The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, visited Tisgaon Tanda village to assess welfare initiatives for Denotified, Nomadic, and SemiNomadic Communities (DNTs) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Maharashtra, India. The focus was on implementing the SEED Scheme for Economic Empowerment targeted at these marginalized groups and evaluating various state-led development activities. Key objectives include enhancing access to healthcare through Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Cards, facilitating welfare benefits with Kamgar Kalyan Smart Cards, ensuring caste entitlements, providing revolving funds to self-help groups (SHGs), offering competitive examination coaching for DNT candidates, promoting health insurance, facilitating livelihood initiatives at the community level, and offering financial aid for house construction. This visit underscores the government's commitment to inclusive development and effective welfare measure delivery for DNT communities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Social Justice Empowerment: A governmental ministry focused on social justice and empowerment.
Development and Welfare Board for Denotified, Nomadic and SemiNomadic Communities DWBDNC: A board established for the welfare of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment: The minister in charge of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Tisgaon Tanda: A village visited by the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar: A district in Maharashtra, India.
PIB Mumbai: Press Information Bureau, Mumbai - the source of the press release.
Dr. Virendra Kumar: The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Taluka Khultabad: A sub-division (taluka) where Tisgaon Tanda is located.
Maharashtra: A state in India.
Denotified, Nomadic, and SemiNomadic Communities DNTs: Target beneficiaries of the welfare activities.
SEED Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs: A scheme for the economic empowerment of Denotified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
Government of India: The central government of India.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment MoSJE: A governmental ministry focused on social justice and empowerment (acronym).
Self Help Group SHG: A group of people with common interests who come together to address their social and economic needs.
Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Cards: Health insurance cards providing access to healthcare services.
Kamgar Kalyan Smart Cards: Smart cards facilitating access to welfare benefits for unorganized workers.
Caste Certificates: Certificates essential for availing reservations and affirmative action schemes.
Revolving Funds: Funds provided to Self-Help Groups to support income-generating activities.
Entry Point Activities: Activities aimed at confidence building and group cohesion among newly formed SHGs.
SC DR: Possible reference to the source or author of the press release; context unclear.
PIBMumbai: Social media handle related to PIB Mumbai.
Release ID: 2127743: Unique identifier for the press release.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Development and Welfare Board for De-notified,
Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities
(DWBDNC)
Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Reviews DNT Welfare Initiatives During Visit to
Tisgaon Tanda, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar
Posted On: 08 MAY 2025 5:56PM by PIB Mumbai
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar/Mumbai, 8 May 2025
The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, visited Tisgaon Tanda
village in Taluka Khultabad, District Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra, today (May 8,
2025) to review ongoing development and welfare activities targeted at De-notified, Nomadic, and
Semi-Nomadic Communities (DNTs). The visit focused on assessing the implementation of the
SEED (Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs) programme, alongside various State
Government-led initiatives.
Addressing the gathering, Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar emphasized the Government of
India's commitment to the upliftment of DNT communities—among the most marginalized and
socio-economically disadvantaged groups in the country. The Union Minister highlighted that the
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) has established the Development and Welfare
Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC) to ensure the focused
implementation of welfare and development schemes for these communities.During the visit, Dr. Virendra Kumar interacted directly with a wide range of stakeholders, including
State Government officials, NGO partners involved in SEED implementation, DNT beneficiaries and
students, Self Help Group (SHG) members, and local community leaders. These interactions
provided important ground-level feedback and insights into the effectiveness and impact of the
programmes.
During the visit, a range of entitlements and benefits were distributed to eligible members of the
DNT communities, including:
l Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance Cards, ensuring access to quality healthcare
services,
l Kamgar Kalyan Smart Cards, facilitating access to welfare benefits for unorganized
workers,
l Caste Certificates, essential for availing reservations and affirmative action schemes,
l Revolving Funds to Self-Help Groups, supporting income-generating activities,
l Entry Point Activities aimed at confidence building and group cohesion among newly
formed SHGs.The SEED scheme targets families with an annual income of ₹2.50 lakh or less, who are not
availing benefits from similar schemes of the central or state governments. The scheme includes
four key components for the welfare of the DNT communities:
l Providing quality coaching to DNT candidates for competitive examinations,
l Providing health insurance to DNT communities,
l Promoting livelihood initiatives at the community level for small groups within
DNT/NT/SNT communities,
l Providing financial assistance to DNT individuals for constructing houses.
This visit reaffirmed the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment’s dedication to ensuring
inclusive development and effective delivery of welfare measures for DNT communities at the
grassroots level.
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