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Annual Report 2012-13minimize the gap that existed between themand the rest of the society.Some of the broad objectives of the TSP approachthat have been adopted in the State during theXII Plan period, including 2012-13 year are: To provide access to resource, to enhanceemployment opportunities and bring theincome level of the impoverished and assetless tribal people in the TSP area at par withthe general population. To ensure survival, protection anddevelopment of the Particularly VulnerableTribal Groups (PTGs) and bring them at parwith the rest of the ST population. To strive and to secure for the tribal peopletheir forest rights and for the developmentof forest dwellers and shifting cultivators. To bridge the critical gaps incommunication and such other economicinfrastructure as well as the socialinfrastructure in the tribal areas to supportthe developmental activities of the tribals.of the ST communities, have launchedspecial programmes, which include legalaid, rehabilitation of victims, housingfacilities, establishment of specialemployment exchanges, reservation inemployment, establishment of residentialschools and hostels etc. Some of thestrategies, already adopted/ proposed bythe State Government in this direction areas under:Education, being the most effective andcritical instrument of empowering tribalgroups, has been given priority.Efforts are being made to achieveuniversalisation in access and retention atthe level of elementary education for themembers of the Scheduled Tribes.Steps are being taken to provide hostelfacilities, scholarships and other facilitiesto achieve substantial increase inenrolment and retention. In this regard,1000 ST Girls Hostels have been opened.To provide the basic health services forSpecial attention is also being paid to theimprovement in health and nutritionalimplementation of employment andstandards of the Scheduled Tribes leadingincome generating programmes.to enhancement of status of the healthindicators of these sections, particularlyreduction of IMR/MMR and control ofmalaria.To bridge the literacy hiatus between theScheduled Tribes and the generalpopulation with thrust on literacy andmore specifically on primary education ofthe Scheduled Tribes Low literacy and lackof primary education have resulted ininducing vulnerability among the tribalPrevention of exploitation of tribal inrespect of alienation of land, moneylending, debt bondage, trade, collection andsale of minor forest produce etc. has alsoreceived due attention of Government.Regulation 2 of 1956 has been amended toprohibit transfer of lands to non-tribal andeven to other tribal by the Scheduled Tribeswith marginal land holdings except forsome specific purpose.population.A watchdog role has been given to GramThe State Government, in its pursuit tobring about socio-economic developmentPanchayats under the amended moneylending regulation to enable the13