Tribal development in India

Notwithstanding the fact that development of the tribal people in India is the constitutional responsibility of the state, and it has occupied an important position in Five Year Plans, its progress leaves much to be desired. This work critically examine the various faces and facets of tribal development in India and concludes that the development measures have largely failed to promote the uplift of the tribal people according to their genius. There has been little effort to tackle the serious problems of exploitation of tribals by various agencies operating in tribal areas. Many state governments have willingly subordinated tribal interest to non-tribal vested interest. In setting of mega projects in tribal areas rich in natural resources, tribal interest have been thrown to winds. The author feels that this messy situation has developed because there is hardly any tribal policy and unanimity on the approach to be alofted to the tribal people and their development, which one being hotly debated even after forty years of planning. This book will be found useful by social scientists, planners & administrators and social workers engaged in tribal development and welfare.