Draft List of Denotified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes and Semi-Nomadic Tribes of India

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Draft list
of
Denotified Tribes,
Nomadic Tribes
and
Semi-Nomadic Tribes
of
India

FOREWORD
Government of India has constituted a National Commission for Denotifed, Nomadic and
Semi-Nomadic Tribes with a mandate to identify and prepare state-wise lists of DNT/NT, their
inclusion status is SC/ST/OBC and habitats where they are densely populated, apart from eval-
uating the progress of the progress of the development for recommending welfare policies.
2. The first task in this regard is to prepare a draft list of DNT/NT/SNT which will be final-
ised after necessary consultations at various levels. In the absence of this basic information,
decision makers will find it difficult to formulate policies/programmes for the upliftment of these
downtrodden communities.
3. To that end, this draft list of DNS/NT communities state-wise, will fulfil a great need in our
welfare objectives and determination to bring the DNT/NT/SNT into the path of development.
4. I solicit the comments of state governments and all concerned.
(Bhilku Ramji Idate)
Chairman

NOTE FROM MEMBER SECRETARY
First of all, the National Commission is tasked to prepare a state-wise list of DNT/NT, apart from
assessing the status of their inclusion in the SC/ST/OBC, identification of district and area where they are
densely populated, while reviewing the status of their progress and suggesting appropriate measures for
their development.
2. We have decided to prepare a draft list based on the available data from previous Commission’s
reports and literature and then start a process of consultations before it could be finalised. We knew that
preparation of a final list will undergo various stages of consultations, verification of data, and comments
of the state government,/UTs, consultation with research institutions, social science experts/researchers,
NGOs, reference to books and literature, obtaining comments from the community leaders and other
stakeholders in the public domain.
3. We needed a base paper for discussion and as part of that strategy this draft state-wise list is pre-
pared Final list will be a common, agreed and acceptable list by all concerned. We have written to state
governments on 12.10.15 and 8.1.2016 with those datas to work out state list and send their comments.
4. This draft list covering all the states is arranged in alphabetical manner and numbered. This could
be possible because of our earlier decision to start with state-wise folders containing all datas of DNT/
NT in one volume collected from the previous Commission reports It is our opportunity to develop a list
state-wise on scientific basis.
5. In preparing the draft list, lots of efforts have been made by my colleagues, especially Deputy
Secretary, Dr. B.K. Lodhi, with the help of the staff of data entry operators and researchers. I compliment
their efforts.
(H. K. Dash)
Member Secretary

CONTENT
Name of the State Page No.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1
Andhra Pradesh 2
Arunachal Pradesh 4
Assam 5
Bihar 6
Chandigarh 7
Chhattisgarh 8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 9
Daman & Diu 10
NCT Delhi 11
Goa 13
Gujarat 14
Haryana 15
Himachal Pradesh 16
Jammu & Kashmir 17
Jharkhand 18
Karnataka 19
Kerala 21
Lakshadweep 22
Madhya Pradesh 23
Maharashtra 24
Manipur 25
Meghalaya 26
Mizoram 27
Nagaland 28
Odisha 29
Puducherry 30
Punjab 31
Rajasthan 32
Sikkim 34
Tamil Nadu 35
Telengana 37
Tripura 39
Uttarakhand 40
Uttar Pradesh 41
West Bengal 43
Annexures 47-62
Draft List of Denotified Tribes, Nomadic Tribes and Semi-Nomadic Tribes of India
1. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
Denotified Tribes
Nil
Nomadic Tribes
S. No. Name of the Communities
1. Andamanese
2. Jarawas
3. Onges
4. Sentinelese
5. Shom Pens
6. *Nicobarese
Source: Renke Commission 2008
*Additional name sent by State Govt. in March, 2016
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