present-day government policies towards tribal population 

 Present day policies of government towards tribal population are:

a. Fundamental rights have been extended to them, rights like right to religion, cultural and educational right allows them to preserve their own distinct culture and religion.

b. Government policy of reservation of seats in jobs and educational institutions is also an attempt to integrate them in the mainstream society.

c. The government also formulated the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Act of 1989, which seeks to protect their rights and provide protection against any kind of violence or injustice.

d. Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 which  recognizes their right to homestead, cultivable and grazing land.

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