Welfare Schemes for Denotified Communities

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Welfare Schemes for Denotified Communities

Posted On: 10 JUL 2019 by PIB Delhi

A committee under the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog has been set up to complete the process of identification of the De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities that have not yet been formally classified by the National Commission for De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) also known as Idate Commission.

The Centrally sponsored schemes being implemented for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes are as under:

i. Dr. Ambedkar Pre-matric and Post-Matric Scholarship for DNT Boys and Girls.

ii. Nanaji Deshmukh Scheme of Construction of Hostels for DNT Boys and Girls.

iii. Assistance for Skill Development of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)/ De-Notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)/ Economically Backward Classes (EBCs).

A Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities has also been constituted vide gazette Notification dated 21.02.2019 for Development and Welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities.

This information was given by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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Source: PIB