As per World Bank, poverty includes, inadequate : income, health, education, clean water, sanitation, security, political influence and opportunity to improve.
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45% rural and 24% urban tribals below poverty line. 35% households casual labour. Majority earn below 5000 rupees per month.
Imr 44 (40). Life expectancy 64 (67). Child stunting 27%. 11% have tap water access.
59% literacy rate. Lower for women. 60% drop out by class 10.
face displacement, exploitation by outsiders and bureaucracy.
Xaxa observes. K mishra 2002. Saxena 2009.
Diagram. industrialisation and urbanisation. Government apathy. Forest policy and degradation. Corrupt officials. Moneylenders. Land alienation. Historic British rule.
Exploitation
Poverty and issues of
Indebtedness. Bonded labour. Land alienation. education health housing.
Loss of Identity. Social trauma. Women lose status.
Remedies
Apply laws - PESA 1996 & FRA 2006 properly.
Tribal participation in projects and schemes
Empower gram sabha with friends and powers
Induct local teachers and healers in education and health care system