De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes (DNTs)

  • In January 2026, there has been demand from the Denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes for constitutional recognition and a separate column in the 2027 Census to address long-standing political, administrative, and social marginalisation.
  • The demand reflects growing frustration over continued invisibility in policy frameworks despite decades of post-Independence reforms.

Institutional Framework and Recommendations

  • The Renke Commission (2008) highlighted the severe social and economic deprivation of the DNT communities.
  • The Idate Commission (submitted its report in 2018) recommended a permanent commission for DNTs to safeguard their specific socio-economic interests.
  • These communities were historically classified as "criminal tribes" under the colonial Criminal Tribes Act ....
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