CM orders issue of a single certificate to Denotified communities

Chennai CM M.K. Stalin orders single certificate for Denotified Communities and Tribes, interacts with beneficiaries for feedback.

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has ordered that Denotified Communities and Denotified Tribes be issued a single certificate as against separate certificates.

People from the communities who were affected by the Criminal Tribes Act during the British rule in the pre-Independence era were classified under ‘Denotified Communities’. They are given a 20% reservation among the most backward communities, and 68 communities were classified as Denotified Communities, a release said.

According to a government order issued on March 8, 2019, the 68 communities getting the State government reservation were classified as Denotified Communities, but for availing of Union government benefits, they were classified as Denotified Tribes.

The release said that the State government had received feedback about the practical difficulties in getting two separate certificates, and there was a request for issuing a single certificate for the communities. The Chief Minister had instructed to issue clarifications on the issue.

Based on the clarifications, issued on Saturday, the revenue officials would issue a single certificate.

Meanwhile, under the Neengal Nalama initiative, Mr. Stalin interacted with beneficiaries of various government schemes and received their feedback. Through video-conferencing, he interacted with Radhika from Ariyalur district and got her feedback about the Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam, whether the amount was credited promptly into her bank account, and the Vidiyal Payanam (free bus travel scheme), according to a statement.