The GoM of Indian government are at last thinking about providing economic rights to the agitating tribals of central India. My congratulations to all those involved in decisionmaking. Tribals can be empowered in one very interesting and successful manner which has been practical in Goa since Portugese days. It is called communidades. The entire land of individual communidades in Goa is distributed amongst the gaokars. This right passes in proportion to the next generation and the income generated by the communidad is distributed amongst the gaokars proportionately. These rights were non-transferable to anyone non-gaokar (now, ofcourse builder lobby has found a way to buy these rights.).
Govt of India can provide the proportion of equity decided in the form of communidades to entire population of tribals in concerned states. These communidades may be geographically earmarked so that tribals living in that area become member of that communidade and get benefits from the rights. Every mining company will have to distribute profits to these communidades and these communidades will in turn issue part of proceeds in cash to its members and rest would be used for various social developmental works to be managed by these communidades and its membership.
I am sure such mode of help would go a long way in helping agitating tribals and solve many of theirs problems. Here rights of communidades are not saleable by tribals to any non-tribal or anyone. These rights are non identifiable in the property or assets of the communidades.
The proposed bill may be crafted in such a way that ultimately these tribals only get benefits and no one else.
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