<p> India has the second largest tribal population in the world. The Government of India has always shown special concern and commitment for the welfare of the Scheduled Tribes who suffer as a group due to their social and economic backwardness and relative isolation. Accordingly more focused attention on the integrated socio-economic development of these under-privileged sections of the society were undertaken through Constitution and different other legislations. Here an attempt has been taken by the author to highlight these provisions in a nutshell.</p>