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The people are the nation's real assets. Primary objective of advancement is to create an atmosphere that will allow people to have a long, healthy and reliable life. Tribes like everyone else are no less human being; they deserve the full spectrum of human creation. Tribals are recognized as the indigenous inhabitants of the region. India's tribal culture, its customs and rituals have penetrated almost all aspects of Indian society and civilization. After the independence, a new free Indian government has been expected to recognize and secure the demands of tribes with further emphasis on land and forestry rights and safeguard against violence and oppression. Many improvements and innovations occurred after independence. All development schemes, have led to tremendous displacement of the tribal population from its principal habitat. Therefore their survival and preservation of their culture , language and identity became very difficult to them. The situation of the tribals has not changed much since independence. There are various reasons for dropping level of tribal growth as our policymakers expected. The Tribes were granted various privileges and specific consideration for their empowerment and development under the Constitution. Different policies were implemented by central as well as state governments for their upliftment but, due to ignorance and indifference of implementing organizations, these constitutional provisions remain deprived of the benefits. This paper explores the different issues and problems, the tribal people are facing and measures adopted for their growth and improvement in sustaining the contemporary scenario of development policies.