The National Tribal Policy

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has formulated the draft of a National Tribal Policy covering various issues such as alienation of tribal land, tribal forest interface; displacement; rehabilitation and resettlement; enhancement of human development index; creating critical infrastructure; violent manifestations; conservation and development of particularly vulnerable tribal groups; adoption of Tribal Sub-Plan strategy; empowerment; gender equality; enlisting support of no n-gov eminent organisations, tribal culture and traditional knowledge; administration of tribal areas; the Regularity and Protective Regime; scheduling and descheduling of tribes, etc. The Ministry has received an enthusiastic response from the various stakeholders and it is in the process of examining of the same and hopes to finalise the draft National Tribal Policy at the earliest.