The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Shri Durgadas Uikey, informed Lok Sabha that the Government of India, via orders issued on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002 and 14.9.2022), has established the procedures for deciding on claims related to the inclusion, exclusion, or modification of communities in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. Only proposals recommended and justified by the concerned State Government/UT Administration, and concurred with by the Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) will be considered and legislated. Comments/observations by RGI/NCST are communicated to the States/UTs for clarification. All actions are taken as per the approved modalities. The entry date for the press release is 11 DEC 2023 4:45 PM by PIB Delhi. The Release ID is 2202365.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheduled Tribes lists: Lists specifying Scheduled Tribes, subject to inclusion, exclusion, and modifications according to established modalities.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST): Statutory body that reviews and concurs with proposals for modifying Scheduled Tribes lists.
Registrar General of India (RGI): Organization involved in the process of amending the Scheduled Tribes lists.
Assam: State for which the inclusion of communities in the ST list is being discussed.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The ministry responsible for the policy regarding the Scheduled Tribes list.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
INCLUSION OF COMMUNITIES FROM ASSAM IN
ST LIST
प्रव तथ: 11 DEC 2025 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
Replying to an un-starred question today in Lok Sabha the Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri
Durgadas Uikey informed that Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002 and
14.9.2022) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other
modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As per the modalities,
only those proposals which have been recommended and justified by the concerned State Government /
UT Administration and concurred with by Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for
Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are to be considered and legislation amended. In case of any
comments/observationsby RGI/NCST, the same are communicated to the States/UTs seeking
clarifications. All actions on the proposals are taken as per these approved modalities.
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