According to 1991 Census, the population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were 13.82 crore and 6.78 crore constituting 16.48 per cent and 8.08 per cent respectively of the country’s total population. As compared to 1981 Census, there has been slight increase in Scheduled Tribe population (7.85 per cent of the population). While the Constitution has prescribed certain protective measures and safeguards for Scheduled Tribes, Government of India is giving all the facilities for their proper development. After Independence, several schemes were launched for the betterment of Scheduled Tribes. The Central and State Govt. are spending crores of rupees for their upliftment through five year plans. The present collection of research papers/articles on the Scheduled Tribes are multi-disciplinary investigation into various aspects of socio-economic problems being faced by the Scheduled Tribes in India. The contributors have also given suggestions for improving their conditions. Thus, this outstanding book will be indeed of immense use to researchers, students of various disciplines and policy makers of the country.
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