Published Paper Details:

Tribes in India are one of the most excluded and disadvantaged sections of Indian society since centuries and this exclusion continues, although with a relatively lesser degree compared to the earlier periods. However, their suffering continued to increase in the last decade. More particularly, post 2007 global financial crisis had a serious impact on India's growth. This in turn resulted in a slow growth. Since then, India is registering low levels of growth compared to the pre-crisis period. These developments on growth front had serious implications for ordinary Indian citizens. Falling growth, dwindling investments, rising fiscal deficit, international pressures to keep the macro fundamentals in the right balance had pushed the successive governments at the centre to cut down their expenditure. This resulted in cuts in social sector spending, with the cuts on expenditure ranging from education to sanitation, MNREGA to subsidies. These cuts would have serious ramifications for the marginalized sections of the society in general and tribes in particular. Thanks to the proactive policies of successive governments at the centre and the states respectively. The Indian Constitution also has laid down various protective as well as ameliorative measures to develop the vulnerable communities. These measures have been in the form of assuring their political representation as well as their representation in services through reservation. In order to advise on matters pertaining to the development scheduled tribes, compulsory Tribe Advisory councils have been formed in the states where tribal's live both in scheduled areas and outside. Changes have been made in the forest policy, guaranteeing the tribal's certain rights on forest produce. In this connection present review paper discusses empowerment of Vulnerable and Marginalization Communities by Societal Transforming India Policy Initiatives and framework execute on present government