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One of the main problems of tribal administration in India is that the State Governments which have been made largely responsible for administering tribal areas within their jurisdiction under the constitution, are either blissfully ignorant of the goals of administration or take little interest in achieving them. It is the misfortune of the tribal people that these vested interests weigh heavily with the State Governments, in formation of their tribal policy and shaping of their attitude towards tribal people and development, which for obvious reasons, are not always in the best interest of the tribal people. After Independence, the Uttar Pradesh Government embarked upon a policy of normalizing tribal areas and diluting the special status of the tribal people. As a matter of fact, the Uttar Pradesh Government not only showed little interest in tribal development but played havoc with them. The author presents the problems of tribal people in their true perspective and also offers practical solutions for tribal problems.