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Scheduled tribes of the Indian state of West Bengal, as recognized by the Constitution of the Indian Republic; a total of 40 distinct tribes. Among those 40 tribes 3 tribes are "Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups" (PTGs). [1] [2]
On 4 March 2016, he joined AITMC and was nominated as AITMC candidate from Kumargram Vidhan Sabha Constituency. On 27 May 2016, he became Cabinet Minister of West Bengal headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to look after the Tribal Development Department Government of West Bengal. [citation needed]
Governor of West Bengal: C. V. Ananda Bose: 23 November 2022 Chief Minister of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee: 20 May 2011 Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Biman Banerjee: 30 May 2011 Deputy Speaker of the House West Bengal Legislative Assembly: Dr. Asish Banerjee: 2 July 2021 Leader of the House West Bengal Legislative ...
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MOTA) is an Indian Government ministry charged with overall development of Scheduled Tribe communities of India by providing them education, scholarships, grants to create more health infrastructure in tribal communities, preservation of Tribal Culture & languages and direct cash transfer schemes to economically backward tribal families.
As per 2001 census, Lodhas numbered 84,966 and formed 1.9 per cent of the scheduled tribe population of West Bengal. They had a literacy rate of 34.8 per cent. [1] As per the 2011 census, the Lodhas population is 108,707 and 9,785 in West Bengal and Odisha respectively.
In tribal areas, similar sub-divisions are called tribal development blocks (TD blocks). [2] The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technical specialists and village-level workers. [3] A community development block covers several gram panchayats, the local administrative units at the village level. A ...
The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration is a semi-autonomous council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of West Bengal state in India.The GTA was formed in 2012 to replace the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, which was formed in 1988 and administered the Darjeeling hills for 23 years.
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