Vol. 8, Issue 2, Part H (2022)

Abstract
The legislative mechanism of the state had made strenuous efforts to uplift the status of tribal people in all the nooks and corners of the country and had achieved partial success. Inspite of their efforts, the status of tribal people is pathetic and deplorable and the existing situation demands immediate attendance. Thus there is every need to evaluate the impact of developmental programs on the socio-economic status of tribal people and hence the present research study was conducted on Scheduled Tribes in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. This paper studies the concept of socio-economic status of scheduled tribes in the select study area and examines the impact of factors of development on the socio-economic status of the tribals. The paper further measures the relationship between the factors of development and socio-economic status of the tribals and suggests measures for uplifting the socio-economic status of the tribals in the select study area.