Budget for Development of Denotified and Nomadic Tribes,2015

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Government of India
Ministry of Tribal Affairs 

Development of Nomadic Tribes                                                  25-February-2015 14:29 IST

Rs.13.00 crore have been allocated under 12th Plan for formulation and implementation of scheme for educational and economic development of De-notified Nomadic Tribes (DNTs).

As informed by the Office of Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, that office conducts Population Census wherein data on entire population living in the country at the time of Census operations is collected. However, figures separately and specifically for nomadic communities are not collected in Censust.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, in order to identify the Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities, assess their problems and suggest appropriate measures for their development, a National Commission has started functioning from January 09,2015. The Government of India has also launched two new schemes on January 01,2015 namely, Dr. Ambedkar Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-matric & Post-matric Scholarship, and Nanaji Deshmukh Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Construction of Hostels for the welfare of these sections of the society. The States like, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are also implementing schemes for the welfare of the DNTs.

This information was given by Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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