• NITHEESH KUMAR KP

ABSTRACT The developmental discussions of tribal people have been started from the British period itself. After independence the Government of India has been considered the tribal people as a vulnerable section of society and made some special provisions in the constitution for their socio economic development. This paper described the status of tribals of Kerala and presented the demographic details, education, economic conditions, health status and other development indicators. It is portraying the factors contributing to marginalization, exploitation and underdevelopment. The role of state for tribal development, education, employment, displacement and rehabilitation is also examined. The researcher used secondary information from census and sampling data from different government sources to describe the present situation of tribals. The insights of this paper reflects the conditions that have influenced conceptualization of tribal development, which considerably change the society, destruction of culture and land suffered by the tribal of Kerala.

Tribals, Development, Marginalization, Exploitation

"Status of Tribal Development in Kerala: An overview", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.194-199, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807495.pdf

"Status of Tribal Development in Kerala: An overview", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp194-199, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807495.pdf