Scheduled Tribe in India
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Scheduled Tribes in India are constitutionally recognized indigenous communities that receive specific legal protections and affirmative action benefits to address historical disadvantage and preserve their distinct cultural identities.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4753160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scheduled Tribe in India Context triple: [Gonds, recognizedAs, Scheduled Tribe in India]
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A.
Scheduled Tribe of India
The Onge are one of the indigenous Andamanese peoples of India, known for their small population, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
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B.
Udyoga Parva
Udyoga Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the diplomatic efforts and preparations for the Kurukshetra War.
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C.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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D.
Kurukshetra festival
Kurukshetra festival is a prominent religious and cultural celebration in Kurukshetra, Haryana, commemorating events from the Mahabharata and attracting large numbers of Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
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E.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scheduled Tribe in India Target entity description: Scheduled Tribes in India are constitutionally recognized indigenous communities that receive specific legal protections and affirmative action benefits to address historical disadvantage and preserve their distinct cultural identities.
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A.
Scheduled Tribe of India
The Onge are one of the indigenous Andamanese peoples of India, known for their small population, hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and distinct cultural and linguistic heritage.
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B.
Udyoga Parva
Udyoga Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that narrates the diplomatic efforts and preparations for the Kurukshetra War.
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C.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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D.
Kurukshetra festival
Kurukshetra festival is a prominent religious and cultural celebration in Kurukshetra, Haryana, commemorating events from the Mahabharata and attracting large numbers of Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
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E.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
affirmative action beneficiary group
ⓘ
constitutionally recognized community ⓘ legal category ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Adivasi (in common usage for many groups)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
collective land and forest use
ⓘ
customary laws and traditional institutions ⓘ |
| benefitsFrom |
Scheduled Tribes Sub-Plan (STSP)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tribal Sub-Plan funds NERFINISHED ⓘ hostels for ST students ⓘ scholarships for ST students ⓘ special central assistance to tribal areas ⓘ |
| concentratedIn |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central India ⓘ northeastern India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| criteriaInclude |
distinct culture
ⓘ
economic backwardness ⓘ geographical isolation ⓘ shyness of contact with the community at large ⓘ |
| definedIn | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | all major states of India except Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, and Puducherry (as of 2011) ⓘ |
| examplesInclude |
Bhils
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhutia NERFINISHED ⓘ Garo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gond NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizo NERFINISHED ⓘ Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ Naga tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ Oraon NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentinelese NERFINISHED ⓘ Toda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facedIssues |
displacement due to development projects
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high poverty rates ⓘ land alienation ⓘ limited access to health and education ⓘ |
| governedBy | Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| governedByPolicy | National Tribal Policy (draft and related frameworks) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCommunities | over 700 notified tribes and sub-tribes ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | over 100 million persons (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasPopulationShare | about 8.6% of India’s population (2011 Census) ⓘ |
| hasRight |
reservation in education
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reservation in legislatures ⓘ reservation in public employment ⓘ |
| hasSpecialCategory | Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| listMaintainedBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Article 366(25) of the Constitution of India ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | National Commission for Scheduled Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notifiedBy | Presidential Order ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal | socio-economic development with cultural preservation ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
Forest Rights Act, 2006
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
address historical disadvantage
ⓘ
preserve distinct cultural identities ⓘ provide affirmative action ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | President of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on indigeneity and identity in India
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studies in anthropology and sociology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Scheduled Tribe in India Description of subject: Scheduled Tribes in India are constitutionally recognized indigenous communities that receive specific legal protections and affirmative action benefits to address historical disadvantage and preserve their distinct cultural identities.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Scheduled Tribe
this entity surface form:
Scheduled Tribe (ST) in India (from 2023, subject to legal and political developments)
this entity surface form:
Scheduled Tribe of India
this entity surface form:
ScheduledTribeCommunitiesOfIndia
this entity surface form:
Scheduled Tribe (Hills) in Assam
this entity surface form:
Scheduled Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh