Tribal Development Administration in India

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The present volume is a collection of some highly informative and thought- provoking papers contributed by nineteen experts on the theme of 'Tribal Development in India'. The term 'Tribal used by the authors in their papers. represents those communities or groups which have been included in the list of Scheduled Tribes in the Indian Constitution.

Tribal areas of India present an extremely complex socio-economic situation. During the pre-Independence days, the tribal areas were grossly neglected and chronically backward but after Independence, a special treatment was given to these areas. They were re-organised and the governors of states were given regulation-making powers for tribal development administration. The main thrust during the first three Five Year Plans was on economic development while in the Fourth Plan a specific target group development approach was adopted.

Dr. Ashok Ranjan Basu, IAS (b. 1945) had a brilliant academic career. A gold medalist, he did his M.A. (Public administration) from the Punjab University, securing first position in first class. He did his M.A. (Metropolitan Planning) at the University of Liverpool (U.K.) and M.Sc. (Physics) from Patna University. He obtained a Ph.D. from Punjab University, Chandigarh, and D.Litt. from Magadh University Bodh Gaya. He also obtained diplomas in Export Management and Labour Laws before joining the Administrative Service. He is an International Associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute (London), a Fellow of the International Institute of Management Sciences (Calcutta) and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London. He has served as a guest faculty at a number of leading national institutes and attended many national and international seminars. He has published six books including Tribal Development Programmes and Administration in India.

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