SCHEDULED AREAS AND ST COMMISSION
VISITS MAHARASHTRA
The Scheduled and
Scheduled Tribe Areas headed by Shri Dileep Singh Bhuria alongwith
five other members is visiting the Vidharba region of Maharashtra
from 2nd August to 9th August, 2003. The
Commission has since sent Questionnaires to the State Governments/Union
Territory Administrations having tribal population, Central Ministries/Departments
as well as voluntary agencies working for the welfare and development
of STs.
The Commission has
already undertaken tours of several States. During this tour,
the Commission shall be visiting Nagpur, Gadchiroli, Allapalli,
Ballarpur, Chandrapur, Wardha (Sevagram), Yeovatmal, Amravati,
Chikhaldhra etc. The Commission would like to visit a number of
ITDPs, Primitive Tribal Group Projects, Ashram Schools, Forest
Villages for ascertaining enforcement of protective and ameliorative
safeguards extended to them. During the tour, the Commission will
also have close interaction with officers and non-official agencies
as well as meet the tribal leaders in order to have a first-hand
study of the socio-economic conditions of tribals.
As per the terms
of reference, the Commission is currently looking into the Constitutional
safeguards provided for STs with a special reference to the Fifth
and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and give a report to the
President of India on the working of these safeguards and give
an outline on the vision for the future and formulate a viable
comprehensive tribal policy.
