(a) whether census of primitive tribes has been conducted at national level;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether nomadic, semi-nomadic, banjara tribes are on the verge of extinction;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to provide housing education, employment etc. to
the said Tribes for their better livelihood?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI D. NAPOLEON)
(a) & (b): The population figures of Scheduled Tribes, which might include primitive tribes,
from the Census 2011 have not yet become available.
(c) & (d): No such data is available.
(e): A large number of Nomadic and Semi-nomadic tribes are included either in the lists of
Scheduled Castes, or Scheduled Tribes or in the Central lists of Other Backward Classes, for
various States, which entitle them to various constitutional rights and other benefits available
under the respective categories, including schemes of educational, economic and social development.