International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2018, Volume : 8, Issue : 9
First page : ( 614) Last page : ( 636)
Online ISSN : 2249–2496.

Tribal women in Odisha: A study of their role perception and articulation on some major issues

Dr. Swain Laxmidhar

Department of Political Science, Sevananda Saraswati Degree Mahavidyalaya, Bamakoyi, Ganjam

Online published on 5 August, 2019.

Abstract

This paper entitled ‘Tribal women in Odisha: A Study of their Role Perception and Articulation on Some Major Issues’ has taken a changeable feature in tribal culture. Tribal Women are constituted with 62 categories of Odisha. Out of them 15 tribal are major categories. The tribal women have played a significant role in political, economic, cultural and social sphere etc. in Odisha. They have various role perception in different issues on livelihood programmes, the development and major irrigation projects, etc. In the year 2006, Resettlement and Rehabilitation policy was formulated for the tribal women. A survey identifies that during the period 1951–1995, 2 million people have been shifted by development projects, out of them 40 percent were tribal people. It focused on only 25 percent of the displaced people never settled. Tribal women have linked with forest economy. They depend on forest. The Scheduled Tribes and Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006 was provided for them. The tribal women and sustainable development, both are coordinative. The forest policy 1988 is a symbol of development between tribal and forest. Role Perception of the Legislators and Parliamentarians of tribal women has taken many major issues and challenges to Odisha politics. It is significant to note that Droupadi Murmu, who was a former Minister of Odisha and a prominent tribal women leader has appointed to the coveted office of the Governor of Jharkhand. Tribal women leaders in political sphere, they have taken major portfolio and ministerial position in Odisha. A tribal MLA from Mayurbhanj district named Saraswati Hembram had taken Ministerial responsibility. In the J.B. Patnaik's council of Ministers, she became a Deputy Minister in 1980. Total 13 numbers of tribal women legislations and parliamentarians have participated in many major debates and discourteous of various issues.

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Keywords

Tribal Women, Role Perception, Articulation, Forest Economy and Ministerial Responsibility.

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