This survey conducted on 1,458 families is belonging to four nomadic tribe communities spread across eight districts of Tamil Nadu.
The report was released at the Madras School of Social Work (MSSW) on September 6 to mark the 71st Vimukta Day.
It was the day in which criminal tribes were Denotified and observed every year on August 31.
The study was conducted in 1485 households of the Narikuravar, Boom Boom Mattukaran - Aadiyan, Lambadas, and Kattunaykars in eight districts of Tamil Nadu.
The communities significantly lacked access to education and government schemes.
7% of the children in these families were not enrolled in schools.
Of the remaining, 53% reported facing discrimination in their schools by classmates and teachers.
It led to many children dropping out before finishing Class 12.
1,118 families had no one in their families who had completed Class 10, 1,275 had no one who had completed Class 12, and 1,378 had no graduates.
A total of 807 families said that they either lacked access to schools or faced discrimination.
Similarly, 713 households said that they did not have access to higher education institutions.
267 of the 1,458 families got the issuance of free land pattas.
Only 71 families had benefited from MGNREGS, 71 from Jan Dhan, 112 from PMAY, and 201 from CMCHIS.