• Dr. B. RAJENDRA PRASAD

ABSTRACT Every human society irrespective of levels of achievement and progress, possess own social and cultural heritage and its members cherish and promote their customs. The constitution of the independent India acknowledged centuries of social, economic and educational deprivations suffered by Schedule Tribes and incorporated specific provisions to protect them from discrimination as well as to facilitate their development The constitutional commitments prompted the policy makers and the planners, to accord high priority to the welfare and development of scheduled tribes right from the beginning of country developmental planning in 1951. The government of Andhra Pradesh constituted the director of Tribal welfare to improve socioeconomic condition of the scheduled Tribes Before bifurcation of state of Andhra Pradesh in to the state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the year 2014, the total population of Scheduled Tribes is 59,18,073 as per 2011 census. After bifurcation approximately 26,31,145 scheduled tribes have gone to Andhra Pradesh State and the remaining 32,86,928 tribes living in Telangana state. The Government has accorded high priority for accelerated development of tribals by implementing socio economic development programs with major focus on education, health, Skill development and creation of social infrastructure. In this connection the author of this paper initiated to bring some of the major achievements and facts of tribal development in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh state since 2014-15. This author has been touring in the Tribal villages frequently in the selected district.

Key-Words- Scheduled Tribes, Culture, Constitutional Provisions, Adivasis, Tribal Development

"Tribal Development in Andhra Pradesh ( A Case study of Krishna District- An Over view)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.316-326, April-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004250.pdf

"Tribal Development in Andhra Pradesh ( A Case study of Krishna District- An Over view)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no. pp316-326, April-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004250.pdf