Lok Sabha Question No. 4030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Economic Empowerment of DNTs Scheme
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shri K Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4030 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2026

## ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF DNTs SCHEME

## 4030. SHRI K SUDHAKARAN:

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

- (a) the details of the number of applications received, approved and rejected under the (SEED) since its inception, year and State/UT-wise;
- b) the details of the total budget allocated, funds released, and funds utilised under the SEED scheme since its inception, year-wise;
- whether the Government has identified De-notified (DNT), Nomadic (NT) and Semi Nomadic communities (SNT) that are not included in any of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes lists including the number of such Communities and their State-wise distribution; if so, the details thereof; and
- whether the Government is considering the inclusion or categorisation of such excluded DNTINTISNT Communities under the SC, ST or OBC lists or under any separate constitutional or statutory category, if $o, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI BL:VERMA)

- (a): The details of the number of applications received, approved and rejected under various component of Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) for the year 2024-25 and 2025-26 is attached at Annexure-I:
- (b): The year-wise details of the total budget allocated, and funds released/ utilized is as under:
- (c): The State-wise details of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities which are not   included in  Scheduled Castes,  Scheduled Tribe, or Other Backward Classes as identified by National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and  Semi Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) is attached at Annexure-II:
- (d): There is no such proposal under consideration in the Department

| SNo   | Year      | Budget Allocated   | Funds released/ Utilized   |
|-------|-----------|--------------------|----------------------------|
| 1     | 2021-2022 |                    |                            |
| 2     | 2022-2023 |                    |                            |
| 3     | 2023-2024 | 15.00              | 15.00                      |
| 4     | 2024-2025 | 39.40              | 35.16                      |
| 5     | 2025-2026 | 61.56              | 26.13                      |
| Total | Total     | 115.96             | 76.29                      |

Annexure referred to to the Lok Sabha Admitted Unstarred Question No. 4030 to be answered on 17.03.2026 asked by Shri K Sudhakaran regarding "Economic Empowerment of DNTs Scheme".

## A Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries

|    |                | Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries   | Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries   | Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries   | Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries   | Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries   | Educational Empowerment (Free Coaching) Beneficiaries   |
|----|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|    |                | 2024-25                                                 | 2024-25                                                 | 2024-25                                                 | 2025-26                                                 | 2025-26                                                 | 2025-26                                                 |
|    |                | Received                                                | Approved Rejected                                       |                                                         | Received                                                | ApprovedgRejected                                       |                                                         |
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh | 18                                                      |                                                         | 30                                                      | 142                                                     |                                                         | 142                                                     |
| 2  | Gujarat        | 164                                                     | 58                                                      | 106                                                     | 1052                                                    | 730                                                     | 322                                                     |
| 3  | Haryana        | 8                                                       |                                                         | 8                                                       | 36                                                      |                                                         | 36                                                      |
| 4  | Madhya Pradesh | 179                                                     | 94                                                      | 85                                                      | 1787                                                    | 860                                                     | 927                                                     |
| 5  | Maharashtra    | 370                                                     | 212                                                     | 158                                                     | 2942                                                    | 1823                                                    | 1119                                                    |
| 6  | Tamil Nadu     | 248                                                     | 163                                                     | 85                                                      | 1280                                                    | 1069                                                    | 211                                                     |
| 7  | Rajasthan      | 94                                                      | 23                                                      | 71                                                      | 935                                                     | 369                                                     | 566                                                     |
| 8  | Uttar Pradesh  | 5                                                       | 1                                                       | 4                                                       | 354                                                     | 00                                                      | 354                                                     |
|    | Total          | 1086                                                    | 551                                                     | 547                                                     | 8528                                                    | 4851                                                    | 3677                                                    |

## B. Livelihood (SHG Formation) Beneficiaries

| IS.No.   | (State/Component   | Livelihood Beneficiaries   | Livelihood Beneficiaries   | Livelihood Beneficiaries   | Livelihood Beneficiaries   |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|          |                    | 2024-25                    | 2024-25                    | 2025-26                    | 2025-26                    |
|          |                    | Received                   | Approved                   | Received                   | Approved                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh     | 1320                       | 1320                       | 330                        | 330                        |
| 2        | Gujarat            | 4873                       | 4873                       | 6083                       | 6083                       |
| 3        | HHaryana           | 3300                       | 3300                       |                            |                            |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh     | 2585                       | 2585                       | 8899                       | 8899                       |
| 5        | Maharashtra        | 2618                       | 2618                       | 6182                       | 6182                       |
| 6        | {Tamil Nadu        | 3168                       | 3168                       | 2332                       | 2332                       |
| 7        | RRajasthan         | 5687                       | 5687                       | 5313                       | 5313                       |
| 8        | Uttar Pradesh      | 3267                       | 3267                       | 5390                       | 5390                       |
|          | Total              | 26818                      | 26818                      | 34529                      | 34529                      |

## C Health (Ayushman Card Creation) Beneficiaries

| S.No.            | State/Component   | Health Beneficiaries   | Health Beneficiaries   | Health Beneficiaries   |
|------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|                  | 2024-25           | 2024-25                | 2025-26                | 2025-26                |
|                  | Received          | Approved               | Received               | Approved_              |
| IJAndhra Pradesh |                   |                        | 0                      |                        |
| 2 Gujarat        |                   |                        | 2466                   | 2466                   |
| 3Haryana         |                   |                        | 5306                   | 5306                   |
| AMadhya Pradesh  |                   |                        | 3006                   | 3006                   |
| 5MMaharashtra    | 14176             | 14176                  | 28145                  | 28145                  |
| 6 Tamil Nadu     |                   |                        | 5111                   | 5111                   |
| 7Rajasthan       |                   |                        | 13505                  | 13505                  |
| 8lUttar Pradesh  |                   |                        | 5097                   | 5097                   |
| Total            | 14176             | 14176                  | 62636                  | 62636                  |

Annexure referred to in  reply of part (c) to the Lok Sabha Admitted   Unstarred Question 4030 to be answered on 17.03.2026 asked by Shri K Sudhakaran regarding "Economic Empowerment of DNTs Scheme".

List of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities which are not included in Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribe, or Other Backward Classes as identified by National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT)

| S: No.   | KStates                            | Total   |
|----------|------------------------------------|---------|
|          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |         |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 28      |
| 3_       | Assam                              |         |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 5       |
| 5_       | Bihar                              | 17      |
| 6_       | Chandigarh                         |         |
| 7_       | [Chhattisgarh_                     |         |
| 8        | Dadara & Nagar Haveli &Daman & Diu |         |
| 9        | NCT of Delhi                       |         |
| 10.      | Goa                                |         |
| 11.      | Gujarat                            |         |
| 12       | [Haryana                           |         |
| 13.      | Himachal Pradesh                   |         |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir                    |         |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                          |         |
| 16.      | Karnataka                          |         |
| 17.      | Kerala                             |         |
| 18       | [Lakshadweep                       |         |
| 21       | Manipur                            |         |
| 22       | Meghalaya                          |         |
| 23.      | Mizoram                            |         |
| 24.      | Nagaland                           |         |
| 25.      | Odisha                             |         |
| 26.      | Puducherry                         | 10      |
| 27.      | Punjab                             | 10      |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                          | 14      |
| 29       | Sikkim                             |         |
| 30.      | Tamil Nadu                         |         |
| 32       |                                    |         |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh                      |         |
| 34       | Uttarakhand                        | 8       |
| 35.      | West Bengal                        | 5       |
|          | Total                              | 268     |

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