Health and Nutrition Profile of Tribals of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
@inproceedings{Chakma2009HealthAN, title={Health and Nutrition Profile of Tribals of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh}, author={Tapas Chakma and P. V. Rao and Pradeep Kumar Meshram and S. B. Singh}, year={2009} }
Central India, which constitutes mainly of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and its adjoining area, holds 23% of the total population of the country. Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh has about 46 Scheduled Tribes of which 7 of them are declared as primitive tribes. The primitive tribes are Saharias of Chambal division, Bharias of Patalkot, Baigas of Baigachak area, Hill Korbas and Birhors of Sarguja, Kamars of Raipur and Abujhmarias of Bastar. Due to different socio-cultural milieu, different…
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