(a) whether any proposal from the State Government for inclusion of Dhangar in the list of Schedule Tribes has been received;
(b) if so, the present status of the said proposal; and
(c) the action taken or proposed to be taken in this regard?
(a) whether any proposal from the State Government for inclusion of Dhangar in the list of Schedule Tribes has been received;
(b) if so, the present status of the said proposal; and
(c) the action taken or proposed to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. TUSHAR A. CHAUDHARY)
a). Yes, Madam. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has received the proposals from the States
of Orissa & Goa for inclusion of “Dhangara†in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Orissa; and
Dhangar (Gouly) in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Goa..
b) & c). These proposals have been processed in accordance with the modalities approved by
the Government on 15/06/1999 for determining the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from
and other modifications in the Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists.