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Abstract "The Adivasis are the original inhabitants whose materials position is perhaps no better than that of Harijans and who have long been victims of neglect on the part of the so-called high classes. They are like the indigenous medicine, of the soil, and their roots lie deep there" Mahatma Gandhi 1 India has the largest concentration of tribal people in world, next to Africa. Tribal villages are located in remote and inaccessible forest regions The tribes are said to be the original inhabitants of India. They are called different names. Adivasis, tribes, primitive tribal groups, indigenous people, Scheduled tribes, aboriginals etc. In addition, there are hundreds of de- notified tribes, nomadic tribes, semi-nomadic tribes and other tribes that have not been included in the Scheduled list. In tribal dominated regions, and the poor socio-economic conditions of the tribes were attributed to their geographical and social isolation. The schedule caste (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs) are two groups of historically disadvantaged people recognized in the constitution of India. The tribals are deprived of their right in each and every sphere of society. In recent years the resources like land, forest and water of the scheduled has mounted and they have been displaced. The key issue today is the protection of tribal people against exploitation, guaranteeing their rights in their resources so that they are able to develop according to their genius and aspiration. A number of domestic as well as international instruments are constructed to uplift these backward classes of people. The constitution made provisions for socio economic development of tribals.