Traditional Livelihood Pattern and Education of the Tribal: A Study of Pottangi Village in Koraput District

Odisha hosts the largest number of tribal communities with 62 including 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). Tribal economy is affected by poverty due to ignorance of efficient technique of exploiting natural resources, lack of capital for investment and illiteracy. They have been depending upon their traditional pattern of livelihood which can’t fulfill their basic requirements especially food, health facility, shelter and education of their children. This paper highlights how traditional pattern of livelihood among tribal has failed to avail even formal education to the children of the tribal in Pottangi viilage of Koraput of Odisha. This work has been done by both primary and secondary data. Purposive random sampling design has been adopted to do this work. This paper analyzed how presently tribal of the study area are defendant on the traditional pattern of livelihood and therefore can’t be able to carry on the formal education of their children. From the study, it is found that there is significant relation between present pattern of livelihood of the tribal in the study area and education status of their children. And it badly affects the education of the children. To cure the issue the government should responsibly execute the favorable schemes and skill development programmes to make these schemes practical and fruitful.