- in most states, Tribal Advisory Council not been constituted or rules for their functioning not made
- governors failed to utilize powers to make regulations
- ⟹ exploitation of tribals
- ⟹ defeating purpose of fifth schedule
- office of governor reduced to mere annual report writing institution to President rather than guardian of tribal interests
- ∃ ambiguity about discretionary powers of governor
- governors failed to submit performance reports to president regularly
- ⟹ diminishes accountability of governor
- parallel legislations (eg. PESA 1996, Forest Rights Act) results in chaos and confusion
- at times regulations governing functions of TAC are framed by state govt rather than governor
- ⟹ political parties in power take over these bodies
Way Ahead
- allocate sufficient resources to local bodies for
- infra
- health
- edu
- other basic amenities
- implement provision of training and edu for ST community members at the earliest to enable them to participate effectively in decision making process
- promote tribal self governance
- devolve powers to local tribal council
- empower them to made decision
- change in attitude of union & state government & their perception towards welfare of scheduled areas