• Nishant Katoch

Scheduled tribes are amongst the most socially, economically as well as politically deprived and disadvantaged communities. This paper intends to study the various issues which these people are facing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir like poverty , unemployment , lack of education, paucity of essential medical facilities etc. Besides, the government response in the form of various schemes and welfare measures taken to address these issue as well as the challenges at the implementation level will also be discussed .

Scheduled Tribes, Jammu and Kashmir , Issues , Welfare Measures, Challenges.

"Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir : Issues, Government Response and Challenges ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.8-19, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J86.pdf

"Scheduled Tribes of Jammu and Kashmir : Issues, Government Response and Challenges ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp8-19, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906J86.pdf