A Study on Tribal Living and Socio-Economic Conditions among East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh

Indian tribes are a heterogeneous group; most of them remain at the lowest stratum of the society due to various factors like geographical and cultural isolation, the health and educational background of tribes in India show in a pathetic condition. It is multi-dimensional phenomenon encompassing the inability to satisfy basic needs, lack of control over resource, lack of education and skills, poor health and malnutrition, lack of shelter, poor access to water and sanitation, vulnerability to shocks, violence and crime, and lack of political freedom and voice. The challenges facing the poorest of the poor and in overcoming poverty are therefore varied and complex. The present study analyses the nature of living conditions area and provides a basis for enriching the existing theories of inter tribal and intra-tribal pattern of living and environmental conditions detail with the inter tribe relations between the different tribes of Andhra Pradesh especially in the coastal agency area.