Preliminary > Social Justice > Welfare Schemes > Tribal affairs
Why in news? The Parliamentary panel on Social Justice and Empowerment has asked the government to expedite categorisation of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes under either the SC/ST/OBC lists. Delay woul...
Preliminary > Geography > Human geography > Tribal affairs
Why in news? Lok Sabha has passed the Bill to include the Hatti community in the Trans-Giri region of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh in the Scheduled Tribes list of the State. About Hatti community: ...
Preliminary > Social Justice > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs
Why in news? The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs is now working to develop 36,428 villages with at least 50% tribal population and 500 STs across the country into ‘model tribal’ villages. These effor...
Mains > Social justice > Welfare Schemes > Tribal affairs
IN NEWS: Recently, the Tribal Development Report 2022 was launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), which claims to be the first of its kind since 1947. MORE ON NEWS: The report focuses ...
Preliminary > Social Justice > Miscellaneous > Tribal affairs
Why in news? Recently, the Union Government has written a letter to states across the country, directing them to record Settlement Rights in Revenue and Forest Records within a period of three months. The letter ...
Preliminary > Social Justice > Education > Tribal affairs
Why in news? The government is pushing to set up 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students. About Eklavya Model Residential Schools: EMRS is a scheme for making model...
Mains > Society > Features of Indian Society > Tribal affairs
IN NEWS: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has cleared the way for the inclusion of the ‘Pahari ethnic group’ in the Scheduled Tribes list of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. ...
Preliminary > Social Justice > Welfare Schemes > Tribal affairs
Why in news? The scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities, has been delayed due to tribe categorization work Who are de-notified...
Mains > Polity > Local Self Government > Tribal affairs
IN NEWS: Arvind Kejriwal declared a six-point "guarantee" for tribals, including the "strict implementation" of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act for tribals in Gujarat&rsquo...
Preliminary > Social Justice > Welfare Schemes > Tribal affairs
Why in news? The Union Tribal Affairs Minister announced inclusion of villages of Kalahandi in the new Pradhan Mantri Adi Adarsh Gram Yojana. About Pradhan Mantri Aadi Adarsh Gram Yojana: Launched by the...