Lok Sabha Question No. 1397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Welfare of De-Notofied, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sukanta Majumdar, Bhola Singh, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.1397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2022

## WELFARE OF DE-NOTIFIED, NOMADIC AND SEMI NOMADIC TRIBES

1397. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: DR SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

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

- a) whether the survey work of identification of 269 De-Notified and Nomadic Tribes and placing them in a category of SCISTIOBC is under process and if $0, the details and the current status thereof;
2. (b) whether the Government has set up the Idate commission to study condition and measures for welfare of De-Notified Tribes (DNTs) and if s0, the details thereof;
3. (c) whether  the Government has set up Development and Welfare  Board for  De-Notified, Nomadic and SemiNomadic Communities and if SO, the details of achievements made so far;
4. (d) the other steps taken by the Government for the welfare of De-Notified and Nomadic Tribes in the country; and being
5. (e) whether the Government is implementing the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT Communities (SEED) for welfare of DNTs and if the details of progress made so Statewise? far, SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a): Sir: The list of Annexure-II of Idate Commission Report   comprises of 267 communities, out of which Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) is conducting ethnographic studies of 255 communities   and remaining 12 communities are studied by the respective Tribal Research Institutes (Odisha-0S, Gujarat-04, Kerala-03). Out of 255 Communities, AnSI has submitted report for 24 communities to this Department: Yes; being

AnSI has informed that have  completed the study of 161 communities across the country and remaining 65 communities and additional 5 communities from Arunachal Pradesh will be studied during the year 2022. they

- (b): The   Ministry vide Gazette Notification dated 12.02.2014 had constituted National Commission for De-notified and Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) also know as Idate Commission for the period of 3 years from the date of Notification. NCDNT has submitted its report on 08.01.2018.
- (c): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has constituted Development and Welfare Board for De-Notified; Nomadic and SemiNomadic Communities   (DWBDNCs) for the development  and welfare of DNTs The Board has   launched a scheme  namely  Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) on I6th February 2022 for its target group.
- (d) & (e): The objectives of the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) are, To provide coaching of good quality for DNT candidates to enable them to appear in competitive exams, (ii) To provide health insurance to DNT communities, (iii) To facilitate livelihoods initiative at   community level to build and   strengthen small clusters of DNTNNTISNT communities institutions, (iv) To provide   financial assistance for  construction of houses to members of the DNT communities.

The   Scheme will   benefit 6250 students by providing free  coaching, 4,45,450 families by providing health insurance, 1,920 clusters for livelihood initiative   and 4,165 families  by providing houses in five years portal (i.e. www.seed.dosje-gov.in) has been developed for inviting   applications   through online   system for   easy access to the beneficiaries   under the Scheme.

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