Impact of Literacy and Education on Earning Capacity of Tribal People with Special Reference to Kodaikanal District – Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Tribal communities face unique challenges due to their heterogeneous population and their isolation from mainstream of the society. Tribal peoples are dispersed over the nation. Prior to gaining independence, not much was done to improve their living conditions. The objective aims to measure the impacts of literacy and education on earning capacity of tribal people in Kodaikanal district. Empirical research seeks, in a casual setting, to get accurate information regarding the study aim. It is possible that insightful data regarding the subject of research might be gleaned via formal interactions with the target respondents. Most researchers depend on prior works to identify research variables, however due to differences in economic and geographical contexts, this might lead to inaccuracies. The study is done in the area of Kodaikanal district which has significant presence of primitive tribal group in comparison to other areas of Tamil Nadu. The data will be collected based on the interview method which will help to find the reality in the study area. The sample size of the study is fixed to be 190 which is determined based on tribal presence in the area. The sample is selected based on the simple random sampling which is based on the finite population base in the study area. The collected data will be analysed using the SPSS -20. The statistical tools of ANOVA and factor analysis will be used for the study. The literacy of the tribal people has improved with the various tribal welfare programme and it’s revealed by the tribal opinions. The earning capacity and economic status of the tribal people can be enhanced with the imparting of education to the tribal people.