The Indian Constitution recognizes many of these tribes as Scheduled Tribes (ST), providing them with safeguards and affirmative action to preserve their distinct identities and promote socio-economic development. Together, caste and tribal affiliations continue to shape the region's cultural and political landscape.
With the development of these industries has come an increased demand for labour to meet the exigencies of the changed conditions, until now, the position is such that the supply of available labour, even of the most unskilled type, is by no means equal to the demand. Competition in securing the requisite labour has accordingly been intensified and an already difficult position has been rendered more acute by reason of the fact that indigenous labour is insufficient to meet even local requirements for agriculture. The question of caste and traditional occupation is a very important factor in the labour problems of the present day-certain castes having acquired a social status by reason of their occupation and any deviation from the prescribed and recognised means of subsistence renders the offender liable to social ostracism.
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