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Tribals are victims of systemic exploitation, says PM
Published on Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 12:09, Updated on Wed, Nov 04, 2009 at 12:36 in India section
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asserted that the involvement of tribal communities in in developmental processes was "highly important".
He urged state governments to give a "healing touch" to victims of "systemic exploitation".
"The states should endeavour to give a healing touch to the tribal communities. Their integration in the development processes is highly important. But this should not become a means of exploitation or be at the cost of their unique identity and their culture," said the PM.
He admitted that tribal communities in central India have become victims of "systemic exploitation".
Singh was speaking after inaugurating the two-day conference of chief ministers and state ministers for forests and tribal development. The meeting has been convened to review the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, and tribal development and welfare programmes.
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Not just tribals but many rural areas have been thoroughly neglected. In todays time to have no roads or electricity,
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Nothing new Manmohan ji.The elite and the powers to be have been doing this for long and anything done over
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PM rightly hit out at the tribal exploitation. In fact, tribals and weaker sections are exploited not only in Central
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