Abstract :
The present study was conducted in Gudlur village of Coorg district and Nagapura village of Mysore district and from each village, 75 beneficiaries were selected randomly. Thus,the sample size was 150. The findings reveal that cent per cent of the beneficiaries felt that lack of extension support, wild life damage to their crops, Almost all the beneficiaries felt that lack of capital to carry out agricultural operations (98.66%) and no employment during off season (90.60%) were problems. Cent per cent of the beneficiaries expressed financial assistance for self employment activities, great majority (81.33%) of the beneficiaries felt irrigation facilities as a need. Further nearly half (46.66%) expressed providing loan for milch animals.
Keyword :
Rehabilitation, Jenu Kuruba, Betta kuruba tribals, Sustainable development, Rajeev Gandhi National Park