All 19 nomadic tribes of the State have been integrated into the list of Scheduled Tribes, officials of the Tribal Welfare Department told a visiting Central team.
Bhiku Ramji Idate, Chairman, Commission of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT), and member Shravan Singh Rathore paid a three-day visit to Agartala to compile a list of the marginalised tribes in the State.
“Officials of the Tribal Welfare Department told us that there are no denotified tribes in Tripura,” said Mr. Rathore.
Sunil Debbarma, Director, Tribal Research Institute, confirmed this. He, however, could not say if there are denotified tribes in the other Northeast States.
5 dominant clans
Tribal people constitute 33% of Tripura’s population. Only five of the 19 clans are dominant. During their stay, the Commission members also held meetings with the department officials.
The NCDNT, set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, examines various developmental aspects of nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes in the country.
