Forgotten Communities of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Dr. Vijay Korra is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is a trained economist who holds a PhD in Economics in the area of Labour Migration and MGNREGS from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) through the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His research interests include migration studies, economics of labour markets, unemployment, MGNREGA, issues of de-notified tribes, development of marginalized sections, and tribal economy, and he has published numerous research articles in the respected national journals and international edited volumes. He has completed several major projects and is currently working on a major study entitled “Social and Economic Cost of Gulf Migration: A Study of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh”.

1. Introduction.- 2. Impact of Commissions and Committees on DNTs in Pre- and Post-Colonial India.- 3. Socio-Cultural and Historical Background.- 4. Socio-Economic Conditions: Assets, Income and Migration Among the DNTs.- 5. State of Education: Status, Level and Withered Opportunities.- 6. Parental Motivation and Support System for Education in Telugu States: Participation, Priority and Predispositions.- 7. Chronicles of Stigma, Discrimination and Leadership Among the DNTs.- 8. Concluding Remarks and Policy Recommendations.