Denotified Tribes Seek Separate Census Column

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Denotified Tribes Seek Separate Census Column

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Denotified Tribes Seek Separate Census Column

The Union Government has assured enumeration of Denotified Tribes in Census 2027, while community leaders demand a separate Census column and constitutional status. The issue relates to classification and welfare recognition of DNTs.

Denotified Tribes (DNTs):

Dimension Key Details
Definition Communities labelled as criminal tribes under Criminal Tribes Act 1871 and denotified after its repeal in 1952
Colonial Provision Criminal Tribes Act 1871 mandated compulsory registration surveillance and movement restrictions
Post 1952 Status Targeted under Habitual Offenders laws and many classified under SC ST or OBC lists
Enumeration History Enumerated in 1911 and 1931 Census; 1931 was last DNT enumeration; post Independence Census enumerated only SC and ST
Ayyangar Commission 1949 Early official study on denotified tribes
Renke Commission 2008 First National Commission on Denotified Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes
Idate Commission 2017 Identified around 1200 DNT communities in SC ST OBC lists and 268 unclassified communities
SEED Scheme Implemented by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment providing support for education livelihood housing and health
DNT Welfare Board Established in place of a permanent constitutional commission for DNTs
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With reference to the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, consider the following statements:
1. It mandated compulsory registration of notified communities.
2. It imposed surveillance and movement restrictions on such communities.
Which of the statements given above are correct?