Scheduled Tribes in India

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Scheduled_Tribes_in_India
GPTKB entity
Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Tribal_Affairs
gptkbp:censusCategory ST
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Fifth_Schedule
gptkb:Sixth_Schedule
gptkbp:criteria distinct culture
geographical isolation
economic backwardness
shyness of contact
primitive traits
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:eligibility reservation in education
reservation in government jobs
reservation in legislatures
gptkbp:firstRecognized 1950
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scheduled Tribes in India
gptkbp:languageSpoken various Dravidian, Austroasiatic, Tibeto-Burman, and Indo-Aryan languages
gptkbp:majorTribes gptkb:city
gptkb:Great_Andamanese
gptkb:Jarawa
gptkb:Onge
gptkb:Sentinelese
gptkb:Bhils
gptkb:Mundas
gptkb:Bhutia
gptkb:Lepcha
gptkb:Badaga
gptkb:Irula
gptkb:Toda
gptkb:Gonds
gptkb:Tripuris
gptkb:Bodos
gptkb:Lushais
gptkb:Nagaland_Tribes
gptkb:Oraons
gptkb:Santhals
gptkb:Meenas
gptkb:Garos
gptkb:Khasis
gptkb:Mizos
gptkb:Khonds
gptkbp:numberOfScheduledTribes 705 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:population 104 million (2011 Census)
8.6% (2011 Census)
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:Article_342_of_the_Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Adivasi
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Scheduled_Areas
gptkb:Tribal_Sub-Plan
gptkb:Indigenous_peoples_of_India
gptkb:Denotified_Tribes
gptkb:Eklavya_Model_Residential_Schools
gptkb:Particularly_Vulnerable_Tribal_Groups_(PVTGs)
gptkb:Scheduled_Castes_in_India
gptkb:Tribal_Cooperative_Marketing_Development_Federation_of_India_(TRIFED)
gptkb:Tribal_Welfare_Department
gptkb:Vanbandhu_Kalyan_Yojana
gptkb:Forest_Rights_Act,_2006
gptkb:Panchayats_(Extension_to_Scheduled_Areas)_Act,_1996
gptkbp:reservationInLokSabha 47 seats (2019)
gptkbp:reservationInStateAssemblies reserved seats vary by state
gptkbp:reservationStatus 7.5% (central government jobs and education)
gptkbp:state gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Chhattisgarh
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Jharkhand
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkb:West_Bengal
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adivasi
gptkb:Vasava
gptkb:Article_342
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6