{"id":35340,"date":"2025-01-13T18:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=35340"},"modified":"2025-01-13T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:02:12","slug":"development-and-welfare-of-denotified-nomadic-and-semi-nomadic-tribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-01-2025\/development-and-welfare-of-denotified-nomadic-and-semi-nomadic-tribes","title":{"rendered":"Development and Welfare of Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Polity and Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DWBDNC) <\/strong>is making renewed efforts to implement the recommendations of the <strong>Idate Commission<\/strong> to address the <strong>challenges<\/strong> faced by these communities and improve their <strong>socio-economic conditions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nomadic, Semi Nomadic, and Denotified Tribes (NTs, SNTs, and DNTs)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nomadic communities: <\/strong>Communities that move frequently instead of settling in one place. They are often engaged in traditional occupations like herding, trading, or crafts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Semi-nomadic Tribes:<\/strong> Partially nomadic and partially settled, migrating seasonally but also establishing temporary settlements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Denotified tribes (DNTs): <\/strong>Formerly classified as <strong>&#8220;criminal tribes&#8221;<\/strong> under the <strong>Criminal Tribes Act, 1871<\/strong> during British rule. The Act was repealed in 1952, and these communities were &#8220;<strong>de-notified.&#8221;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>While most DNTs are spread across the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) categories, <strong>some<\/strong> <strong>DNTs are not covered in any of the SC, ST or OBC categories.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Status: The Idate Commission<\/strong> had concluded there were a total of 1,526 DNT, NT, and SNT communities across the country, of which <strong>269 were not yet categorised as either SC, ST, or OBC.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are a total of <strong>425 Denotified Tribes, 810 Nomadic Tribes and 27 Semi Nomadic Tribes in India.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Of DNT communities,<strong> Lambadas (STs) <\/strong>are the most vocal and visible, followed by Vadderas (BCs) in government sector and political spheres.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges faced by NTs, SNTs, and DNTs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lack of Recognition and Documentation:<\/strong> Denotified communities are lacking citizenship documents, which makes their identity invisible and causes hindrances in obtaining government benefits, constitutional, and citizenship rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Limited Political Representation:<\/strong> Inadequate representation of these communities makes it challenging to voice their concerns and advocate for their rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Stigma and Discrimination:<\/strong> NTs, SNTs, and DNTs often face discrimination and social stigma, both due to their historical denotified status and their distinct way of life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economic Marginalization:<\/strong> Lack of access to resources, markets, and employment opportunities results in economic marginalization of these communities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Educational Deprivation:<\/strong> Educational opportunities for these tribes are limited, leading to high illiteracy rates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recommendations of the Idate Commission\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In <strong>2014<\/strong> , a National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes was constituted under the Chairmanship of <strong>Bhiku Ramji Idate<\/strong> for a period of three years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The commission has given the following recommendations;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is a need to identify challenges faced by the NTs, SNTs, and DNTs owing to the stigma imposed by the enactment of the<strong> Criminal Tribes Act, 1871<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also suggested the non-inclusion of DNTs\/NTs\/SNTs under the SC\/ST\/OBC and formulation of specific policies for the former, among many others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Setting up a permanent commission<\/strong> for Nomadic, Semi Nomadic, and Denotified Tribes (NTs, SNTs, and DNTs) in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It stressed on taking measures to discern hurdles endured by the communities in availing basic facilities such as education, employment, health care, and legal documents, among others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Steps taken by Government<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Development and Welfare Board for DNTs, SNTs, and NTs (DWBDNC):<\/strong> Constituted in 2019 to address welfare concerns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NITI Aayog Identification Efforts: <\/strong>A committee was established to finalize the identification of these communities.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED):<\/strong> Launched in 2022 with a budget of \u20b9200 crore over five years (2021-26).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The four components of the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs are:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coaching for competitive exams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Health insurance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community-level livelihood initiatives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial assistance for housing construction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The colonial mindset<\/strong> about the Denotified Tribes having \u201ccriminal tendencies\u201d needs to change to ensure their human rights are not violated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Proper documentation<\/strong> of their identities needs to be speeded up so that they get the benefits of welfare schemes and the basic needs are provided to them.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The NHRC <\/strong>has suggested that there is a need to ensure representation of Denotified tribes in parliament, government institutions and higher education to\u00a0 mitigate the challenges faced by them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/denotified-tribes-anger-boiling-over-amid-a-stagnating-scheme-and-classification-deadlocks\/article69085545.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DWBDNC) is making renewed efforts to implement the recommendations of the Idate Commission to address the challenges faced by these communities and improve their socio-economic 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