Question

explain the impact of a many welfare schemes for the scheduled tribes launched by the government

Answer 1

1. Introduction
The tribals constitute a significant portion of Indian population. Development of an economy
is positively related to the tribals-their social, cultural and the economic development.
Development of an economy links its past heritage, with the present. In this chapter an
attempt has been made to define the tribes and to establish their significant position in India.
The Indian subcontinent has the second largest tribal population in the world. Many of the
tribal communities have been living in this country even since what we call the Pre-Aryan
period. We come across the names and descriptions of various tribal communities in the
ancient Indian literature which includes the “Vedas” the “Ramayana” and the
“Mahabharata”. The “Rig Veda” speaks of the 'Asuras' the tribal groups such as the
Nishadas, the Gordhrajs, the Sabaras, the Nagas and the Yakshas etc. are also spoken of in
the Ramayana. The Mahabharata also refers to the Kiratas, the Mundas etc. In the Bhagawat
Purana, there is a story about the origin of the Konds, the Bhils and the Mushhars.