The Ministry of Social Justice has asked the states to form District Level Committees in every district under the chairmanship of District collector to resolve the issues of the people belonging to the de-notified, nomadic and self-nomadic tribes.
"During the visit of the Commission (NCDNT) to the different states and the habitates of these communities large number of grievances about land, housing, drinking water, sanitation, electricity and education, employment, ration card, voter ID, etc have been raised by these communities and the agencies working for them.
"In view of this, it would be appropriate to form a District Level Committee in every district of your state under the chairmanship of District collector which can receive the grievances and attempt to resolve the issues raised by these communities," said a letter written to the Chief Secretaries.
The Ministry further said that the National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes(NCDNT) which was constituted in January last year neither has the mandate to listen to these grievances nor dispose off them.
Government has constituted the NCDNT to study the socio economic condition of denotified, nomadic and semi nomadic tribes and evaluate various welfare programmes being implemented by state governments and suggest appropriate measures in respect of these communities for action by the Central government and the state governments.
The Government has been seized of the educational and economic needs of the Denotified Nomadic and Semi-nomadic Tribes (DNTs) who are spread amongst Scheduled Castes, Scheduled-Tribes, Other Backward Classes and others.
One of the basic principles of the Government is to provide for full equality of opportunity, particularly in education and employment of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and marginalised sections.
