Warlis, and Chaudaris. Dakshin Gujarat Adivasi Sevamandal is an NGO founded by the Gandhian philosopher Premshankar Bhatt and his daughter Urmillaben Bhatt in 1948 to spread education in the deep forest of the South Gujarat Tribal Belt. It is registered as a trust under the Bombay Trust Act. It provides education to South Gujarat Tribals through a resident school (Ashramshalla) which offers free education, lodging and boarding. The Tribal Belt of Gujarat today has the highest literate tribal population in India. Central & Eastern Tribal Belt India The Central India Tribal Belt stretches from Gujarat in the west up to Assam in the east across the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. It is among the poorest regions of the country. Over 90% of the Belt's tribal population is rural, with primitive agriculture. See also Adivasi ("Scheduled tribes") List of Scheduled Tribes in India Eklavya Model Residential School Sources References External links Article at Naturecamps.co.in Programs at Centre for Environmental Protection & Cultural Exchange (CEPCE) Ethnic groups in India Scheduled Tribes of India Lands inhabited by indigenous peoples Belt regions