PAPER IV: KUF 244- FORESTS AND TRIBALS-

Introduction, characteristics of tribes, tribal life and livelihood, Tribal demography and administration, Social organization: races of Indian tribes, major Indian tribes–Gonds, Santhal, Bhils, Tharu, Bhotia, Van Rawat and other tribes of Uttarakhand. Tribal economy, policies and act of tribal welfare, Tribal in relation to forests.