The national‑level Adivasi conclave held on July 6, 2026 in Bhadrachalam adopted a ten‑point resolution demanding stronger constitutional safeguards for tribal peoples. The meeting was organised by the All India Adivasi Constitutional Rights and Culture Protection Coordination Committee and chaired by its national chairman, former MLA Chanda Lingaiah Dora. Leaders from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra participated, with former DGP J. Purnachandra Rao as chief guest.
Key Developments
- Unanimous demand for effective implementation of the Fifth Schedule and tribal self‑governance through Gram Sabhas under the PESA.
- Call for strict enforcement of the Land Transfer Regulation (LTR) Act, 1970 and the Forest Rights Act.
- Demand for comprehensive rehabilitation of families displaced by the Polavaram project.
- Resolution to launch a nationwide movement against the transfer of tribal lands, forests and natural resources to corporate entities.
- Request for a separate religion code for indigenous tribal faiths in the national Census.
- Proposal to include the Koya language in the Eighth Sched