Odisha govt has no information on 71 tribal teams: Union Minister
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BHUBANESWAR: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda on Saturday accused the state authorities of unnecessarily blaming the Centre over the inclusion of 169 communities within the Scheduled Tribes (ST) listing with out doing correct homework.
Addressing a media convention right here, Munda stated the state authorities has beneficial names of 71 communities for inclusion within the ST listing with none ethnographic examine and supporting paperwork.
“Strangely, two of the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of Odisha still do not figure in the list of Scheduled Tribes of the state,” Munda stated.
He stated Chuktia Bhunjia and Paudi Bhuiyans have been recognised as PVTGs however they aren’t included within the ST listing of the state.
Stating that this shouldn’t be made a political problem, the Union minister stated 13 proposals of the state has been cleared and one other 36 together with 10 beneficial lately are pending for scrutiny and approval of the Registrar General of India (RGI).
He stated 71 out of 110 proposals are with out ethnographic examine and haven’t any official information to assist the declare. The ministry has rejected 38 proposals whereas searching for extra data pertaining to 5 proposals.
The course of to incorporate tribes within the ST listing begins with the advice from the respective state governments, that are then despatched to the Tribal Affairs Ministry for overview and forwarding to the Registrar General of India for approval. This is adopted by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes’ approval earlier than the listing is distributed to the Cabinet for a closing choice.
Munda stated the Odisha authorities has neither performed any anthropological examine of tribes since 1979 nor has any information or archives of the tribal communities of the state.
The ruling BJD is on the offensive ever for the reason that Centre knowledgeable the Lok Sabha throughout the winter session that it has not acquired new proposals from the Odisha authorities over the last three years for the inclusion of communities within the ST listing.
Responding to the priority expressed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the drastic discount of funds for MGNREGS, Munda stated the scheme is demand-driven and funds are made out there to the state as per their requirement.
BHUBANESWAR: Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda on Saturday accused the state authorities of unnecessarily blaming the Centre over the inclusion of 169 communities within the Scheduled Tribes (ST) listing with out doing correct homework.
Addressing a media convention right here, Munda stated the state authorities has beneficial names of 71 communities for inclusion within the ST listing with none ethnographic examine and supporting paperwork.
“Strangely, two of the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) of Odisha still do not figure in the list of Scheduled Tribes of the state,” Munda stated.
He stated Chuktia Bhunjia and Paudi Bhuiyans have been recognised as PVTGs however they aren’t included within the ST listing of the state.
Stating that this shouldn’t be made a political problem, the Union minister stated 13 proposals of the state has been cleared and one other 36 together with 10 beneficial lately are pending for scrutiny and approval of the Registrar General of India (RGI).
He stated 71 out of 110 proposals are with out ethnographic examine and haven’t any official information to assist the declare. The ministry has rejected 38 proposals whereas searching for extra data pertaining to 5 proposals.
The course of to incorporate tribes within the ST listing begins with the advice from the respective state governments, that are then despatched to the Tribal Affairs Ministry for overview and forwarding to the Registrar General of India for approval. This is adopted by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes’ approval earlier than the listing is distributed to the Cabinet for a closing choice.
Munda stated the Odisha authorities has neither performed any anthropological examine of tribes since 1979 nor has any information or archives of the tribal communities of the state.
The ruling BJD is on the offensive ever for the reason that Centre knowledgeable the Lok Sabha throughout the winter session that it has not acquired new proposals from the Odisha authorities over the last three years for the inclusion of communities within the ST listing.
Responding to the priority expressed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the drastic discount of funds for MGNREGS, Munda stated the scheme is demand-driven and funds are made out there to the state as per their requirement.
