A few months after the Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities were transferred from the Most Backward Communities (MBC) category to the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST), the Tamil Nadu government has framed guidelines to streamline the issuance of community certificates to these two communities.
A G.O. issued by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department last month classified the Narikoravan and Kurivikkaran communities into three categories — those who do not have any community certificate, those who have MBC certificate and those who have certificates with some complaints or related documents are missing in the taluk office concerned.
