This paper is mainly focused on the tribal policies, tribal welfare, which have been implemen 1 ted by the Government of India. The discussion is initiated right from the colonial period and passed through British regime, pre-independence, post-independence and continued to the present day. It is clear that one of the consequences of such an opening up would be to accelerate the process of bringing the tribals into the Indian mainstream, providing further nutritive maintenance to the freedom struggle. Hence, the British were interested in isolating the tribals and this was achieved by forming excluded and partially excluded areas. When the anthropologists also voiced their opinion for isolation, the British ideas of excluding the tribals received academic legitimacy. The study found that the tribal development policies are aimed to protect and initiate the all-round development of tribes to stay in the society by mingling with others. Introduction: