Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
STATUS OF COMMISSION FOR DENOTIFIED AND NOMADIC TRIBES
Posted On:
09 FEB 2022 5:08PM by PIB Delhi
A National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was constituted by 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. NCDNT submitted its report on 08.01.2018. The recommendations of NCDNT are given at Annexure-I.
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-II.
A committee has been set up by the NITI Aayog to study the De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. The committee has entrusted the task to Anthropological Survey of India which is currently under progress.
ANNEXURE-I
Main recommendations of National Commission De-Notified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT).
- Setting up of a Permanent Commission at the Centre for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
- Setting up of a Separate Department/Directorate for DNT/NT communities in States.
- Define NT and DNT. Uniformity in categorization of DNT/NT as SC/ST/OBCs across the States/UTs. Issue of single caste certificate. Sub-quota for DNT/NT/SNT within the quota of SC/ST/OBCs.
- Caste based Census in respect of DNT/NT/SNT communities in 2021 Census.
- Creating awareness among DNT/NT/SNT communities for their inclusion in mainstream.
- Sensitization of different government officials, law enforcing authorities and local bodies so that DNT/NT/SNT do not get differential treatment and benefits of mainstream schemes reach to DNT/NT/SNT communities.
- Schemes focusing DNT/NT/SNT communities for their health, education, housing, traditional art, traditional expertise.
- Livelihood of DNT/NT/SNT communities is largely dependent on the forests. Review "Indian Forest Act" and "Wild Life Protection Act" to give them their natural habitats.
Annexure-II.
NUMBER OF DE-NOTIFIED, NOMADIC AND SEMI NOMADIC COMMUNITIES
|
S. N
|
State
|
De- Notified Communities
|
Nomadic Communities
|
Semi Nomadic
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
|
1
|
6
|
0
|
|
2
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
26
|
34
|
0
|
|
3
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
4
|
ASSAM
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
BIHAR
|
3
|
50
|
0
|
|
6
|
CHANDIGARH
|
2
|
31
|
0
|
|
7
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
11
|
17
|
0
|
|
8
|
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
9
|
DAMAN AND DIU
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
10
|
NCT OF DELHI
|
29
|
26
|
0
|
|
11
|
GOA
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
12
|
GUJARAT
|
13
|
52
|
0
|
|
13
|
HARYANA
|
14
|
35
|
0
|
|
14
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
0
|
41
|
0
|
|
15
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
|
16
|
JHARKHAND
|
5
|
39
|
0
|
|
17
|
KARNATAKA
|
85
|
76
|
0
|
|
18
|
KERALA
|
1
|
21
|
9
|
|
19
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
20
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
20
|
31
|
0
|
|
21
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
14
|
40
|
0
|
|
22
|
MANIPUR
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
23
|
MEGHALAYA
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
24
|
MIZORAM
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
25
|
NAGALAND
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
26
|
ODISHA
|
11
|
31
|
0
|
|
27
|
PUDUCHERRY
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
|
28
|
PUNJAB
|
9
|
23
|
0
|
|
29
|
RAJASTHAN
|
13
|
29
|
13
|
|
30
|
SIKKIM
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
|
31
|
TAMILNADU
|
68
|
60
|
0
|
|
32
|
TELANGANA
|
36
|
36
|
0
|
|
33
|
TRIPURA
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
|
34
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
31
|
18
|
0
|
|
35
|
UTTRAKHAND
|
25
|
21
|
0
|
|
36
|
WEST BENGAL
|
8
|
32
|
0
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
425
|
810
|
27
|
Source: Report of National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi- Nomaidc Tribes submitted in the year December, 2017
This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr.Virendra Kumar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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