The Government had set up a high-level Committee to look into the current socio-economic, health and educational status of tribals in the country. The committee was headed by Prof. Virginius Xaxa.
The objective of Committee was to prepare a position paper on the present socio-economic, health and educational status of Scheduled Tribes and suggest a way forward. The Committee’s objective was also to suggest policy initiative as well as effective outcome-oriented measures to improve development indicators and strengthen public service delivery to STs and other tribal population. The Committee had submitted its report on 29th May, 2014.
Key Findings
