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Government of India
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
22 MAR 2023 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
NOMADIC AND DE-NOTIFIED TRIBES
  • Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT Communities (SEED) launched in 2022 for next 5 years with total outlay of Rs 200 crore
  • Central Sector Scheme of Top Class School Education and Top Class College Education for OBC, EBC and DNT students being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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. As per the report, a total of 1235 communities have been identified as De-notified and Nomadic Communities across the country, details of which may be seen at Annexure-I.

                 The Ministry has launched the scheme “ Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNT Communities (SEED)” for welfare of DNT communities on 16.02.2022 with total outlay of Rs. 200 Crore for next five years, having following four components:-

  • (i) To provide coaching of good quality for DNT candidates to enable them to appear in competitive examinations,
  1. To provide Health Insurance to them,

(iii) To facilitate livelihood initiative at community level; and

(iv) To provide financial assistance for construction of houses for members of these communities.

 

Besides, this Ministry is also implementing the following schemes for the welfare of DNT Communities:-

  1. Centrally sponsored scheme of Pre-Matric scholarships for OBC, EBC and DNT students
  2. Centrally sponsored scheme of Post-Matric scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT students
  3. Central Sector Scheme of Top Class School Education for OBC, EBC and DNT students (New intervention).
  4. Central Sector Scheme of Top Class College Education for OBC, EBC and DNT Students. (New intervention).

A National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) for welfare of Nomadic and De-notified tribes was constituted by Government of India in February 2014. NCDNT submitted its report on 08.01.2018. NCDNT has undertaken various activities which, inter-alia, includes preparation of list of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities, Interaction with community leaders and NGOs, field visits, analysis of grievance petitions and Memoranda received etc. The Commission also recommended several measures to be undertaken for welfare of these communities.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in Rajya Sabha, today.

Annexure-I 

List of Nomadic and De-Notified Communities

S.No.

State

Nomadic Communities

 

De- Notified Communities

 

 

 

1

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

6

 

1

2

ANDHRA PRADESH

34

 

26

3

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

1

 

0

4

ASSAM

0

 

0

5

BIHAR

50

 

3

6

CHANDIGARH

31

 

2

7

CHHATTISGARH

17

 

11

8

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI

4

 

0

9

DAMAN AND DIU

4

 

0

10

NCT OF DELHI

26

 

29

11

GOA

2

 

0

12

GUJARAT

52

 

13

13

HARYANA

35

 

14

14

HIMACHAL PRADESH

41

 

0

15

JAMMU & KASHMIR

14

 

0

16

JHARKHAND

39

 

5

17

KARNATAKA

76

 

85

18

KERALA

21

 

1

19

LAKSHADWEEP

0

 

0

20

MADHYA PRADESH

31

 

20

21

MAHARASHTRA

40

 

14

22

MANIPUR

0

 

0

23

MEGHALAYA

2

 

0

24

MIZORAM

2

 

0

25

NAGALAND

0

 

0

26

ODISHA

31

 

11

27

PUDUCHERRY

13

 

0

28

PUNJAB

23

 

9

29

RAJASTHAN

29

 

13

30

SIKKIM

5

 

0

31

TAMILNADU

60

 

68

32

TELANGANA

36

 

36

33

TRIPURA

14

 

0

34

UTTAR PRADESH

18

 

31

35

UTTRAKHAND

21

 

25

36

WEST BENGAL

32

 

8

 

Grand Total

810

 

425

 

nnnSource:- Report of National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes submitted in the year December, 2017

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MG/RK