Issues related with them:

♤ They are considered to be socially and economically disadvantaged.

♤ They constitute a large proportion of agricultural labourers, casual labourers, plantation labourers, industrial labourers.

♤ They belong to the poorest strata of the society and have low levels of education, poor health and reduced access to healthcare services.

♤ Loss of forests, alienation of land and repeated displacement have further made their position vulnerable.