IMPACT OF LAND ACQUISITION ON TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

Role of land in the context of economic development of tribal is essential. Provisions of decent alternative livelihood support to the tribal and political economy of land relations are important because land is more contentions assets. Land relations are crucial in case of tribal development, well known economist Daniel Thorner remarked that colonial rule had left India with the most refractory land relations. To study the Impact of Land Acquisition on Tribal Development in India, to study a role of Government in tribal development and analyse Rehabilitation and resettlement policies of Government of India for displaced people are the objectives of this study. This study is purely based on doctrinal and qualitative approach for thorough analysis of existing data through studies, research papers, websites and observation of focus groups. Whenever government perform land acquisition for eminent domain tribal are often suffered. Tribal development is always underestimated by policy makers. Land is not only the source of bread and butter for tribal, but also a matter of dignity. While acquiring land under the eminent domain by government, tribals are often suffer because they are less united and do not have much bargaining power and that is why it is easy for the government to acquire tribal land.