Cabinet approves inclusion of five tribes in the Scheduled Tribes list

New Delhi, Sept 15: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (Sept 14) approved the inclusion of tribes of five states in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category. Among the states whose tribes have been included in the list are Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh.

The Hatti community of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district was granted the status of ST in the latest decision by the Cabinet. The decision is important as Himachal goes to Assembly polls later this year. I&B minister Anurag Thakur shared the details of the decisions taken by the Cabinet at a press briefing and informed that the Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the inclusion of 'Gonds' along with its five sub-castes in the Bhadohi (earlier Sant Ravidas Nagar) District of the State of Uttar Pradesh in the Scheduled Tribes list of Uttar Pradesh.

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It also approved the proposal of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for the inclusion of 'Narikoravan along with the Kurivikkaran' community in respect of the State of Tamil Nadu through the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution ( Scheduled Tribes ) Order, 1950. The Cabinet also approved the proposal for the inclusion of the 'Betta-Kuruba' community as a synonym of 'Kadu Kuruba' in respect of the State of Karnataka through the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Constitution ( Scheduled Tribes ) Order, 1950.

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As many as 12 caste communities of Chhattisgarh were included in the Scheduled Tribes. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had written a letter to the Prime Minister on February 11, 2021, urging him to include various castes of the state in Scheduled Tribes.