PEARL Multidisciplinary Journal
Abstract
In Kerala the social sustainability of Tribal Youth is vested with the social innovations. In Kerala the social mobility and social inclusion are programs mainly impacted by the Community Development Programs of Kudumbashree Mission. The Tribal Development Project of Kudumbashree implemented has a lot of convergence programs for tribes. Among these the social innovation programs of Tribal Youth is successful in Pathanamthitta district. The Tribal Youth in Kerala considered as the age group belongs to 18 to 40 years as per State Youth Policy norms in the specified areas. This paper strictly explains the social sustainability of the tribal youth and role of Kudumbashree for empowering their sustainable development through micro enterprise development. The objectives of the study: (1) to explain the demographic profile and livelihood patterns of Tribal Youth in Kerala. (2) To explain the social sustainability of Tribal Youth through micro enterprise development in Kerala. (3) To find out the role and impact of Kudumbashree programs for their sustainability. (4) To observe the impact of social sustainability in decentralization process. The methodology for the study is mainly used by secondary data analysis. Social survey, observation visit conducted in various government departments and collected secondary data and it is extracted exclusively for youth studies as per the youth policy norms. The data analysis and interpretation done with the support of Tables and Figures collected from various sources. The study concludes that, to explain demographic profile and livelihood patterns of tribal youth in Kerala, they make a conceptual frame work about the tribal youth in Kerala. The important thing is that Kudumbashree is a poverty eradication mission and specially focusing the Youth Empowerment
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Keywords
State Youth Policy, Tribal Youth, Social Sustainability, Community Participation, Decentralized Governance, Empowerment and Leadership.
Author Affiliations
Girish Kumar
Dept of Youth Affairs, Govt of Kerala
Dates
August- 2016
volume 2
No 2
