*Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, West Bengal State University
**Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences
Online published on 14 October, 2014.
The Study was conducted in two purposively selected tea gardens of which one in Kalchini Block and other in Kumargramduar Block in Jalpaiguri district. 100 Tribal (Oraon sub caste) respondents were selected randomly for the purpose of the study. A pre tested structured interview schedule was used for data collection. Statistical analysis was done after compilation of data collected.
It was found that most of the respondents under study were migrants and dissociated from their roots resulting in unemployment problem. The study revealed that most of them were dependent on the income as tea garden labour for their livelihood excepting few who had alternative options like animal husbandry, agricultural labour, and casual work of NREGA etc. Further it was found that they live in an ecologically stressed situation with hunger and malnutrition. In maximum cases they were deprived from Govt. assistance in reality.
Socio-Economic, Tea garden, Labour, Oraon, Tribal
