About Denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes:
- The De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes are the most neglected, marginalized and economically and socially deprived communities.
- Denotified tribes (DNTs) are communities that were ‘notified’ as being ‘born criminal’ during the British regime under a series of laws starting with the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 and 1947.
- These Acts were repealed by the Independent lndian Government in l952, and these communities were "De-Notified".
- These tribes somehow escaped the attention of our developmental framework and thus are deprived of the support unlike Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- Development and Welfare Board:
- It has constituted by the ministry in 2019 on the recommendation of National Commission formed in 2017.
- The Board has been mandated to formulate and implement welfare and development programmes for these communities.
Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED)
- Aim: To provide free competitive exam coaching, health insurance, housing assistance and livelihood initiatives at community level and financial assistance for construction of houses will be provided to the members of DNT/NT/SNT Communities.
- An amount of 200 crore has been allocated for this scheme — to be spent over five years from FY2021-22 to FY2025-26.
- Nodal Ministry: Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry.
The National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes
- The National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes was constituted by the Ministry in 2005.
- Its mandate was to study the socio-economic conditions of the “most disadvantaged and vulnerable sections of Indian society” and to identify measures for their development.
