This exhaustive report by the Expert Committee on Tribal Health was formulated to provide health statistics and data on the tribal population of India separate from its rural population. Penned by several prominent academicians and policymakers, it sets out to document the current unmet healthcare needs of the ST community with the end goal of […]
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Bhalubhau Kisan Ghode, a tribal farmer from Maharashtra, has dedicated his life to growing and popularizing millets. Through his efforts, he has collected and preserved numerous varieties of millets, and his village has seen a 30% increase in farmers dedicating land to millet cultivation. Ghode has now made it his mission to develop a concrete
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This article highlights the impact of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh, India. The tribal population in India constitutes 8.6% of the total population, with 80% of them residing in the Central Indian Tribal Belt. These communities face social and economic backwardness, and their livelihoods largely
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In India, the Schedule Tribes have remained on the fringes of growth, but less so in the majority tribal areas of the North East. This has increased the interest in the Sixth Schedule, the special constitutional provision relating to these areas, recognising the tribal communities’ rights of ownership and control over their land and natural
When we think of school, we usually imagine a fleet of teachers, classes filled with students, helping staff and more. Now image 50 odd children and 2 teachers for an entire school in a hamlet of Karnataka. Welcome to Vilankombai where there are only two teachers, Kesavan A (28) and Siva Sakthi S (30), situated
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Abstract Modern India has a history of a vibrant and active social sector. Many local development organisations, community organisations, social movements and non-governmental organisations populate the space of social action. Such organisations imagine a different future and plan and implement social interventions at different scales, many of which have lasting impact on the lives of people and society.
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Total Union Budget allocation for the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Ministry of Education. It contains budgetary allocations by the Union Government for interventions in elementary and secondary education through Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), National Programme of Mid Day Meals, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and various other
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The notion of “nation-state” assumes the culture of any nation as homogeneous by appropriating the society’s heterogeneous elements. Adivasi societies are heterogeneous in nature with diversified features in terms of multi-lingualism, jati (caste) composition, kinship, the institution of marriage, political systems, and religious practices. Community life takes precedence over individual well-being in Adivasi communities. The
U-DISE is a database about schools in India. The database was developed at the Department of School Education, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India and Maintained by the National Informatics Centre, Govt. of India. Download
