Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Inclusion in ST Lists
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI, ABHISHEK SINGH, OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## INCLUSION IN ST LISTS

## 126. SHRI BALABHADARA MAJHI: SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH: SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to State:

- (a) the details of guidelines of the Central Government for inclusion of any community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  various  State  Governments including Odisha for inclusion of various communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs);
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the names of communities included in the list of STs and details of communities that have been removed or shifted from ST status during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether a number of recommendations for inclusion of tribes in the list of Scheduled Tribes are still pending with the Government for approval; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the present status thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA)

(a): The  criteria  being  followed  for  inclusion  of  community  in  the  list  of  Scheduled  Tribes  are:  (a) Indications  of  primitive  traits;  (b)  Distinctive  culture;  (c)  Geographical  isolation;  (d)  Shyness  of  contact with community at large; and (e) Backwardness.

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 proposal 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.

(b): A Statement indicating Sate/UT wise number of proposals for inclusion of communities in the list of Scheduled Tribes received in the last three years and the current year (2012-2015) is at Annexure-I.

(c): Yes  Madam.  The  communities  substituted/included  in  the  list  of  Scheduled  Tribes  of  the  State during last three years and the current year (2012-2015) is annexed at Annexure-II.

(d)  &  (e):  A  statement  showing  the  list  of  communities  recommended  by  all  three  agencies  i.e.  State Government, Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) for inclusion    in  list  of  Scheduled  Tribes  is  at Annexure-III. Proposal  for  streamlining  of  procedure  and revision  of  criteria  is  under  consideration  of  the  Government.  After  the  approval  of  the  Cabinet  all  the recommended cases shall be processed for amending the legislation.

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 126 for answer on 30.11.2015 for 'Inclusion In St Lists' by Shri Balabhadara Majhi: Shri Abhishek Singh: Shri Om Birla:

## (Proposals received in last three years)

|   S. No. | Name of the States/UTs   |   Number of proposals |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Assam                    |                    45 |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh        |                     6 |
|        3 | Bihar                    |                     5 |
|        4 | Chhattisgarh             |                    44 |
|        5 | Goa                      |                     2 |
|        6 | Jammu &Kashmir           |                     2 |
|        7 | Jharkhand                |                    16 |
|        8 | Karnataka                |                    53 |
|        9 | Kerala                   |                     4 |
|       10 | Madhya Pradesh           |                     1 |
|       11 | Odisha                   |                    85 |
|       12 | Sikkim                   |                    11 |
|       13 | Tamil Nadu               |                    12 |
|       14 | Tripura                  |                     1 |
|       15 | Uttarakhand              |                     1 |
|       16 | Uttar Pradesh            |                     7 |
|       17 | West Bengal              |                    12 |
|       18 | Puducherry               |                     7 |

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 126 for answer on 30.11.2015 for 'Inclusion In St Lists' by Shri Balabhadara Majhi: Shri Abhishek Singh: Shri Om Birla:

(Communities substituted/included in the list of Scheduled Tribes of the State during last three years and the current year)

| Name of State     | Name of Communities Substituted/ included in Scheduled Tribes list                                           | Name of Act                                                                                     |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Manipur           | Sl. No.8. Kabui, Inpui, Rongmei Sl. No.9. Kacha Naga, Liangmai, Zeme Sl.No. Koirao, Thangal, Sl. No.34. Mate | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order(Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 2 of 2012) dated 08.01.2012  |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Sl.5. Galo                                                                                                   | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order(Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 2 of 2012) dated 08.01.2012  |
| Karnataka         | Sl.No.37. Medara                                                                                             | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order(Amendment) Act 2012 (No. 24 of 2012) dated 31.05.2012 |
| Kerala            | S.No.28. Marati(of the Hosdurg and Kasargod Taluks of Kasargod District.                                     | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order(Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 24 of 2013) dated 18.09.2013 |
| Chhattisgarh      | Sl.. No.16. Abhuj Maria, Sl. No.27. Hill Korwa                                                               | The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order(Amendment) Act 2013 (No. 24 of 2013) dated 18.09.2013 |

## Annexure-III

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 126 for answer on 30.11.2015 for 'Inclusion In ST Lists' by Shri Balabhadara Majhi: Shri Abhishek Singh: Shri Om Birla:

(Number of communities recommended  by all three agencies i.e. State Government, RGI and NCST  during last three years and the current year)

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   |   Number of proposals recommended by all three agencies |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Assam                    |                                                       1 |
| 2.       | Chhattisgarh             |                                                       8 |
| 3.       | Jharkhand                |                                                      11 |
| 4.       | Tamil Nadu               |                                                       5 |
| 5.       | Tripura                  |                                                       1 |
| 6.       | Puducherry               |                                                       1 |
| Total    | 27                       |                                                      27 |