(a) whether several communities in Kerala have requested the Government to include
them in the list of Scheduled Tribes;
(b) if so, the details of such communities; and
(c) the reasons of the Union Government in case of each of them?
(a) whether several communities in Kerala have requested the Government to include
them in the list of Scheduled Tribes;
(b) if so, the details of such communities; and
(c) the reasons of the Union Government in case of each of them?
THE MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JUAL ORAM) :
(a) to (c) 58 communities have represented to the Government for their inclusion in
the Scheduled Tribes list of Kerala on the ground that they possess tribal characteristics.