President gives nod to add Puducherry’s Irular community in the Scheduled Tribes list

The Narendra Modi government has corrected a historic anomaly by recognising three communities of Puducherry as Scheduled Tribes.The Narendra Modi government has corrected a historic anomaly by recognising three communities of Puducherry as Scheduled Tribes. The President has given his assent to declaration of Irular community (including Villi and Vettaikaran) in the Scheduled Tribes list.

With this decision, Puducherry has got its first Scheduled Tribes. The three communities had got the first approval from Registrar General of India and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in May and then in November.

“The President has given his assent on Thursday. With this, we have corrected an anomaly as the same community enjoyed ST status in TN,” a senior official told ET.