Abstract

The bibliometric literature review discusses the ways in which community-based tourism contribute to tribal empowerment and sustainable development thus responding to the long-term national vision of viksit Bharat @ 2047. The review identifies key dimensions of CBT Livelihood enhancement, Cultural preservation, participation in local governance and entrepreneurship of tribal communities. Authors and journal contributors’ thematic clusters and patterns of research at a country level are assessed to understand global and regional academic interest in the field of tribal community development through tourism. A dataset of studies publishes between 2000 and 2025 indicate a study growth of CBT focused research. Reflecting the increasing international recognition of indigenous -led tourism as a tool for inclusive growth. Key contributors include the journals of sustainability, tourism management prospective, journal of sustainable tourism and current issue in tourism. Finding indicate that CBT enhances social economic resilience, provides support to environmental stewardship and includes community ownership of tourism resources. India Nepal and Malaysia stand out as the leading contributors in this domain.