SAFEGUARDS
FOR GHUMANTU ADIVASIS
The denotified and
nomadic tribes have been categorised as Scheduled Castes, Other
Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes etc. based on their socio-economic
conditions in the respective States and Union Territories.
Though there is no
specific earmarking of funds exclusively under the category of
denotified tribes but they are entitled to benefits/concessions
available under various schemes of the Government in accordance
with their categorisation as Scheduled Castes and Other Backward
Classes and Scheduled Tribes as the case may be.
This information
was given by the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Shri Jual
Oram in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today in
respect of a news item published ‘Hakon ke mohtaj karoraun adivasi
ghumantu’ in the Rasthriya Sahara dated September 1, 2002 alleging
that the so called cultured society treat the denotified and Ghumantu
tribes as criminals and the Government do not provide any budgetary
provisions and extend them the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
