An appropriate understanding of the concepts like ‘Social Exclusion’ and ‘Social Inclusion’ is an important aspect in inclusive development policy making and it's execution. The terminological substitution of the poor/rich distinction by the exclusion/inclusion distinction makes an important innovation in social science research (Georg Vebruba, 2000)1. Eradication of poverty could not be possible with a single dimensional approach (income or consumption). Hence, these multidimensional approaches are considered to eradicate poverty particularly in the developing nations. These adjustments may be necessary for the success of inclusive development policies for marginalised sections in India (I bid). We need to understand the concepts along with the context of the issue and community. The geographical, cultural, social, political and economic institutional diversity makes huge difference in the performance of the policies. This paper made an attempt to understand in this way to understand the conditions of the tribal communities in India with special reference to the case studies of Andhra Pradesh and Telengana States.
