Inclusive Policies and Status of Inclusion of Adivasis*

Abstract

India being a democratic political system, the government is committed to removing imbalances and inequalities in society so that everyone will get an equal share in the country’s growth and development. The Eleventh Five Year Plan has once again emphasised on the need of inclusion “...towards more faster and inclusive growth.”. Since 1951 special preference has been given through affirmative action and various policies have been made with a view to bring about a desired change in the life of the tribals. The broader aim of the developmental policies is to make them (able) unable, reach to the unreached and empower them, so that they can lead a life as they wish to do with self esteem and self dignity. But the very paradox of our development policies are that even after seven decades of India’s establishment, with Constitutional protection, legal support and policy intervention we could not solve the problems that the tribal people of the country is suffering i.e. the problems of hunger, poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy and other social disabilities. Study argues that in spite of many legal provisions and pro state action the condition of tribals are very vulnerable. They are lagging with all parameters of human development to other people. Their representation in the public institution is not adequate and fair enough. Democratic text of inclusive society could not make possible and far from realisation in contextually for them.