Lok Sabha Question No. 3117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Resettlement of Nomadic Tribes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2023

## RESETTLEMENT OF NOMADIC TRIBES

## 3117. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government for resettlement of nomadic tribes in the country;
- b) whether the Government have any data regarding the number of nomadic tribal people in the country and if so, the details thereof; State-wise;
- (c) the number of nomadic tribal who have been resettled during the last three financial years; and people
- (d) the total funds spent on resettlement of nomadic tribes during the said period?

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

- (a): The Department has launched a welfare scheme namely "Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT Communities   (SEED)" on 16.02.2022, under which one of the component is to provide financial assistance for construction of houses for members of these communities:
- (b): No such data is   available. a National Commission for   De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was constituted by the Government of India in February 2014, inter-alia; to prepare a state-wise list of castes belonging to De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes. As per the report, a total of 1262 communities have been identified as De-notified; Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities across the country, details of which may be seen at Annexure-I:
- (c) & (d): Under the SEED Scheme, 1884 applications have been received so far, for housing component: However, no disburserent has been done so far:

## NUMBER OF DE-NOTIFIED, NOMADIC AND SEMI NOMADIC COMMUNITIES

| S: N   | State                       | De- Notified Communities   | Nomadic Communities   | Semi Nomadic   |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                            | 6                     |                |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                            | 34                    |                |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                            | 1                     |                |
|        | ASSAM                       |                            | 0                     |                |
| 5      | BIHAR                       |                            | 50                    |                |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH                  |                            |                       |                |
| 8      |                             |                            |                       |                |
| 11     | GOA                         |                            |                       |                |
| 12     | GUJARAT                     | 13                         |                       |                |
| 13     | HARYANA                     |                            |                       |                |
| 14     | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                            |                       |                |
| 15     | JAMMU & KASHMIR             |                            |                       |                |
| 18     | KERALA                      |                            |                       | 9              |
|        |                             |                            |                       | 0              |
| 20     |                             |                            | 31                    |                |
| 21     | MAHARASHTRA                 |                            |                       |                |
| 22     | MANIPUR                     |                            |                       |                |
| 23     | MEGHALA YA                  |                            |                       | 0              |
| 24     | MIZORAM                     |                            |                       |                |
| 25     | NAGALAND                    | 0                          |                       |                |
| 26     |                             |                            |                       |                |
| 28     | PUNJAB                      |                            |                       |                |
| 29     | RAJASTHAN                   | 13                         |                       | 13             |
|        |                             |                            |                       | 0              |
| 30     | SKKIWADU                    | 68                         |                       |                |
| 32     | TELANGANA                   |                            |                       |                |
| 33     | TRIPURA                     |                            |                       |                |
| 34     | UTTAR PRADESH               |                            |                       |                |
| 35     | UTTRAKHAND                  | 25                         | 21                    |                |
| 36     | WEST BENGAL                 | 8                          | 32                    |                |
|        | Grand Total                 | 425                        | 810                   | 27             |

Source: Report of National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi- Nomaidc Tribes submitted in the year December; 2017