ECONOMICS BENEFITS
MUST REACH
ADIVASIS

He said no
tribal land should be acquired for any purpose without the consent of the Palli
Sabha. Measures must be taken to ensure local Adivasis got the benefits of any
mining done in their areas.Observing that a large number of Adivasi people were
in jail without any reason in different States, Mr. Ramesh said the tribals
needed not only employment but justice and dignity too.The Minister said proper
implementation of developmental projects and welfare schemes, increased
political activity by all major parties and security measures should go
hand-in-hand to counter the growth in the Maoist ranks.Mr. Ramesh said parties
should expand their activities in the country's interior pockets, and
increasingly reach out to the local youths to prevent them joining the Maoists.
“It would be too late if parties such as the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata
Party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India,
and the Biju Janata Dal don't increase their activities.”During his daylong
trip, Mr. Ramesh also visited a mango plantation project, laid the foundation
for several new projects, including a welfare complex that would come up at a
place where the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, addressed a public meeting
a day before her assassination in October, 1984. He also reviewed the
implementation of various rural development schemes in the district and
interacted with representatives of NGOs.The Minister is scheduled to visit
Sukma district in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, where he will interact with PRI
members and administration officials.
Prof. John Kurakar
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