Keywords Tribals; culture; backward; development

abstract In the State of Madhya Pradesh the beaurocratic structure is so strong that there is hardly any scope for human consideration. Politicians and administrators in most cases, cannot be expected to have patience for experiments or time for research. Two years back an UNESCO Sponsored Programme "Education For All" started at Bhopal and suddenly collapsed. The reason is not known to me. Another reason for the present status of applied anthropology in central India is that the publications of this region remain unknown and unobtainable. Partly responsible is the paucity of anthropological literature/text book due to the lack of library facilities and lack of knowledge in English language. This gives me an impression that the region has not been able to establish the discipline of applied anthropology inspite of the fact that Madhya Pradesh by virtue of its tribal concentration and problems deserves immediate attention of applied anthropologists.