ABSTRACT
Nomadic, semi-nomadic and criminal character needs to be related to their development. A working group was constituted under the chairmanship of P. S. Krishnan to study and suggest a roadmap for empowerment of the most backward/vulnerable sections among the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. Krishnan submitted a prospective plan for the development of the most vulnerable groups among Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Other Backward Classes. The All India Criminal Tribes Enquiry Committee was constituted in the year 1947. It made several recommendations for the development of criminal tribes (CTs). The Ayyangar Committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Anath Sayanam Ayyangar during the year 1949. The committee conducted an elaborate survey with regard to the working of the CT Act. The committee submitted its report in 1950. It made several recommendations for the repeal of the CT Act.
