Scheduled Tribe in India

E467486

affirmative action beneficiary group constitutionally recognized community legal category

Scheduled Tribes in India are constitutionally recognized indigenous communities that receive specific legal protections and affirmative action benefits to address historical disadvantage and preserve their distinct cultural identities.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Scheduled Tribe in India canonical	11
Scheduled Tribe (Hills) in Assam	2
Scheduled Tribe	1
Scheduled Tribe (Plains) in Assam	1
Scheduled Tribe (ST) in India (from 2023, subject to legal and political developments)	1
Scheduled Tribe in Assam	1
Scheduled Tribe in Tripura	1
Scheduled Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh	1
Scheduled Tribe of India	1
ScheduledTribeCommunitiesOfIndia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scheduled Tribe in India
Context triple: [Gonds, recognizedAs, Scheduled Tribe in India]

A. Scheduled Tribe of India
The Onge are one of the indigenous Andamanese peoples of India, known for their small population, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
B. Udyoga Parva
Udyoga Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the diplomatic efforts and preparations for the Kurukshetra War.
C. Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
D. Kurukshetra festival
Kurukshetra festival is a prominent religious and cultural celebration in Kurukshetra, Haryana, commemorating events from the Mahabharata and attracting large numbers of Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
E. Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Scheduled Tribe in India
Target entity description: Scheduled Tribes in India are constitutionally recognized indigenous communities that receive specific legal protections and affirmative action benefits to address historical disadvantage and preserve their distinct cultural identities.

A. Scheduled Tribe of India
The Onge are one of the indigenous Andamanese peoples of India, known for their small population, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
B. Udyoga Parva
Udyoga Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the diplomatic efforts and preparations for the Kurukshetra War.
C. Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
D. Kurukshetra festival
Kurukshetra festival is a prominent religious and cultural celebration in Kurukshetra, Haryana, commemorating events from the Mahabharata and attracting large numbers of Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
E. Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	affirmative action beneficiary group ⓘ constitutionally recognized community ⓘ legal category ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Adivasi (in common usage for many groups) ⓘ linked to: Adivasis ST ⓘ
associatedWith	collective land and forest use ⓘ customary laws and traditional institutions ⓘ
benefitsFrom	Scheduled Tribes Sub-Plan (STSP) ⓘ Tribal Sub-Plan funds ⓘ linked to: Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Scheme hostels for ST students ⓘ scholarships for ST students ⓘ special central assistance to tribal areas ⓘ
concentratedIn	Andaman and Nicobar Islands ⓘ central India ⓘ northeastern India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
criteriaInclude	distinct culture ⓘ economic backwardness ⓘ geographical isolation ⓘ shyness of contact with the community at large ⓘ
definedIn	Constitution of India ⓘ
distributedIn	all major states of India except Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, and Puducherry (as of 2011) ⓘ
examplesInclude	Bhils ⓘ Bhutia ⓘ Garo ⓘ linked to: Garo people Gond ⓘ Jarawa ⓘ Khasi ⓘ linked to: Khasi people Mizo ⓘ linked to: Mizo people Munda ⓘ Naga tribes ⓘ linked to: Naga peoples Oraon ⓘ Santhal ⓘ Sentinelese ⓘ Toda ⓘ
facedIssues	displacement due to development projects ⓘ high poverty rates ⓘ land alienation ⓘ limited access to health and education ⓘ
governedBy	Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
governedByPolicy	National Tribal Policy (draft and related frameworks) ⓘ
hasNumberOfCommunities	over 700 notified tribes and sub-tribes ⓘ
hasPopulation	over 100 million persons (approximate) ⓘ
hasPopulationShare	about 8.6% of India’s population (2011 Census) ⓘ
hasRight	reservation in education ⓘ reservation in legislatures ⓘ reservation in public employment ⓘ
hasSpecialCategory	Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) ⓘ linked to: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
legalBasis	Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 ⓘ Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India ⓘ
listMaintainedBy	Government of India ⓘ
mentionedIn	Article 366(25) of the Constitution of India ⓘ
monitoredBy	National Commission for Scheduled Tribes ⓘ linked to: National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (in functional matters of policy coordination)
notifiedBy	Presidential Order ⓘ
overseenBy	Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India ⓘ
policyGoal	socio-economic development with cultural preservation ⓘ
protectedBy	Forest Rights Act, 2006 ⓘ linked to: Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 ⓘ linked to: Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act context in India Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 ⓘ
purpose	address historical disadvantage ⓘ preserve distinct cultural identities ⓘ provide affirmative action ⓘ
recognizedBy	President of India ⓘ
subjectOf	debates on indigeneity and identity in India ⓘ studies in anthropology and sociology ⓘ

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