Indigenous people who care about nature and habitat

VAugust 9 is celebrated around the world as the International Day of Indigenous People under the guidance of the United Nations to raise the hand of the indigenous people through the protection of the habitat without being isolated in the kasana ways. Organized by the UN since 1994, this year’s message is very timely. This time the programs are being organized with the message “Protecting the local people and the habitat through nature conservation”. In this era where nature and habitats are facing huge challenges, the world must join hands with the local people to protect the environment for mankind. List of Indians including native population – The problems faced by the backward classes are increasing day by day. Even after three quarters of a century after independence, social and economic justice has not been ensured for all scheduled castes. Violence and discrimination against them is increasing day by day. The support of the Sangh Parivar, which aims to bring the country to the Chaturvarna system, now ensures administrative protection for those who commit crimes. All the reserved rights guaranteed by the Constitution have been eroded by crooked means.

The Central and State Governments are winging their reserved rights by cutting posts and spreading contract work. Similarly, under the guise of development, the Scheduled Tribes are being evicted even from their habitat for corporate interests. Even environmental laws were changed for this purpose. It is in this context that Kerala’s efforts to protect the rights of the Scheduled Backward Classes and integrate them with the general public are extremely important. Even when the center is trying hard to put the government in crisis, the LDF government is giving support and shade to the marginalized people. Unlike the general situation in the country, the lives of the indigenous people of Kerala are far ahead in the areas of land, housing, infrastructure, health, education and social security. A feather in the LDF government’s cap was the selection of 500 Beat Forest Officers from the Scheduled Tribes through the PSC and making them part of the Forest Department. In this way, the development activities based on social justice will strengthen the progress of the Scheduled Tribe sector. The department helps the children by setting up a free drop out scheme to send one child to school without dropping out, modeling residential schools to provide better education , pre-matric hostels and post-matric hostels for study facility. The Vidyavahini scheme, which provides special vehicle facilities to bring the school to school, is also being implemented effectively. Our state recruits registered students by providing pre-matric and post-matric scholarships, a discovery scheme that provides a study abroad facility and job training with a stipend after study, study in fields such as pilot and women – air hostess.

The ABCD project to digitize basic records is a model for the country. Thiruvananthapuram district has achieved the goal of having their own land for all the indigenous people. In Wayanad and Attappadi, which have a large number of indigenous people, the government’s interventions have begun to bear fruit. Changes in the health and infrastructure sectors are indicative of this. In Kerala, the indigenous population is only 1.45 percent of the total population, but 2.83 percent of the budget allocation is spent in this sector. Indigenous peoples play a huge role in maintaining the biological diversity of the landscape. Their environmental knowledge and skills enable them to manage natural resources. Environmental pollution is felt directly by those who depend on nature for water, food and employment, and indirectly by those in the mainstream of society. Studies have shown that excessive carbon emissions from developed countries are having a negative impact on the climate, causing heavy rains and landslides in many areas. Thus, the landslide disaster in Wayanad also points to the relevance of the Indigenous People’s Day message. Environmentally friendly development should be implemented without disturbing the balance of nature. Let’s all work with one mind to ensure that we all have an ecosystem that includes a good environment, good people and a good society. That is the contemporary relevance of this indigenous day.