Socio Economic Empowerment of Tribal Women and Multiple Impediments
SOCIO –ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF TRIBAL WOMEN AND MULTIPLE IMPEDIMENTS INTRODUCTION
India is a country of villages as the majority of its population lives in villages and far flung remote areas. The interesting aspect is that every region of the country though connected with the cities now; however, still possesses its own peculiar traditional ethos. Also most of the rural communities/Tribal’s are still devoid of modern facilities like education, electricity, proper drinking water, health care, ample transportation, etc. But the lack of education in many of the rural belts of India is proving fatal and acting as the breeding ground for social vices, evils and paving the way to anti-social/national activities. The tribal population is an intregal part of India’s social fabric and has the second largest concentration after African continent. The total population of tribal communities scheduled in the Constitution of India and known as Scheduled tribes(STs) was 8.6% as per 2011 census .And if we take the data highlights of our state Assam its12.4% of the total population of the state as per 2001 census. The state has registered 15.1 per cent decadal growth of ST population in 1991-2001.Tribals have traditionally lived mainly in forest, hills and undulating inaccessible terrains in plateau areas rich in natural resources. They have lived as isolated entities for centuries ,largely untouched by society around them. This seclusion has been responsible for slower growth, dissimilar pattern of their
India is a country of villages as the majority of its population lives in villages and far flung remote areas. The interesting aspect is that every region of the country though connected with the cities now; however, still possesses its own peculiar traditional ethos. Also most of the rural communities/Tribal’s are still devoid of modern facilities like education, electricity, proper drinking water, health care, ample transportation, etc. But the lack of education in many of the rural belts of India is proving fatal and acting as the breeding ground for social vices, evils and paving the way to anti-social/national activities. The tribal population is an intregal part of India’s social fabric and has the second largest concentration after African continent. The total population of tribal communities scheduled in the Constitution of India and known as Scheduled tribes(STs) was 8.6% as per 2011 census .And if we take the data highlights of our state Assam its12.4% of the total population of the state as per 2001 census. The state has registered 15.1 per cent decadal growth of ST population in 1991-2001.Tribals have traditionally lived mainly in forest, hills and undulating inaccessible terrains in plateau areas rich in natural resources. They have lived as isolated entities for centuries ,largely untouched by society around them. This seclusion has been responsible for slower growth, dissimilar pattern of their