THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULED TRIBES IN INDIA : A STUDY

The large number of scheduled tribes groups in India. They are situated in the small areas like in
mountains, forests and in some part of the river valleys, plain area. The total tribal groups in India
are 705 and they have some subgroups too. According to the Indian Census, 2011, the population
of tribal’s is 8.6% of the total population of the country. The numbers of tribal groups in
Maharashtra are 47 and the population of tribal’s in Maharashtra is 9.28%. These groups are
economically backward and have been away from civilian life.
The constitutional provisions of the Constitution of India have been made by the constitution
makers for raising civilian life. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been constituted to implement these
provisions intensively. Also, the National Scheduled Tribal Commission has been set up. At the
state level, the Ministry of Tribal Development has also been established. Through this ministry,
various developmental programmes have been initiated to implement planned development up to
the grassroot level.