Unreliable Statistics in India Effectively Marginalize the Tribes
The growing clamour for evidence-based policymaking in India has increased the importance of data quality. Unfortunately, government statistics for marginalised communities, such as tribes, are often unreliable. The poor quality of statistics on tribes is itself an indicator of their marginalisation. Poor statistics vitiate development planning and compound the development deficit of groups, like tribes, that need greater state support.
