Forest dependent. Stagnant for declining population. Low literacy. Subsistence economy. Pre agriculture existence.
Birhor, Onge, Jarawa, Sahariya etc.
19 less than 1000. 8 are more than 1 lakh.
Process. State government. Proposal to ministry.
Issues
Loss of habitat. Outsider market and state intrusion national parks, tourism, forest officials. Land alienation, chronic malnutrition
Poor understanding and apathy by government. Andaman trunk road created despite protests and now tribals facing threat from outsiders, addiction, begging.
Some tribes are kept outside. Abuj Maria only recently recognised in Odisha while Paudi Bhuiyan still out. Kerala Karnataka and Bengal ignore tribals.
Anthropological survey of India 2017. There is no baseline survey for 35 PVTG.
Juangs, Sahariya face exploitation bonded labour that.
Literacy rate 40%
Poly design development projects.
Diseases malnutrition anaemia malaria sanitation.
Scheme.
100% Central sector scheme for exclusive development of PVT Land development, social security, health, agriculture. flexible and enables state government to focus on development.
Conservation and development plan.
Habitat development.
Include itda and tribal research institutes.
Monitoring by independent agencies.
Anthropological survey of India. Outcome.
Reduction in dropout rate,
increased immunization,
better delivery buy mothers.
Increased age of marriage.
Slow increase in their population.
Xaxa remedies
Education based on their culture skills and talents. Protect their forest rights. Increase health care water sanitation.