A Study of the Family Income of Scheduled Tribes in Sivasagar District of Assam

Assam is one of the important states of India. The state is well known as the land of variety of Scheduled Tribes since times immemorial. The people of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes and their mode of life in different period of history mounded varied social, cultural and economic traits in Assam. There exist some significant differences regarding economic development of Scheduled Tribes people with the mainstream population of the country. Keeping these backgrounds in mind the present paper attempts to discuss on family income pattern of Scheduled Tribes people in the Sivasagar district of Assam.