Vulnerable Groups in Indian Society

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Social development is about improving the well-being of every individual in society so that they can reach their full potential. Vulnerable groups are those groups whose resource endowment is inadequate to provide sufficient income from any available source. People belonging to vulnerable section have some specific characteristics that make them at higher risk of falling into poverty and social exclusion. In India, there are various vulnerable sections including women without having social support, extremely excluded Scheduled Castes, Schedules Tribes especially Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), orphaned children, disabled, beggars, homeless, migrants, senior citizens, people living with HIV/AIDS, transgender and many other groups who are failed to demand their entitlements as an Indian citizen due to their vulnerable existence.

This edited book contains analyses done by learned writers on the conditions of vulnerable groups in Indian society in different contexts.

In the edited book an attempt has been made to present a critical study on the condition of the vulnerable groups in the Indian society and to underline the challenges and problems faced by these groups and what efforts should be made at the institutional level, social and political level to solve them. This book throws light on these facts.

It is expected that this book will prove useful for the persons interested in the subject.