**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities. The scheme has a budgetary allocation of Rs. 39.40 Cr. for 2025-26 and supports educational empowerment, health, livelihoods, and land/housing. This initiative aims to preserve traditional art and facilitate marketing through skill development.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Scheme Overview:**
* The Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) is being implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
* The scheme targets De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
* The budgetary allocation for 2025-26 is Rs. 39.40 Cr.
* **Scheme Components:**
* **Educational Empowerment:** Financial assistance for free coaching to enable admission in good institutes/employment.
* **Health:** Distribution of Ayushman Cards among DNT communities.
* **Livelihoods:** Formation of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in DNT clusters.
* **Land and Housing:** Facilitating housing under PMAY-G/PMAY-U and other government schemes.
* **Skill Development Initiatives:**
* The scheme aims to preserve traditional art and facilitate marketing.
* Skill Development Training was provided to 2199 SHGs, benefiting 10554 individuals.
* Training areas include Sewing, Soap making, Jewellery making, Beauty Parlour, Food Processing, Animal Husbandry, Home Essentials & Crafts, and Basic Computer Training.
* A revolving fund of ₹25,000 was provided to promote financial stability and inter-lending.
**Impact Analysis**
**De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities**
* **Impact:** Improved access to education, healthcare, livelihoods, and housing, and enhancement of economic conditions and skill development.
* **Action Required:** Participate in available programs and training opportunities.
**Self-Help Groups (SHGs)**
* **Impact:** Enhanced access to financial resources and skill development opportunities, enabling improvement in their economic condition.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the support provided to improve their livelihoods and foster self-employment.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED): A scheme implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the economic development of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment: The ministry implementing the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) for the development and welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi- Nomadic Communities.
De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Communities: The communities targeted by the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) for their development and welfare.
PMAY-G/PMAY-U: Schemes under which the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) facilitates housing for DNT communities.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF DENOTIFIED,
NOMADIC AND SEMI-NOMADIC TRIBES
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 4:42PM by PIB Delhi
For the development and welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi- Nomadic Communities, the Ministry
of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing a scheme namely, Scheme for Economic
Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) with budgetary allocation of Rs. 39.40 Cr. for 2025-26. The Scheme
provides support for:
i. Educational Empowerment: By giving them financial assistance for free coaching which will
enable them getting admission in good institutes/employment in public and private sector,
ii. Health: Ayushman Cards are being distributed among DNT communities,
iii. Livelihoods: Self Help Groups (SHGs) have been formed in DNT clusters to enable them improve
their economic condition, and
iv. Land and Housing: Facilitates to provide houses to DNT communities under PMAY-G/PMAY-U,
other government schemes.
One of the objectives of the Scheme for Economic Empowerment of DNTs (SEED) is to take initiatives to
save their traditional art and facilitate their marketing initiatives for Skill Development, encouragement to
community clusters, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Community Based Organizations (CBOs) etc. in order to
boost livelihood opportunities to De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Communities. Skill
Development Training was provided to 2199 Self-Help Groups (SHGs), benefitting 10554 individuals in
areas like Sewing, Soap making, Jewellery making, training courses of Beauty Parlour, Food Processing,
Animal Husbandry, Home Essentials & Crafts, and Basic Computer Training. A revolving fund of ₹25,000
was provided to promote financial stability. A culture of saving and inter-lending was inculcated. Women
used loans to start businesses like kirana shops, bangle shops, and goat rearing. These 10554 beneficiaries
were assisted under income generation and enterprise development through skill training, financial
inclusion, and self-employment initiatives.
This information was provided by UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND
EMPOWERMENT, SHRI B.L. VERMA, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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