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100			_aKrishnaswamy, Madhuri
245			_aOne step forward, two steps back
260			_c2005
300			_ap.4899-901.
362			_a19 Nov
520			_aThe proposed Scheduled Tribes Bill promises a great deal but in effect delivers very little. The bill's recognition that a new law is necessary to correct the "historical injustice" rendered to adivasis is a welcome step. But in its current form, the bill appears inadequate; loopholes in its provisions might deny several among the current forest dwellers, their legitimate rights. Meanwhile, there are also plans to dilute the bill further under pressures from the environment ministry and wildlife pressure groups. -Reproduced.
650			_aScheduled Tribes Bill, 2005
650			_aTribes
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a67969
999			_c67969 _d67969