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Survey on nomadic tribes
September 9 , 2023
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- This survey conducted on 1,458 families is belonging to four nomadic tribe communities spread across eight districts of Tamil Nadu.
- The report was released at the Madras School of Social Work (MSSW) on September 6 to mark the 71st Vimukta Day.
- It was the day in which criminal tribes were Denotified and observed every year on August 31.
- The study was conducted in 1485 households of the Narikuravar, Boom Boom Mattukaran - Aadiyan, Lambadas, and Kattunaykars in eight districts of Tamil Nadu.
- The communities significantly lacked access to education and government schemes.
- 7% of the children in these families were not enrolled in schools.
- Of the remaining, 53% reported facing discrimination in their schools by classmates and teachers.
- It led to many children dropping out before finishing Class 12.
- 1,118 families had no one in their families who had completed Class 10, 1,275 had no one who had completed Class 12, and 1,378 had no graduates.
- A total of 807 families said that they either lacked access to schools or faced discrimination.
- Similarly, 713 households said that they did not have access to higher education institutions.
- 267 of the 1,458 families got the issuance of free land pattas.
- Only 71 families had benefited from MGNREGS, 71 from Jan Dhan, 112 from PMAY, and 201 from CMCHIS.
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