India: Year End Review 2010 - Ministry Of Tribal Affairs

India: Year End Review 2010 - Ministry Of Tribal Affairs   The Ministry of Tribal Affairs took several new initiatives during 2010 for empowering Scheduled Tribes (STs) through better service delivery mechanisms. Various steps were taken towards improving and safeguarding the lives of the Scheduled Tribes community in the country and strengthening of the historic Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. Major policy initiatives taken by...

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