National Commission for Scheduled Tribe (NCST) will take up the matter of objectionable video films and pictures of protected Jarava and other tribal communities of Andaman Islands on social media platform with Home Ministry for action. <br/><br/>Taking suo-moto cognizance, the commission has decided to take up the matter with Home Ministry, External Affairs Ministry, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, Tribal Affairs Ministry and Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Island for removal of these video films from YouTube and initiate action on those who uploaded these video clips.<br/><br/>The commission said, as per provisions of Andaman and Nicobar Island (Protection of Aboriginal Tribes) Regulation, 1956, the Andamanese, Jarawas, Onges, Sentinelese, Nicobarese and Shom Pens have been identified as aboriginal tribes. The Protection of Aboriginal Tribes contains the provisions of protection of these communities from outside interference. <br/><br/>Penalty provisions for promoting tourism through advertisement relating to aboriginal tribes have also been made in 2012. The total population of tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is about 28 thousand. Out of these, five tribal communities have population of below 500.