National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes

The National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNSNT) is a national commission set under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, to study various developmental aspects of denotified and nomadic or semi-nomadic tribes in India^[1].

The Commission was first was set up on 22/11/2003, and reconstitued on 16/3/2005 as the earlier commission could not be able to make much headway for number of reasons. Mr. Balkrishna Sidram Renke, Laxmanbhai Kalidas Patni and Laxmi Chand were appointed as the Chairperson, Member and Member Secretary of the commission respectively. The Commission assumed its functioning w.e.f. 6 February 2006 ^[1].

Terms of Reference of the Commission

The commission had following Terms of Reference:

a) To specify the economic interventions required for raising the living standards of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes by asset creation and self-employment opportunities;

b) To recommend measures to utilize the existing channeling agencies set up for the economic development of SC/STs and OBCs for extending an economic development package to these groups, keeping in view their specific requirements; and

c) To identify programmes required for their education, development and health;

d) To make any other connected or incidental recommendation, that the Commission deems necessary.

Report

The Commission submitted its report on 2/7/2008 making several recommendations, which include that same reservations as available to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes be extended to around 11 crore people of denotified and nomadic or semi-nomadic tribes in India; its also recommended that the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 be applicable to these tribes as well ^[2]..

References

1. ^ ^{a b} About us National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes Official website.
2. ^ Panel favours reservation for nomadic tribes by Raghvendra Rao, Indian Express, 21 August 2008.

External links

• National Commission for denotified, Nomadic & Semi-nomadic Tribes, Official website Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment