Impacts of Development Induced Displacement on the Tribal Communities of India: An Integrative Review

• Main Authors: Negi, Dandub Palzor, Azeez, E. P. Abdul
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Development-induced Displacement; Impoverishment; Tribal community; Resettlement and Rehabilitation
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/apssr/vol22/iss2/5; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/apssr/article/1420/viewcontent/RA_204_revised.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Development-induced displacement (DID) has been a contentious issue linked to development today. Thousands of people, particularly tribal and other marginalized communities in India, are being uprooted from their land every year in the name of development. The available evidence-based suggests that DID brings a myriad of implications to the lives of the displaced. However, it is unclear what domains DID impacts and marginalizes tribal communities. Therefore, this review aims to analyze the impacts of DID on the lives of tribal communities in India. Synthesizing evidence on the impact of DID deserves high policy and research attention. An integrative review of the published literature between 1992 and 2019 was undertaken. The review was performed using the database from Google Scholar and Scopus. Seventy-three articles met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Five themes emerged from the review on the impact of DID on tribal communities: impact on land and livelihood, impacts on socio-cultural life, impact on health and education, human rights violation, and the state of rehabilitative measures. DID has put a significant toll on the lives of tribal communities of India. Policy measures should be implemented appropriately to ensure the rights of tribal and other vulnerable communities.