India, Aug. 13 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durgadas Uikey informed today in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Tribal Affairs is nodal Ministry for notification of a community as Scheduled Tribe under Article 342 of the Constitution. However, the responsibility of issuance and verification of Scheduled Tribe certificate / social status rests with the concerned State Government / UT Administration. All complaints/grievances/representations received in this regard are forwarded to State Government/UT Administration concerned.
The Ministry has been issuing advisories from time to time regarding issuance of ST certificates with proper verification and ensure that deserving ST pe...