The Government of India established modalities on 15.6.1999 (amended on 25.6.2002 and 14.9.2022) for deciding claims related to the inclusion, exclusion, and modification of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. Only proposals recommended and justified by the concerned State/UT Administration and concurred with by the Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are considered and legislatively amended.
A proposal from the State Government of Bihar to include Krishi Vaishya/Chasot as synonyms of the Kisan community in the Scheduled Tribes list of Bihar was received in 2008. The Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI) examined and did not support the proposal in 2008 and 2013. The proposal was rejected and communicated to the State Government of Bihar, following the extant modalities. Release ID: 2198840, Visitor Panel: 265.
Key Entities Referenced
Scheduled Tribes: Refers to the officially recognized indigenous communities of India, who are eligible for specific protections and benefits.
Registrar General of India (RGI): A central authority that plays a key role in the inclusion or exclusion of communities in the Scheduled Tribes lists.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST): Constitutional body that advises and monitors matters relating to the safeguards provided for the Scheduled Tribes.
Bihar: Indian state whose government proposed inclusion of the Krishi Vaishya/Chasot community in the Scheduled Tribes list.
KISHI/VISHYA/CHASOT: Name of the community whose inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes list is being considered.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
INCLUSION OF KISHI/VISHYA/CHASOT IN ST
LIST
प्रव तथ: 04 DEC 2025 5:41PM by PIB Delhi
The 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. All action on the proposals is taken as per these
approved modalities.
A proposal from the State Government of Bihar for inclusion of Krishi Vaishya/Chasot as synonyms of
Kisan community in the Scheduled Tribes list of Bihar was received in 2008. As per the approved
modalities, the same was referred to the Office of Registrar General of India. However, the ORGI
examined and did not support the proposal on two occasions in the years 2008 and 2013. Accordingly, as
per the Para (f) of the extant modalities, the proposal was rejected and conveyed to the State Govt of
Bihar.
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(रलीज़ आईडी: 2198840) आगंतुक पटल : 265
इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: ही