A recent Anthropological Survey of India publication has revealed that no baseline surveys have been conducted among more than half of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in the country.
ASI’s Findings
Among the 75 listed PVTG’s the highest number are found in Odisha (13), followed by Andhra Pradesh (12), Bihar including Jharkhand (9) Madhya Pradesh including Chhattisgarh (7) Tamil Nadu (6) Kerala and Gujarat having five groups each.
The remaining PVTGs live in West Bengal (3) Maharashtra (3), two each in Karnataka and Uttarakhand and one each in Rajasthan, Tripura and Manipur.
All the four tribal groups in Andamans, and one ....
