A STUDY ON CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARDS AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MALAYALI TRIBES IN YERCAUD TALUK, SALEM DISTRICT

Abstract

The tribal people are the marginalised group in the country due to various features like geographical isolation and inability to access to the basic needs for their life. The constitution of India provides social and economic justice, equality of status and opportunity to all the citizens in the country. The government at the centre and the state made various efforts to uplift the living conditions of tribes thorough various measures. The Government of Tamil Nadu presented a number of benefit schemes for the STs, but the schemes have not reached the tribal groups. In this context, the comprehensive literature review seeks to provide a contemporary overview of the socio- economic development of Tamil Nadu Scheduled Tribes. The aim of the paper is to analyse the socio economic conditions of the scheduled tribes in Tamil Nadu and the constitutional safeguards for the welfare of the tribal communities in general through literature survey. This paper presents a brief description of the socio-economic characteristics of the Malayali Tribal people of Yercaud Taluk, Salem District of Tamil Nadu, on the basis of data collected through a field survey and second-hand information from various research studies.