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UP promises every denotified community a place on new board
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state will ensure representation for every denotified and nomadic community on its newly approved development board. Speaking in Lucknow to community members, he said…
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state will ensure representation for every denotified and nomadic community on its newly approved development board. Speaking in Lucknow to community members, he said the board would identify beneficiaries, connect them with government schemes and improve access to basic amenities. The board’s constitution process has begun, according to the chief minister.
Adityanath said these communities were branded “criminal tribes” under the British-era Criminal Tribes Act of 1871. He credited B R Ambedkar with ending the stigma in 1952, while saying their welfare received insufficient attention for decades. The government cited housing, ration cards, land rights, health insurance, electricity, LPG connections and pensions among benefits extended to several communities.
The Indian Opinion
The easy political story is that one new board can undo decades of exclusion, while the opposing lazy narrative is that representation alone delivers welfare. Neither is enough. The board is still being constituted, and the government has offered no membership list, timetable for scheme delivery or coverage figures. The real test will be whether every listed community gets documented access to land, housing and pensions, and how many families receive them within a year.
Sources (2): indiatoday.in, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
