Almost a year after Saranda was wrested out of Maoist control by security forces, large numbers of tribal families living in the dense forests of the Jharkhand district have found themselves left out in the cold when it comes to government assistance.
“We discovered that just about 3,000 of the 7,000-odd forest dwelling tribal families in Saranda are on the BPL [below poverty line] list,” says Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. Those not on the list are not eligible for the Central government’s welfare schemes.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/jairam-cms-include-forest-tribals-bpl-list-within-3-months
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-rural-development
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/housing
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/jharkhand
