Tribal Administration in India

Contents: Preface. 1. Tribal people their region and administration. 2. Pre-Independence scene. 3. Constitutional provisions for tribal development and administration. 4. Land and revenue administration. 5. Forest administration Vs. tribals. 6. Administration of scheduled tribes. 8. Summing up. Index.

One of the main problems of tribal administration in India is that the State Governments which have been made largely responsible for administrating the tribal areas within their jurisdiction under the constitution are either blissfully ignorant of the goals of tribal administration take little interest in achieving them. It is the misfortune of the tribal people that these vested interests weigh heavily with the State Governments, in formation of their tribal policy and shaping of their attitude towards tribal people and development, which for obvious reasons are not always in the best interest of the tribal people. After Independence the Uttar Pradesh Government embarked upon a policy of normalizing tribal areas and diluting the special status of the tribal people. As a matter of fact the Uttar Pradesh Government not only showed little interest in tribal development but played havoc with them. (jacket)