inserted: -- ' 340A. (1) The President may after consultation with the Governor or Rajpramukh of a State, by public notification, specify the castes, communities or parts of, or groups within castes or communities which shall, for the purposes of this Constitution, be deemed to be 'Backward Classes' in relation to that State.

Mr. President: The amendment only says that in place of the Regional or District Council as the case may be we give the power to the Governor to make the rules.

The Honourable Rev. J. J. M. Nichols Roy: Mr. Chaliha has stated that in those areas which will be governed by the District Councils there are no people who will run this administration or will be able to make rules. I think he is mistaken altogether because these District Councils are only with six hill districts. The position of these hill districts is quite different from the other tribal areas which are outside the District Council. These District Councils will be run by the people who are intelligent there. They are enough intelligent people in these areas who will run these administrations and will also be able to make rules. The North Cachar Hills and Mikir Hills which are not well-advanced will be supervised by District Officers who will be the Chairmen of the District Councils, but in the other areas we can find people who will carry on the administration. Therefore, I oppose the amendment moved by Mr. Chaliha and I support the amendment moved by the Drafting Committee.

Mr. President: You have moved the amendment to entry No. 67?

Shri T. T. Krishnamachari: Yes, I have moved.

Shri H. V. Kamath: Sir, I have an amendment relating to the re-arrangement of several Chapters of the Constitution, amendment No. 430 in List I. That may be taken as moved; I do not want to take the time of the House.

Mr. President: I think this will involve a re-arrangement of the whole thing.

Shri H. V. Kamath: Numbering only, Sir.

Mr. President: Not only numbering, but a re-arrangement.

With regard to article 148 I need say nothing at this stage for the simple reason that the amendment moved by my friend Mr. T. T. Krishnamachari (No.

618) is one which has found itself agreeable to all those who had taken interest in this particular article.

Similarly article 320, over which there was so much controversy (if I may say so, without offence, utterly futile controversy) all controversy has now been set at rest by the revised amendment No. 558, which removes the objectionable parts which Members at one stage did not like.