Study of Nomadic Tribes in the Context of Indian History

Nomadic tribes and denotified tribes consist of about 60 lakh people in India, of which about five lakh live in the state, Maharashtra. There are 315 nomadic tribes and 198 vimukt tribes. A large section of nomadic herding tribes are known as Vimukt Jatis or Mukt Mukt Jatis as they are classified under the Criminal Tribes Act 1871 enacted under British rule in India After Indian independence, this act was repealed by the Government of India in 1952. In Maharashtra, these people are not included in the list of Scheduled Tribes due to historical circumstances, but are listed as Scheduled Castes or Nomadic Tribes . Tribes designated as Vimukt , Nomadic or Semi nomadic are eligible for reservation in India. The Government of India set up the National Commission for Non Notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribes in 2005 to study the developmental aspects of such tribes. Sunita Phulwaria "Study of Nomadic Tribes in the Context of Indian History" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49712.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/history/49712/study-of-nomadic-tribes-in-the-context-of-indian-history/sunita-phulwaria