As per information received from the Directorate of Tribal Welfare, Andaman & Nicobar Administration, the present population of Jarawa tribe is 407.
Andaman & Nicobar Administration releases Grants-in-Aid to Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti to implement the schemes for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) including Jarawas. The expenditure incurred during each of the last three years for the welfare of Jarawas is as under:
Andaman & Nicobar Administration releases Grants-in-Aid to Andaman Adim Janjati Vikas Samiti to implement the schemes for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) including Jarawas. The expenditure incurred during each of the last three years for the welfare of Jarawas is as under:
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Year
|
Rs. (In Lakhs)
|
|
2009-10
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49.03
|
|
2010-11
|
72.16
|
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2011-12
|
107.78
|
For the year 2012-13, an amount of Rs.122.00 lakh has been earmarked and so far Rs.12.81 lakh has been spent.
The Jarawa tribe is still practising hunting, gathering for their subsistence and have their traditional way of life. As per the Jarawa Policy of 2004 of the Govt. of India, maximum autonomy is being given to the Jarawas with minimum and regulated intervention by A&N Administration. There is no intervention in cultural life of the Jarawas and they are left to develop according to their own genius and at their own pace. No attempts to bring them to the mainstream society against their conscious will at this stage of their social development will be made.
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