Lok Sabha Question No. 3489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: ST List of Chhattisgarh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3489

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## ST LIST OF CHHATTISGARH

## †3489. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  castes  proposed  by  Chhattisgarh  Government  to  be  included  in  the  Scheduled Tribes list;
- (b) the reasons for the pendency of the proposals received from the State Government;
- (c) whether any time-limit has been fixed to dispose of such proposals;
- (d) the obstacles being faced in the upliftment of these castes due to such long pendency of the proposals; and
- (e) the factual position thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a):Statement indicating details of the proposals received from the Government of Chhattisgarh is at Annexure .

(b)  &  (c):The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002), has laid down the modalities for determining the claims for inclusion  in,  exclusion  from  and  other modifications  in the  Orders  specifying  list  of  Scheduled  Tribes.  According  to  these modalities,  only  those  proposals  which  have  been  recommended  and  justified  by  the concerned  State  Government/  Union  Territory  Administration  and  concurred  with  by  the Registrar General of India (RGI) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes are to be considered for amendment of legislation. Proposals for inclusion in and other amendments in the list of Scheduled Tribes of any state are processed according to these modalities which is an on-going process.

(d)  &  (e):  Government  is  committed to  the  development  and  welfare  of  all  its  citizens  for which  various  schemes  and  programmes  are  undertaken  relating  to  education,  health, livelihood, infrastructural support etc.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in part(a) of Lok SabhaUnstarred Question No. 3489 for 16.03.2020.

|   Sl.No. | Name of community on which proposals are received for inclusion/modification in the list of STs of Chhattisgarh                |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Saunra, Saonra, as synonyms of Sawar, Sawara                                                                                   |
|        2 | Bhuinya, Bhuiyan, Bhuyan as synonyms of 'BhariaBhumia'                                                                         |
|        3 | Dhanuhar, Dhanuwar as a synonym of Dhanwar                                                                                     |
|        4 | Kisan as synonym of Nagesia, Nagasia                                                                                           |
|        5 | Dhangad (rectification in Hindi version)                                                                                       |
|        6 | Binjhia                                                                                                                        |
|        7 | Gadba (change/modification in Hindi version)                                                                                   |
|        8 | Kodaku                                                                                                                         |
|        9 | Kond (Hindi variant of Kondh)                                                                                                  |
|       10 | Pando (inclusion of Devanagari variants)                                                                                       |
|       11 | Bharia (rectification in Hindi Version)                                                                                        |
|       12 | Gond (inclusion of variant Devanagari version)                                                                                 |
|       13 | Saura, Sahara, Saora, Soura as synonyms of Sawar, Sawara                                                                       |
|       14 | Sabria                                                                                                                         |
|       15 | Rautia                                                                                                                         |
|       16 | Parganiha, Pardhan                                                                                                             |
|       17 | Dhuri, Dhoori                                                                                                                  |
|       18 | Banjara, Nayak                                                                                                                 |
|       19 | Amnit, Amneet as sub-caste of Bhattara                                                                                         |
|       20 | Nagawanshi (change/modification in Hindi version)                                                                              |
|       21 | Kherwar, Khairwar along with Kharwar at Sl.No. 21                                                                              |
|       22 | Majhwar (inclusion of variant Devnagari version)                                                                               |
|       23 | Tanwar Chhatri (removal of comma between Tanwar and Chhatri) and replacing तनवर with तंवरछत्री , तंवरक्षत्री , तवरछत्री , तंवर |
|       24 | Parhia                                                                                                                         |
|       25 | Dhimar, Kewat, Kahar and Mallah                                                                                                |
|       26 | Bhuinhar (inclusion of Devanagari variant)                                                                                     |
|       27 | KODA as synonyms of Oraon, Dhanka, Dhangad at Sl. No. 33 in ST list                                                            |