| | The interests of the adivasis are largely ignored in the
development paradigm. The well-being of these weak and
voiceless communities gets trampled over the process. The
proposed Scheduled Tribes Bill, 2005 is an attempt to redress this
wrong. While the strength of the bill is that it is trying to convert
an existing reality into an opportunity, its biggest weakness lies
in its cut-off date, i e, 1980, because it could spark off a fresh
round of contention and confrontation in forest areas.
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