Context:
NHRC stress on need for implementation of the Idate Commission report for the protection of nomadic tribes.
Idate Commission:
- Year – 2014
- Also called – National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) Commission
- Mandate –
- To prepare a State-wise list of castes belonging to Denotified and Nomadic Tribes
- To suggest appropriate measures in respect of Denotified and Nomadic Tribes that may be undertaken by the Central or the State Government.
- Preceded by – Renke Commission (2008)
- Recommendation- Setting up of a permanent commission for the communities.
De – Notified Tribes:
- Who are they?- Communities which were once notified as being ‘born criminal’ under the Criminal Tribes Acts during British Raj and later ‘de-notified’ by Government of India in 1952.
- Population – 10% of the population in India is Denotified and nomadic tribes
- South Asia – World’s largest nomadic population
- Status – spread across Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes
- Problems faced –
- Marginalization from social and economic mainstream
- Low human development index and high relative deprivation index
- Carriers of social stigma
- Important Commissions –
- Criminal Tribes Inquiry Committee, 1947
- Ananthasayanam Ayyangar Committee in 1949
- Kaka Kalelkar Commission, 1953 (also called first OBC Commission)
- B P Mandal Commission, 1980
- National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution (NCRWC), 2002
- Government initiatives –
- National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes
- Development and Welfare Board – Constituted by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 2019
- Scheme for Economic Empowerment of Denotified Tribes (SEED) – To provide free competitive exam coaching, health insurance, housing assistance and livelihood initiatives to the community
Source: The Hindu
Previous Year Question
Consider the following statements about Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India:
1. PVTGs reside in 18 States and one Union Territory.
2. A stagnant or declining population is one of the criteria for determining PVTG status.
3. There are 95 PVTGs officially notified in the country so far.
4. Irular and Konda Reddi tribes are included in the list of PVTGs.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (c)
Explanation: Statement 3 is incorrect. According to 2011 Census, there are a total of 75 PVTGs found in 18 states and in 1 union territory of the country.
