Tribal Development Report 2022

Why in News?

• The Tribal Development Report 2022 was recently launched by the Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), which claims to be the first of its kind since 1947.

Highlights

• The BRLF was set up by the Union Cabinet in 2013 as an independent society under the Union Ministry of Rural Development to scale up civil society action in partnership with central and state governments.
• India’s tribal communities form 8.6% of the country’s population according to the 2011 Census. But they are at the bottom of the country’s development pyramid even after 75 years of independence.
• Central India is home to 80% of the tribal communities in the country.
• Of the 257 Scheduled Tribe districts, 230 (90%) are either forested or hilly or dry. But they account for 80 % of India’s tribal population.
• Be it sanitation, education, nutrition, access to drinking water and education, despite 70 years of independence, Adivasis are the most deprived.
• It is important to understand the special characteristics of tribal communities to frame policies for them.
• There are many tribal communities that prefer isolation and silence. They are shy and are not going to reach out to the outside world on their own. Policy makers and leaders of the country need to understand this trait and then work towards the welfare of Adivasis so that they connect with them in a better way