India, March 12 -- All that was discussed in the House through the day

The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) received six complaints on the eviction of tribals from villages, the Ministry Of Tribal Affairs told Rajya Sabha on March 12, 2020.

One complaint was received from Odisha in 2015-16, four complaints (one each from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra) were received in 2017-18 and one complaint was received from Maharashtra in 2018-19.

In response to the complaints from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the NCST submitted special reports to the President.

Responding to the complaint from Chhattisgarh, the NCST recommended the state government defer a public hearing for land acquisition and conduct social i...