Question

Tribals have paid a disproportionate price for the development of the rest of the Indian Society. Identify the reasons. 

Answer 1

Tribals have paid a disproportionate price for the development of the rest of the Indian Society :

• This kind of development benefitted the mainstream at the expense of the Tribes. 
• National Development particularly in the Nehruvian Era involved building of large Dams. 
• Dispossessing tribal of their land resulted as a necessary by-product of the exploitation of minerals and utilisation of favorable sites for setting up hydroelectric power plants in Tribal areas. 
• Loss of forests was a major blow to the tribal communities. The coming in of private property adversely affected the tribal community based forms of collective ownership. Forests were systematically exploited in British times and continued after Independence.
• Series of Dams built on Narmada where most of the costs and benefits seem to flow disproportionately to different communities and regions.
• Tribal community regions started experiencing problem of heavy in migration of Non Tribals due to pressure of Development. This threatens to disrupt and overwhelm tribal communities and cultures besides accelerating exploitation.