TRIBAL ECONOMY
STATUS AND STUDY OF MINOR
FOREST PRODUCTS
POLICY RESEARCH AND
ANALYSIS PROJECT
TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
SR. TOPIC
NO.
1 Introduction
,2 Literature review
3 Research Methodology
4 Observation and findings
5 Conclusion
6 References
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
The tribals are the original inhabitants and are said to have arrived on the Indian Peninsula
first. Their common name, Adivasi, implies that they are native people. Several tribes are
residing in India, according to ancient texts. People were separated into several tribes before
, the Brahminic age adopted the caste system. A tribe was a uniform, independent group that
did not practice hierarchical discrimination. Since there are no set scientific standards for
studying indigenous populations, there are significant abnormalities. Every tribe has its
unique and specific culture, customs, traditional practices, values, food, language, music,
dance, etc.
Due to the use of arbitrary standards for "scheduling" the tribes, the demographic research of
the tribal population has significantly deteriorated. Soon after India gained its independence,
the Schedules tribes were enumerated, which caused tensions in the Indian polity since a
substantial portion of them was left out. More tribes were included in the 1956 amendment
order, which included a total of 23% of the country's population at the time. The tribal
population made up 8.61% of the overall population, according to the 2011 Census. 97% of
them reside in rural regions, and 10.03 percent do so in cities.
Tribal people's primary means of subsistence is the preparation of food, shelter, and clothing
from the forest in which they live. Their products are used to trade for other things from their
neighbors, including fruits, vegetables, timber, leaves, and even livestock. Most traditional
tribal people avoid using modern money and instead rely on the barter system. They see
worship nature and natural divine powers such as water, fire, sun, forest, and other natural
phenomena.
Historically, the tribal community has faced restrictions from the usage of forest land for
various forest products specifically during and after the British advent in India which
contributed to the decline of the economy and forced them to shift their occupation as
laborers into agricultural fields during British rule. This had a significant impact on the
working of the tribal economy and amended it into various new ways of operating. The
community has faced adverse effects of being isolated and different from the mainstream
society majorly in the form of policy making for socio-economic development by state and
central government specifically after the independence. Due to this, it is visible that the tribal
community is been left out in the process of development as a whole.
Their economy was based mostly on livestock, agriculture, and forest goods. Their economy
was confined and based on customary methods of handling the trade of things and the
synchronicity of desires. The economy was circular and based upon a barter system confined
to a particular geographical area and also within specific tribal communities. Practicing
primary activities is dominant in the tribal economy such as labour, daily-wage workers,
STATUS AND STUDY OF MINOR
FOREST PRODUCTS
POLICY RESEARCH AND
ANALYSIS PROJECT
TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
SR. TOPIC
NO.
1 Introduction
,2 Literature review
3 Research Methodology
4 Observation and findings
5 Conclusion
6 References
INDEX
INTRODUCTION
The tribals are the original inhabitants and are said to have arrived on the Indian Peninsula
first. Their common name, Adivasi, implies that they are native people. Several tribes are
residing in India, according to ancient texts. People were separated into several tribes before
, the Brahminic age adopted the caste system. A tribe was a uniform, independent group that
did not practice hierarchical discrimination. Since there are no set scientific standards for
studying indigenous populations, there are significant abnormalities. Every tribe has its
unique and specific culture, customs, traditional practices, values, food, language, music,
dance, etc.
Due to the use of arbitrary standards for "scheduling" the tribes, the demographic research of
the tribal population has significantly deteriorated. Soon after India gained its independence,
the Schedules tribes were enumerated, which caused tensions in the Indian polity since a
substantial portion of them was left out. More tribes were included in the 1956 amendment
order, which included a total of 23% of the country's population at the time. The tribal
population made up 8.61% of the overall population, according to the 2011 Census. 97% of
them reside in rural regions, and 10.03 percent do so in cities.
Tribal people's primary means of subsistence is the preparation of food, shelter, and clothing
from the forest in which they live. Their products are used to trade for other things from their
neighbors, including fruits, vegetables, timber, leaves, and even livestock. Most traditional
tribal people avoid using modern money and instead rely on the barter system. They see
worship nature and natural divine powers such as water, fire, sun, forest, and other natural
phenomena.
Historically, the tribal community has faced restrictions from the usage of forest land for
various forest products specifically during and after the British advent in India which
contributed to the decline of the economy and forced them to shift their occupation as
laborers into agricultural fields during British rule. This had a significant impact on the
working of the tribal economy and amended it into various new ways of operating. The
community has faced adverse effects of being isolated and different from the mainstream
society majorly in the form of policy making for socio-economic development by state and
central government specifically after the independence. Due to this, it is visible that the tribal
community is been left out in the process of development as a whole.
Their economy was based mostly on livestock, agriculture, and forest goods. Their economy
was confined and based on customary methods of handling the trade of things and the
synchronicity of desires. The economy was circular and based upon a barter system confined
to a particular geographical area and also within specific tribal communities. Practicing
primary activities is dominant in the tribal economy such as labour, daily-wage workers,
