The Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha Government, which is supporting Droupadi Murmu’s candidature in the ensuing presidential poll underlining its empathy for tribal cause, has failed to convene a single meeting of Tribe Advisory Council during past four years.
In fact, the new TAC has not been formed in Odisha after State elections in 2019. Formation of the TAC is a constitutional provision which is part of Administration of Schedule Areas and Tribal Areas. The TAC meeting is required to be convened twice in a year.
As per TAC mandates, all issues related to tribes are put up in the meeting. This is the highest body that adopts resolution on any kind of new schemes and programmes those are going to be implemented in tribal areas.
