(a) the present status regarding formulation of the National Policy on Scheduled Tribes;
(b) the details thereof;
(c) whether feedback has been received from various stakeholders and the status of inclusion thereof in the said policy; and
(d) the time limit fixed for formulation and implementation of the said policy?
(a) to (d) Ministry of Tribal Affairs had prepared a draft National Tribal Policy in 2006. This became out of context in view of certain legislative and policy changes and these necessitated further revision of the draft policy. Meanwhile, a High Level Committee (HLC) was constituted on 14.08.2013 to prepare a position paper on socio-economic status of STs and suggest a way forward. The Committee submitted its Report on 29.05.2014 which contains 108 recommendations cutting across various Central Ministries/Departments as well as State Governments. The recommendations were forwarded to Central Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India and State Governments to furnish their views/comments which are still awaited. Thus the recommendations of the HLC are under consideration of the Government and no time frame has been fixed.
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