Government Schemes:

♤ “Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), it has been modified in 2015. Under the Scheme, priority is accorded for their protection and improvement in terms of the social indicators like livelihood, health, nutrition and education, so as to decrease their vulnerability.

♤ The National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was appointed in 2006.

♤ For certain groups of DNTs who are not covered under the lists of SC/ST &OBCs and for them the Government has launched two schemes in 2015:

(i) Dr. Ambedkar Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pre-Matric and Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) and

(ii) Nanaji Deshmukh Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Construction of Hostels for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes.

Despite various schemes over the years the PVTGs and DNTs have remained largely outside the ambit of development process. On the indicators such as health and education these groups remain at the bottom. The need is continuous assessment and monitoring of the schemes for the PVTGs. In the case of DNTs the need is to repeal discriminatory legislation, give effective rehabilitation and provide separate categorization within India’s affirmative action system of reservations.