The Union Government plans to introduce a bill in the monsoon session of Parliament to ensure that the oustees of Sardar Sarovar Dam, rehabilitated in Gujarat, are allowed to retain their SC/ST status. Sources say, the State Government has been dithering over the issue for it would entail "considerable strain" on the State exchequer. Once their SC/ST status is recognised/acknowledged by the State Government, the oustees from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, become entitled for the compensation package as established by the Constitution. The Centre's now will ensure precisely this, said a top source.