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Abstract Abstract : aper is focused on the precarious circumstances of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups through out the country with special reference to the PVTGs of Andaman and Nico bar Islands. For better understanding, a brief description is given on the criteria on the basis of which some of the tribes are identified under this category. The PVTG is the concept substituted by primitive tribe, a sub-group among the Scheduled Tribes was identified during the fifth plan owing to their backwardness. In 1973, the Dhebar Commission introduced the concept to prioritise their protection and development as development has been slow among them and some of them are still at the stage of hunting and food gathering and yet to cultivate the land. There are 75 PVTGs who inhabit in Northern, North-Eastern, Eastern, South-Western, Southern and middle regions of India. However, thirteen types of PVTGs are found in Odisha alone which is highest among the states and Union Territories. There are twelve PVTGs whose population is more than 50,000. The Sahariya of Rajasthan and the Kutia-Kandha of Odisha have a sizable population. However, some of them show a declining trend of population and have become engendered human groups like the Great Andamanese, the Onge, the Jarwa and the Shompen of Andaman and Nico bar islands and the Toto of Jalpaigudi in West Bengal. It is anticipated that one day they may extinct. All of them belong to the PVTGs except the Nicobarese whose population is above 50,000 and it is hig... On the other hand, all other communities are found to be vulnerable according to the criteria fixed by the ministry. Among many factors, the British interference into their life has made irreparable damage as a result of which a kind of infection has spread among them. The disease seems to be incurable due to which there has not been population growth among them. The public interference, loss of autonomy to their land, the exchange of food items with outsiders have opened many ways of exploitation of the isolated groups. The Great Andamanese, the Onge as being friendly have become the pray of the conspiracy of the so called civilized people. On the other hand, the Sentinelese being the most isolated tribe who never interact with anyone not even with the other tribal groups in the island. They never allow anyone to enter into their residential area and remain independent of foreign relations. Therefore, have comparatively more number of population. Owing to their vulnerability, the Andaman administration has taken all the responsibilities of by providing free ration, medical care, etc. However, there is no option left for them to be recovered. The philanthropists, social workers, researchers, NGOs are urged to collaborate with the Government to rehabilitate the engendered PVTGs of the island.