By: The Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
For: Welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities
National Commission for De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes in 2014: under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate
Background
The De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes are the most neglected, marginalized and economically and socially deprived communities. Most of them have been living a life of destitution for generations and still continue to do so with an uncertain and gloomy future.
Escaped the attention of our developmental framework and thus are deprived of the support unlike Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Historically, these communities never had access to private land or home ownership.
These tribes used forests and grazing lands for their livelihood and residential use and had “strong ecological connections.
Many of them are dependent upon various types of natural resources and carve out intricate ecological niches for their survival.
The changes in ecology and environment seriously affect their livelihood options.
Four components of the Scheme
To provide coaching of good quality for DNT/NT/SNT candidates to enable them to appear in competitive examinations.
To provide health insurance to DNT/NT/SNT Communities.
To facilitate livelihoods initiative at community level to build and strengthen small clusters of DNT/NT/SNT Communities institutions.
To provide financial assistance for construction of houses to members of the DNT/NT/SNT Communities.
