Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
K Behera, B Mishra and BP Mohapatra

Abstract:
This paper investigates the socio-economic profile of the farmers benefited under Tribal sub plan programme. The study was conducted in two tribal districts covered under Tribal Sub plan programme in a state of Odisha. A total of 240 respondents were selected for the purpose of accomplishing the objective of our study. Interview Schedule has been prepared in context of the purpose of the present study. The respondents of both Mayurbhanj and Gajapati districts were similar socio-economic status. Majority of 65.28% of the respondents in Mayurbhanj district were comparatively of medium followed by low (21.53%) and only 13.19% of high socio-economic status. similarly majority of 69.79% of the respondents in Gajapati district were comparatively of medium socio-economic status followed by low (19.79%) and high (10.42%). The respondents of both the district were comparatively of medium to low socio-economic status. The Tribal Sub Plan may be a boon to accelerate their status by income and employment generation through effective implementation of need based as well as feasible developmental activities. Further attempt was also made to analyse the extent of consistency in the socio-economic attributes of the respondents. There was variability in the socio economic attributes of the respondents. Greater variability were observed on occupation, annual income, house type, holding size, family size, family type, education and age. Variability were also observed on cosmopolite behaviour, social participation, sources of farm information, scientific orientation as well as social and economic aptitudes. The respondents selected for the study were almost heterogeneous in their socio-economic attributes. Hence the results obtained from the study might have the applicability to the larger number of the tribal farmers involved under Tribal sub plan activities.