Tribal Affairs News

The parliamentary committee also pulled up the Jual Oram led tribal affairs ministry for ignoring its recommendations

Tribals account for less than 10% of the population and have accounted for over 40% of all project displacement in India since Independence

Not recognising common property resources that tribes collectively manage is not only economic injustice, but also breaks traditional order of tribal societies

Tribals allege that forest departments in several states are carrying out plantation on their lands without their consent

The ministry of tribal affairs has ticked off states including Telangana, Kerala and Jharkhand for poor implementation of the act

Remaining NGOs are debarred from getting support till the complaints are investigated

Modi asks the tribal affairs ministry to identify growth centres within tribal areas and ensure proper development of education, health and sports facilities

Jual Oram says involvement of tribal ministry could speed up projects by resolving people-displacement issues early

The map will help the govt while implementing different programmes and introducing new schemes and projects for tribal people, says the minister

MoEF notification on 5 February says linear projects such as roads, canals wouldn’t require gram sabha consent