Dr. R.M. SrivastavaMiss Khangembam Bijubala Devi2024-07-062024-07-061999https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810211520Majority of the tribal and non-tribal women respondents belonged to middle age group (31 to 50 years), illiterate, having both nuclear and joint type of family with medium family size (6 to 9 members), no or less social participation, low extension contact, low family educational status and medium value orientation score. 2. In context with economic characteristics, the study revealed that although there was non-significant difference between tribal and non-tribal respondents on livestock holding. land holding and occupation of the women, the socio economic status and the annual income of the non- tribals were significantly higher than that of tribal respondence.EnglishThesis