Q. With reference to Denotified Nomadic Tribes (DNTs), consider the following statements::
1.All nomadic tribes are not DNTs, but all DNTs are nomadic tribes.
2.Liberhan Commission is constituted to identify DNTs communities and prepare state-wise lists of different castes of DNTs.
3.Vimukti Diwas or Liberation Day is celebrated among DNTs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?:
Statement 1 is correct: The nomadic tribes maintain constant geographical mobility while semi-nomads are those who are on the move but return to fixed habitations once a year, mainly for occupational reasons.
All nomadic tribes are not DNTs, but all DNTs are nomadic tribes. There are nearly 1,500 nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes and 198 denotified tribes, comprising 15 crore Indians, according to the Renke Commission (2008).
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Government constituted Renke Commission & Idate Commissions for DNTs in 2005 and 2015 to identify these communities and prepare state-wise lists of different castes of DNTs.
Statement 3 is correct: After decades of facing horrors of Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, they were denotified by the Government of independent India on August 31, 1952. Every year this day is celebrated as Vimukti Diwas or Liberation Day by DNTs across the country.
Source: TOI
