*Research Scholar, Commerce Department, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India
**Associate Professor, Commerce Department, Assam University, Silchar, Assam
Online published on 10 April, 2015.
Special grants are given to the States/UTs, under the first proviso to article 275(1) of the Constitution to meet the costs of projects for tribal development and for raising the level of administration of Scheduled Area therein on par with the rest of the State/UTs. Tripura is a tiny and hilly state in the North-East corner of India with an area of 10,491.65 sq.km of land. The total population of Tripura as per 2001 census was 31, 99,203 which has increased to 36, 71,032 as per 2011 census report, out of these 11,66,813 persons i.e. 31.8% of the total population of the state belong to tribal population as per 2011 census. Through a constitutional amendment in 1st April 1985, the TTAADC was brought under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. The total land area of TTAADC is 7132.56 sq. Km and the total population is 12, 16,465 as per the 2005–06. The government plans and programme are implemented in TTAADC for the welfare of tribal population. As a result of implemented plans and programme the tribal population are mostly benefited.
Department, Programme, Scheme, Tribal
