do you think that tribes have been given a fair position in our society after independence? Justify your answer.

The following points may help you:

a. Government provides for lot of safeguards to protect the interests of the tribal poplulation.for example reservation
b. Safeguards are present to protect minority communities against the possibility of being culturally dominated by the majority. For example cultural and educational right .
c. They also protect them against any discrimination and disadvantage that they may face.For example ​The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 allows the marginalised groups to file their complaint under this act which includes atrocities, crime or any act of humiliation against the SC's or ST's. The act is very broad and comprehensive and seeks to offer protection to the marginalised groups.
d.Similarly, The central government passed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 which safeguards the rights of the forest dwellers.
e. However, there is a need to bring about a change in the attitude to fully integrate them in the mainstream.

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