Mains Question:
Q1. Even after decades of independence, India’s tribal communities strives for basic rights and entitlements. Critically examine the statement and give your views to important the situation. (150 words)
Approach
- Introduction- tribals in India (how things changed for them after independence)
- Challenges/Issues faced by them
- lost their traditional occupations, agricultural land and houses
- lack of employment
- distress migration and eviction
- environmental disasters due to overexploitation and misuse
- Corruption
- Poor implementation of pro-poor acts and schemes designed to empower them
- Important government measures (PESA, The Schedule Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Recognition of Forest Rights Act (FRA), MGNREGA)
- Required policy measures
- Pragmatic and collective efforts
- better access to forest produce (MFP)
- strict implementation of MSP for the tribal communities
- Education
- empowerment to build a sustainable livelihood structure
- Conclude accordingly