Paper short abstract:

Jharkhand is one of the very rich state in terms of its natural resources, land ,forest and minerals but on the other hand incidence of poverty is also very high.

Paper long abstract:

Jharkhand is one of the very rich state in terms of its natural resources, land, forest and minerals but on the other hand incidence of poverty is also very high. People in many areas live in poverty, hunger and destitution. The indicators of development which includes, literacy, mortality rates, infant mortality rate, unemployment and nutritional status, level of poverty, hunger etc. are at the bottom of the reports of hunger deaths in Jharkhand, are the clear indication of that a considerable number of the population is suffering from malnutrition, and hunger. But, in recent times a number of food security and social security scheme has been launched in the country. These are Public Distribution System, Mid Day Meal, ICDS, Annapurna Yojna, Antodaya Yojna, National Family Benefit Scheme, National Maternity Benefit Scheme, National Age Old Pension etc. These schemes are also for the Jharkhand state but proper implementation of these are lacking. The non- implementation of these schemes is clear violation of fundamental right of the people in the area. According to government estimates, around 23.22 lakhs families in the rural areas live below the poverty line, out of which 3.91 lakhs belong to SCs and 8.79 lakhs to STs. This paper will deal in the above background of the Jharkhand state and particularly in the community, the Bedia, a neglected tribe of Jharkhand. The population of the Bedia tribe is distributed in Ranchi and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand.