Abstract
The Central and State Governmenthave implemented several tribal development schemes throughout the country for the welfare of the tribes. But, whether the tribes have felt the real benefits of these schemes is a big question. It can be measured by analyzing the attitude of tribes towards tribal development schemes. In this context, a survey was conducted among the tribes of Jawadhu hills and Kalrayan hills, representing three districts: Salem, Tiruvannamalai, and Viluppuram. From the study, it was found that 35.19 per cent of the tribal respondents had a highly favorable attitude, followed by 33.33 per cent with a less favorable attitude and 31.48 per cent of tribal respondents with a moderately favorable attitude towards tribal development schemes. The possible reason for the findings and the suggestions to improvethe attitude of scheduled tribes in favour of the tribal development schemes described.
Highlights
India has the second-largest concentration of tribal population followed by Africa
All the statements mentioned above with high agreement among the respondents were positive. It is clear from the above statements that the majority of the respondents had a positive attitude towards tribal development schemes
It can be concluded that the majority of the respondents had a positive attitude toward tribal development schemes
Summary
India has the second-largest concentration of tribal population followed by Africa. As per the 2011 census, the Scheduled Tribe population of India is 10.45 crores, constituting 8.6 per cent of the total population. Tamil Nadu has 7.95 lakh tribal populations as per the 2011 census, which constitutes 1.10% of the total population. There are 36 tribes and sub-tribes in Tamil Nadu. Tribes are the most underprivileged community in the State who are striving hard for their development. The economic and social condition of tribal communities in the state is desperate. The major reason for their hardship is that tribes are mostly isolated from the other privileged communities because of their locality that is mostly in hilly areas and the deep forests
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