Population, health and nutrition profile of the Scheduled Tribes in India: a comparative perspective, 2016–2021
Publication information:
Subramanian, Joe W.
Population, health and nutrition profile of the Scheduled Tribes in India: a comparative perspective, 2016–2021. The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia. 2023:100266.
Abstract
This comment examines the performance and status of Schedule Tribes (STs) in India across 129 population health and welfare indicators from 2016 to 2021. While progress has been made in areas such as improved sanitation facilities and full vaccination among children aged 12-23 months, STs continue to lag Non-STs on a majority of indicators in 2021. A timely and sustained policy focus on these underperforming indicators is critical for India to meet its SDG targets for Indigenous Communities.