Social Exclusion and Inclusion of De-Notified, Nomadic, and Semi-Nomadic Tribes in India

Abstract

India is not just an ordinarily democratic country but it's a democratic country based on social and humanistic perspectives. Indian constitution has given safeguard to all its citizens and emphasized its marginalized section of the society for their welfare which considered Castes, Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Special Economic Backward Classes, Women, People With Disabilities and Minorities to create an equal platform for all. The Constitution made a provision to include the rest of the population for further welfare programmes for their upliftment which was not taken further seriously by the government in its follow-up which brought into result that, the communities like De-notified and Nomadic Tribe (NT-DNTs) could not involve for direct beneficial programmes for their welfare due to the negligence of further government procedure as per the constitution and also found ignorance from communities those are remained out. India is going towards the stage of developed countries but still NT-DNTs are one of the marginalized social categories, which excluded from the mainstream of development since pre-independence. These communities are struggling for their livelihood sources in society. These communities are not able to get benefit from the government welfare policies and programs since independence. Thus, this paper provides the insights about how these communities are remained excluded and discriminated in social and economic safeguard point of view from both society and government. This paper is based on secondary data.