what are the problems of adivasis
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The main problems the tribals face are:
i. They possess small and uneconomical landholdings because of which their crop yield is less and hence they remain chronically indebted.
ii. Only a small percentage of the population participates in occupational activities in the secondary and tertiary sectors.
iii. Tribal government programmes have not significantly helped the tribals in raising their economic status. The British policy had led to ruthless exploitation of the tribals in various ways as it favoured the zamindars, landlords, moneylenders, forest contractors, and excise, revenue and police officials.
iv. Banking facilities in the tribal areas are so inadequate that the tribals have to depend mainly on moneylenders. Being miserably bogged down in indebtedness, tribals demand that Agricultural Indebtedness Relief Acts should be enacted so that they may get back their mortgaged land.
v. About 90 per cent of the tribals are engaged in cultivation and most of them are landless and practise shifting cultivation. They need to be helped in adopting new methods of cultivation.