Impact of Trifed on Livelihood Security of Tribal Households: A Special Reference to Nilgiris District, Tamilnadu

Abstract

This paper has examined the changes in household income and employment patterns and has assessed the impact of TRIFED (Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India)-an organization with a prime aim of economic upliftment among the scheduled tribes in the country by way of marketing tribal products which are the life source of tribals. The study covers the Nilgiris District of Tamilnadu on Purposive Sampling techniques by covering 180 households. The impact of TRIFED will focus on employment generation, income generation, asset creation, and future perspectives dealt with in the study. It was found that TRIFED covered all poor sections of the tribal society irrespective of caste, gender, or social order. It also observed that this organization enhances income as well as savings of households. Further, it was noticed that TRIFED has created income-generating activities among tribal peoples.