Scheduled Tribes

Among the 128 Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees are folk singers and those promoting and preserving tribal music and dance, The Indian Tribal reports

Calling the welfare of tribal society a matter of personal relationship and emotions for him, the Prime Minister said the country is moving with unprecedented pride with regard to its tribal glory. The Indian Tribal reports

In election year, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has made a bold move by seeking to settle the vexed issue of 11.5 lakh acres of ‘Podu’ land, which also brings to the fore the grim reality that shifting cultivation has wiped out 1/6th of the State’s forests. [...]

The 15-day mega event in the national capital from February 16 will celebrate the basic ethos of tribal life. The Indian Tribal reports

Rail and road traffic was affected in several parts in eastern India as the Adivasi Sengel Abhiyan, headed by former BJP MP Salkhan Murmu, effected a blockade in five States to demand, among others, claim to Parasnath Hills in Giridih district of Jharkhand and implementation of the Sarna [...]

The Centre has asked District Collectors of Scheduled Areas and Aspirational Districts to lay special emphasis on elimination of Sickle Cell Disease as prioritized by the Government and announced in the Union Budget recently. The Indian Tribal reports

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also made a big announcement. He pledged to achieve 100% saturation in all schemes to put an end to all kinds of appeasement. This is true secularism, he asserted and outlined how his Government’s schemes benefitted the tribal community, THE INDIAN TRIBAL reports

Tearing into the Opposition for insulting her, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said with Droupadi Murmu as the President of India, today, after several years of independence, there is a sense of pride in the tribal community, The Indian Tribal reports

The Modi Government’s tribal focus has resulted in the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for FY 2023-24 getting hiked by a massive 70% percent compared to the current fiscal that’s coming to a close. And compared to FY 2013-14, it is a 190% increase. The [...]

With as many as 13 States (404 ST seats) going to polls leading to the 2024 Lok Sabha (47 ST seats)elections, the Narendra Modi dispensation on Wednesday in its last full budget in its second term sought to make a big tribal push by announcing three major initiatives [...]