Role of NGOs in Tribal Development: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract

This paper focused on role of NGOs and development programmes in tribal community development in India as well as Karnataka state. It is observed that the NGOs have also played a considerable role in the process of tribal community development live in forest and rural areas. The community based organizations are also playing a limited role in the empowerment of tribes in the state. The human development status of the tribal development is more than a decade behind the rest of the population of the state and they are the poorest and most deprived of all sub-populations in the state. Further, article analysed the central and state government financial fund allocation of tribal community development and its impact on education, health, socio-economic development, livelihood, cycle of life style, training programmes, skill development programmes.