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What is wrong with the tribal population in the national context? Why they are treated as poor, innocent, exploited, illiterate, backward etc. Why they are being provided constitutional safe-guard since long? Why they are also getting reservations? The Ministry of tribal Affairs was constituted in October 1999 to provide more focused attention towards development of Scheduled Tribes. Previously the ministry was known as "Tribal Welfare department". ...
Welfare is not a matter of Charity. Welfare programmes in the beginning were directed to provide a few basic curative and rehabilitative services. Over the years, a development orientation in contrast to curative and custodial approach was given to welfare programmes. At present these are oriented towards providing preventive, developmental and rehabilitative service to the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, other backward classes and weaker sections. The ...