Socio-economic impact of Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) project beneficiaries
Author(s): AS Lad, RP Kadam and SS Holmukhe
Abstract: The present study is an attempt to assess the impact of Tribal sub plan project implemented by VNMKV, Parbhani on tribals. The Village Wai was purposively selected for the present study as the TSP project was implemented in Wai village Taluka-Kalamnuri, District-Hingoli by VNMIKV, Parbhani since 2014-15. Five interventions were selected viz. sprinkler set, bullock drawn multipurpose seed cum ferti drill, improved seeds of soybean, wheat and portable drip irrigation set. Data were subject to different statistical test viz., percentage & frequencies for tabulation. Z test was applied to see the comparison between before and after situation. Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) was also calculated to find out correlation between dependent and independent variables to see the nature of relationship existed. The variables are Educational change, Social Participation Change, Change in monthly expenditure on diet, Change in monthly expenditure on diet, Change in clothing pattern, Housing Pattern Change, Employment Change, Occupational Change, Property change, Annual Saving Change, Change in cropping area, Change in Income, Change in Productivity etc. Table 2 indicates that majority (57.50 percent) of the respondents belonged to medium category of overall socio-economic impact followed by 26.25 percent of the respondents belonged to low category and 16.25 percent belonged to high category.
