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Brief History
The Development and Welfare Board for the Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC) a Society Registered under Societies Registration ACT 1860, has been constituted by the Government of India vide Gazette Notification No. 16014/04/2018-BC-III dt. 21.02.2019.
1. The composition of the Board (DWBDNCs) is as below:-
- Chairperson, to be appointed by the Government of India;
- Chief Executive Officer of the Board in the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India – Member Secretary;
- Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment dealing with the subject – Member
- Representative of Ministry of Tribal Affairs – Member
- Representative of Department of School Education – Member;
- Five eminent persons from or working in the field of denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic communities to be nominated as Members by the Government of India.
2. The appointment of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will be made for a period of three years extendable up to five years;
3. The Head Quarter of the Department of Welfare Board for the Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities at New Delhi;
4. The terms of reference of the Development and Welfare Board for the Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities are as under:
a). To formulate and implement Welfare and Development programmes, as required, for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
b). To identify the locations/areas where these communities are densely populated.
c). To assess and identify gaps in accessing existing programmes and entitlements and to collaborate with Ministries/implementing agencies to ensure the ongoing programmes meet the special requirements of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
d). To monitor and evaluate the progress of the schemes of Government of India and the States/UTs with reference to Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
e). Any other related work as may be assigned by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Sector Overview
The term ‘De-notified Tribes’ stands for all those communities that were once notified under the Criminal Tribes Acts, enforced by the British Raj between 1871 and 1947. These Acts were repealed by the Indian Government post-Independence.
The term nomad is applied to social groups who undertake a fairly frequent, usually seasonal physical movement as part of their livelihood strategy. The term semi-nomad is mostly used to describe those sections of nomads whose duration, distance, and frequency of movement are comparatively less than others. The distinction between nomads and semi-nomads do not invoice distinguishable ethnic categories or social groups, it rather describes the degree of mobility practiced by them.
The De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) are among the most neglected, marginalized and economically and socially deprived communities in the country.
The constitution of the DWBDNCs by the Government is among one of the most significant step taken in recent years to facilitate socio-economic empowerment of DNTs. The Government has also approved a Central Sector Scheme (CSS) – Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) and tasked the Board with implementation of the same.
Organisational Setup
