TRIBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT: A OVERALL VIEW

Entrepreneurship plays pivotal role in accelerating the economy, generating employment, eradication of poverty and exploitation of natural resources for the economic development of the country. After the emergence of Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) concept the government has shifted its role from job provider to a facilitator of job creator. With this more and more younger people get attracted to undertake entrepreneurial activities for self employment and employment to others also. Entrepreneurial qualities and skills are essential for industrial development as well as eradication of poverty by means of creating self employment and employment to others. The Central and the State governments are trying their best for promotion of entrepreneurship among the economically backward castes, particularly in scheduled tribes through policy measures and institutional network. Keeping in view the need and importance of the entrepreneurship development among underprivileged communities, the present study is taken up to explore about schemes available to support the entrepreneurship development and challenges and opportunities faced by the tribal entrepreneurs and guidelines provided by the government recently to setup tribal entrepreneurship.