(a) Whether the Government is contemplating to enlist some other communities in the list of
Schedule Tribes; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) Whether the Government is contemplating to enlist some other communities in the list of
Schedule Tribes; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (DR. RAMESHWAR ORAON)
(a) & (b): As per the modalities approved by the Government on 15/06/1999 for determining
the claims for inclusion in/exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled
Tribes, only those proposals, which have been justified and recommended by the concerned State
Government/Union Territory Administration and the Registrar General of India as well as the
National Commission for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes are to be considered and legislation
amended. The receipt of proposals in this Ministry for determining the claims for inclusion
in/exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Tribes is an ongoing
and continuous process.