Lok Sabha Question No. 3398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: De-Notified Tribes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2016

## DE - NOTIFIED TRIBES

## 3398. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether all the De - notified Tribes (DNT) have been included within the ambit of SC, ST OBC and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received any repre sentation from civil society or individuals o State  Governments  stating  that  there  are  a  few  DNTs  which  have  been  classified  und general category and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  accord  benefits  to  the marginalised  DNT communities; and
- (d) whether these communities have shown progress in the last two decades in terms o social development parameters and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR )

(a) & (b): The Government constituted National Commission to study the development as of the De - notified Tribes (DNT), Nomadic and Semi - Nomadic Tribes in February, 2004. The Commission  in  its  report  submitted  in  2008  identifi ed  119  DNT  communities/castes  among various States/Union Territories which do not belong either to SC, ST or OBC.

- (c): The Central Government has launched two scheme for DNT  communities namely:
- (i) Dr. Ambedkar Pre - Matric and Post - Matric Scholarship for DNTs
- (ii) Nanaji Deshmukh Scheme of Construction of Hostels for DNT Boys and Girls.

(d): In order to evaluate the progress of the development of De - notified, Nomadic and SemiNomadic  Tribes  and  to  suggest  appropriate  measures  in  respect  of  these communiti to  be undertaken by the Central Government or the State Government, the Government has consti National Commission for De - notified, Nomadic Tribes and Semi - Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) in February, 2014 which commenced functioning in January, 2015. The Co mmission is expected to submit its report inthree years. The Terms of Reference of the Commission are as under:

- (a) To prepare a State - wis  list of castes belonging to De - notified and Nomadic Tribes.

(b) To identify the castes belonging to De - notified and Nomadic Tribes in the List of Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Central  List/State  List  of  Other  Bac Classes.

(c) To identify the castes belonging to De - notified and Nomadic Tribes which have not been  included  in  the  Lists  of  Scheduled  Caste s,  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Central  List  of Other Backward Classes and to pursue their case for inclusion in these lists dep the modalities laid down for the purpose.

(d) To identify the places where DNTs are densely populated.

(e) To evaluate the pro gress of the development of De - notified and Nomadic Tribes under the Union and the States.

(f) To suggest appropriate measures in respect of De - no ified and Nomadic Tribes to be underta ken by the Central Government or the State Government.

(g)  Any  other  re lated  work  as  may  be  assigned  by  the  Ministry  of  Social  Justic Empowerment.

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