India, Aug. 8 -- Adivasi women in Andhra Pradesh's Scheduled Areas bear the invisible burden of sustaining households, farms and forests while facing unequal wages, insecure land rights, poor healthcare and limited mobility.

A youth leaders' meet in Addateegala urges that tribal development be judged not by roads and schemes, but by women's dignity, safety, voice in Gram Sabhas and access to justice and opportunity.

Around 30 tribal youth leaders from different Scheduled Areas of Andhra Pradesh gathered at Addateegala in Andhra Pradesh's Polavaram district on July 27-28, 2026, to reflect on the challenges confronting Adivasi communities. The discussions covered a wide range of issues, including livelihoods, governance, education, climat...