1REPORT OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON SOCIO- ECONOMIC, HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF INDIA Ministry of Tribal Affairs Government of India May, 2014
2REPORT OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON SOCIO- ECONOMIC, HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF INDIA Ministry of Tribal Affairs Government of India May, 2014
3CONSTITUTION OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE 1.Prof. Virginius XaxaChairman 2.Dr. Usha RamanathanMember 3.Dr. Joseph BaraMember 4.Dr. Kamal K. MisraMember 5.Dr. Abhay BangMember 6.Ms. Sunila BasantMember 7.Dr. Hrusikesh PandaMember Secretary
4Contents 1.Preface21-23 2.Introduction24-33 3.Geographical and Demographic Profile34-50 3.1Introduction 3.2Population of Scheduled Tribes across States 3.3Number of Scheduled Tribes 3.4District-level data on Scheduled Tribe population 3.5Populous and ‘Vulnerable’ Tribes 3.6Forests, Dams and Mines 3.7Conflicts affecting tribal populations 4.Tribes: Legal and Administrative Framework51-94 4.1Definitions of ‘tribe’ 4.2De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes 4.3Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) 4.4Scheduled Areas 4.5The Fifth Schedule 4.5.1Governor’s Report 4.5.2Tribes Advisory Councils 4.6Legal and Administrative Structures in Northeast India 4.6.1The Sixth Schedule 4.6.2Statutory Autonomous Councils 4.6.3Scheduled Tribe Development Councils 4.7Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Leh and Kargil) 4.8Overall Assessment of the Autonomous District Councils under Sixth Schedule 4.9Recommendations 5.Livelihoods and Employment Status95-153 5.1Introduction 5.2Traditional Economy and Livelihoods 5.3Land Ownership 5.3.1Distribution of Ownership Holdings 5.3.2Operational Holdings 5.4Household Assets and Amenities 5.4.1Value of Assets and Average Asset Value
55.5Employment (Formal, Organized and Unorganized Sectors) 5.5.1Work Force Participation 5.5.2Unemployment Rates 5.5.3Employment in Organized Sectors. 5.5.4Representation in Unorganized Sector 5.5.5EmploymentunderMahatmaGandhiNationalRural Employment GuaranteeAct (MGNREGA) 5.6Occupational Distribution 5.7Income and Expenditure 5.8Poverty Profile 5.9Average Debt and Incidence of Indebtedness 5.10Recommendations 6.Education154-190 6.1Introduction 6.2Evolution of Educational Policy 6.2.1Policy Review by Dhebar Commission,1960 6.2.2Sluggish Trend of Growth 6.3Early Educational Planning 6.4National Policy on Education, 1986 6.5Flagship Programs at Three Levels 6.5.1Outcome of the Missions 6.6A Long Way To Go 6.7Education as a Site of Discrimination 6.8Facts behind Free Education 6.9The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 6.10Teachers and Way of Teaching Tribal Children 6.11Residential Schools and the Tribals 6.12Educational Domain and Knowledge on Tribes 6.13Contemporary Concerns in Tribal Education 6.13.1Incidence of High Dropout Rates 6.13.2No-detention Policy 6.13.3Shortage of ‘Quality’ Teachers 6.13.4Language Barriers for the Tribal Students 6.13.5Involvement of Panchayats and Community in Education 6.13.6Education for Displaced Tribals and Dispersed Tribals 6.13.7Education for Nomadic Tribes 6.13.8Single Window Scholarship Portal 6.14Recommendations
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