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Income Pattern of Monpa Farmers- A Case of West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh, India

DOI : https://doi.org/10.36349/easjebm.2018.v01i03.005
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Income pattern of people is one of the key socio-economic indicators. It unrolls the purchasing power and standard of living of people from a particular community, region and nation. Income status helps in understanding ‘Saving Behaviour’ and ‘Investment Potential’ of a particular community or area. The farmers of Monpa community from the West Kameng District have fascinating income and expenditure facts. It is reported during the present study that an average farmers of the study area earns Rs 13,850 per month and spends a total of Rs 4,793 per month. It is revealed during the study that 57 persons off 131 total samples which constitute 43.51 percent of respondents earn between Rs 5,000 to 10,000 per month. Fascinatingly, Remittances, Grants and Donation are the highest sources of income of the farmers which constitutes 29.73 percent of the total income. On circle wise analysis, Dirang Circle is on the top in terms of monthly average income. Further, Male farmers are earning more than female counterpart in the study area. In addition, 43 percent of the total sample has earned income from ‘Wage plus Farm Income’ which stands highest in terms of Combination of Sources of Income. So, the Monpa farmers from the study area earn good income. It far exceeds the expenditure. Thus, their saving is remarkable so is the socio-economic silhouette.

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