NC for Tribes

·         On July 3, 2008 National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes urged GoI to act fast in the interest of neglected tribes in India, saying, "further delay of their rights would go against the interest of the nation."

·         Chairperson of the commission Balakrishna Renake submitted the two-volume report on the condition of tribes in India to GoI

·         The commission has recommended the creation of a separate schedule to accommodate tribes, which number over 10 crore in India.

·         For this, a constitutional amendment will be required, states the report further recommending the extension of Prevention of Atrocities Act (applicable to SCs/STs) to tribes as well.

·         The commission had recommended 10 per cent quota because the tribes comprised 10 per cent of India's population and needed to be compensated for years of neglect.

·         Their population is more, for which the commission had recommended a community-wise census.

·         A census is needed to track the missing tribes that exist on ground but not in the government data, including the 1931 caste-wise census.