This document is an answer from the Minister of State for Tribal Affairs (Shri Durgadas Uikey) to Unstarred Question No. 875 in Lok Sabha, posed by Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, regarding the inclusion of Dhangad, Talwar and Ramosi tribes of Maharashtra in the Central list of Scheduled Tribes.
The Minister states that the Government of India, on 15.6.1999 (amended on 25.6.2002 and 14.9.2022), has set modalities for deciding claims for inclusion or exclusion of tribes in Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. Only proposals recommended and justified by the State Government/UT Administration and concurred by the Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are considered and amended via legislation. The recommendation of the concerned State Government is a pre-requisite to further process the case.
The Dhangad community is already notified at entry no. 36 in the Scheduled Tribes List of Maharashtra. Currently, no proposal from the State Government of Maharashtra for the inclusion of Ramosi and Talwar communities is pending with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Therefore, no further action regarding (b) and (c) arise. The answer is to be answered on 04.12.2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Tribal Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for addressing the inclusion of tribes.
Scheduled Tribes List: The official list of tribes recognized for specific rights and protections. The query focuses on inclusion in this list.
Maharashtra: The state from which the tribes in question originate, directly impacting the applicability of the answer.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST): A key body involved in the process of inclusion and modification of tribes in the Scheduled Tribes list.
Registrar General of India (RGI): Another key body involved in the process of inclusion and modification of tribes in the Scheduled Tribes list.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 875
TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025
INCLUSION OF TRIBES FROM MAHARASTRA IN ST LIST
†875. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE:
Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Union Government has taken or proposes to take any steps for inclusion of Dhangad, Talwar
and Ramosi tribes of Maharashtra in the Central list of Scheduled Tribes, if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of the progress made so far in this regard; and
(c) the time by which the Government proposes to include these castes in the Central list of Scheduled
Tribes?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a): 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. The recommendation of the concerned State Government is pre-requisite to process the case
further.
The Dhangad community is already notified at entry no. 36 in the Scheduled Tribes List of Maharashtra.
Further, no proposal of the State Government of Maharashtra for inclusion of Ramosi and Talwar
communities is pending with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
(b) & (c): In view of the above, do not arise.
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