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Denotified Tribes in India: Separate Schedule Demand and 2027 Census Debate
Criminal Tribes Act 1871, Idate Commission Findings, 1,200 Identified Communities, 268 Unclassified Groups and ₹200 Crore SEED Scheme Gap Explained Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs) across India are mobilising for a “separate column” in the 2027 Census and a separate Constitutional Schedule , on par with Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs). On January 30, the Union government assured community leaders that the Of
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