Centre Notifies Act, Paves Way for Political Reservation for Tribals in Goa Assembly

ST Act notified, tribals likely to get four seat quota in House

Goa ST Assembly Representation Act notified; effective Aug 6, 2026, paving way to reserve about four seats for Scheduled Tribes in the 2027 state elections.

Centre notifies Act, paves way for political reservation for tribals in Goa Assembly

Panaji, Aug 6 (PTI) The Union government on Thursday notified the Act that grants political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community in the 40-member Goa legislative Assembly. This operationalization of the Act passed earlier by Parliament means four seats for tribal candidates will be reserved in the Goa Assembly for the first time. The […]

ST Reservation Process Begins In Goa; Four Key Steps Before Seats Are Reserved - Goemkarponn

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The implementation of political reservation for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Goa Legislative Assembly has officially entered its next phase after the Central Government brought into force the Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Act, 2025. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice notified the Act with effect from August 6, 2026, activating the legal framework req…

Centre notifies Act paving way for political reservation for ST community in Goa

Panaji: In a major step towards political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe community in Goa legislative assembly, the union government on Thursday notified the Act, which was earlier passed in the Parliament. Union Ministry of Law and Justice on August 6 has issued a notification stating that “in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Readjustment of… Source