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Comparative analysis of Socio Economic Status of Major Tribal groups of Malda district in West Bengal

Author(s) Mr. Asit Paul
Country India
Abstract Abstract
Socio-economic status (SES) of a community is a combined measure of its members' economic, social, and educational standards. It is generally categorized into high, middle, or low levels. It is an established fact that the Scheduled Tribes are the most backward and depressed community in the Indian society. This study presents a comparative assessment of SES of six major tribal communities, namely Santal, Kisan, Oraon, Kharwar, Kora, and Munda, in Malda district of West Bengal. SES is evaluated using multiple indicators, including caste, occupation, education, landholding, social participation, housing condition, farm power, material possession, and family type. The findings indicate that all the tribal communities of the study area have sub-standard socio-economic status. None of the tribal communities of the study area has been able to reach even the moderate class; rather, all are confined between lower middle to lower class status as per the SES scale of Udai Pareek, 2017. The Kisan tribe holds a relatively better position in terms of occupation, landholding, housing condition, and family structure, reflecting greater economic stability. The Munda tribe has the worst SES condition among the tribal communities of Malda district. The results demand the need for targeted, indicator-specific development interventions to address the necessities of all the tribal people, as all the tribal communities are depressed with respect to SES. They urgently need to elevate the educational status by establishing more educational institution in the tribal dominated areas and for the enhancement of economic profile, job opportunities are to be provided to the tribal youth.
Keywords Key Words: Disparities, Malda district, marginalization, SES analysis, Tribal community.
Published In Volume 4, Issue 6, November-December 2022
Published On 2022-12-07
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2022.v04i06.78131
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