**Executive Summary**
The Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC) reported significant performance milestones for FY 2025–26 under the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED). The report highlights substantial year-on-year growth in financial disbursements and outreach across educational, livelihood, and healthcare sectors. The Board remains committed to a holistic approach to ensure inclusive growth and sustainable empowerment for DNT, NT, and SNT communities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Educational Empowerment**
* Disbursed ₹26.75 crore during FY 2025–26, representing a 402.8% increase over the previous financial year.
* Reached 4,485 beneficiaries, marking a 714% increase in outreach compared to FY 2024–25.
**Livelihood Development**
* Allocated ₹16.00 crore to empower 64,701 individuals, reflecting a year-on-year growth of over 220%.
* Facilitated the formation of 5,623 Self-Help Groups across eight states to promote grassroots entrepreneurship and community resilience.
**Healthcare Access**
* Issued 73,569 Ayushman Bharat cards to community members.
* Achieved a growth rate of over 419% in healthcare card issuance compared to the previous year.
**Strategic Focus**
* The DWBDNC utilizes a holistic strategy targeting four primary pillars: education, livelihood development, housing, and health coverage.
* The primary goal is the sustainable upliftment and inclusive growth of De-notified (DNT), Nomadic (NT), and Semi-Nomadic (SNT) communities.
**Impact Analysis**
**De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic (DNT, NT, and SNT) Communities**
**Impact**
These communities have gained significantly increased access to educational funding, livelihood opportunities through Self-Help Groups, and formal healthcare coverage via the Ayushman Bharat program.
**Action Required**
Eligible individuals and community groups should continue to engage with the SEED scheme's various components and participate in local Self-Help Group formations to utilize the allocated resources.
**Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC)**
**Impact**
The Board has successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of the SEED scheme through high-growth metrics and expanded outreach across multiple states.
**Action Required**
The Board must maintain its commitment to the reported focus areas of education, livelihood, housing, and health to sustain the current upward trajectory of community empowerment.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED): The primary central scheme focused on the holistic upliftment of De-notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic communities through education, livelihood, and health coverage.
Development and Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC): The implementing body under the Department of Social Justice & Empowerment responsible for executing welfare programs and disbursing funds for DNT, NT, and SNT communities.
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment: The nodal government department overseeing the policy framework, funding, and performance of the SEED scheme and its associated board.
Ayushman Bharat: The national health insurance program integrated into the SEED scheme's health component to provide medical coverage to underserved communities.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
DEVELOPMENT AND WELFARE BOARD FOR
DE-NOTIFIED, NOMADIC AND SEMI NOMADIC
COMMUNITIES (DWBDNC),
Unprecedented Strides in 2025–26 under the Scheme for
Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED)
Posted On: 18 APR 2026 6:47PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, through the Development and
Welfare Board for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities (DWBDNC), has reported a
landmark performance under the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) during 2025–26.
DWBDNC adopts a holistic approach to uplift DNT, NT, and SNT communities through education,
livelihood development, housing, and health coverage.
During FY 2025–26, DWBDNC disbursed ₹26.75 crore under its Educational Empowerment component
— a remarkable surge of over 402.8% compared to the preceding financial year. This exceptional growth
was accompanied by a substantial expansion in outreach, extending benefits to 4,485 beneficiaries,
reflecting an extraordinary increase of 714% over FY 2024–25.
Under the Livelihood Component, DWBDNC channelled ₹16.00 crore to empower 64,701 individuals,
registering a robust growth of over 220% year-on-year. This component has catalysed the formation of
5,623 Self-Help Groups across eight states, fostering grassroots entrepreneurship and community-led
economic resilience. Under the Health Component, 73,569 Ayushman Bharat cards were issued — a
striking growth of over 419% over the previous year — significantly strengthening healthcare access for
some of India's most underserved communities.
This remarkable upward trajectory underscores SEED’s effectiveness in scaling educational
empowerment, livelihood security, and healthcare access for DNT communities.
The DWBDNC remains committed to fostering inclusive growth and sustainable empowerment of DNT
communities nationwide, with continued focus on education, livelihood, housing, and health.
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