How The Tribal Economy Functions In Bastar

Описание: At Rs. 21,492 , the per capita income of Bastar district is just a third of the country's average. And the tribal per-capita income is much lower and often not assessed in its entirety. The economy of these poor tribal regions, however is need based and despite lack of infrastructure sustainable to an extent. Archana Shukla visited a weekly market in the naxal sensitive village of Koleng to understand what this local tribal economy is made of and how it functions. Here's the fifth from our award-winning series What's Ailing Rural India