Living and Working Conditions of Tribal Labour: A Study of Koraput District, Odisha

Abstract

India is a developing country and considered to be world’s fastest-growing economy. Though India has witnessed tremendous progress since Independence, the country is still working on providing the basic infrastructure in the rural areas. Geographically, it is the seventh largest country in the world. Based on the gross domestic product, it is also 7th largest. The country is poised to become the third largest by 2030. Concurrently, 70% of the population living in rural areas is below the poverty line of which tribals living in the villages form the greatest pie. This paper is an attempt to study the living and working conditions of tribal labour with a focus on Koraput district, Odisha. A research study is undertaken to study the working and living conditions of tribal labour like drinking water and shelter. Further, an attempt is made to capture their source of income and expenditure pattern. Based on the first-hand information, the study provides findings and suggestions for the better improvement of lives of tribal labour.

Keywords: Tribal, Labour, Working Conditions, Odisha

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