• Dr. Sujan Singh

In the present study, an attempt has been made to work out the magnitude of inequality in the distribution of consumption expenditure among tribal economy of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The sample of 300 households from tribal and non-tribal area has been selected with the help multistage random sampling technique by using Lorenz curve and Gini-coefficient. The results show that the magnitude of inequality in the distribution of consumption expenditure is comparatively high in tribal areas as compared to non tribal areas. The highest inequality was found in tribal area as compared to non-tribal area, it is because that there income level, the higher income group people spent more and lower income group spent less on consumption. Therefore there was a highest degree of consumption inequality.

Inequality, Poverty, Consumption, Food, Non-Food, Lorenz curve and Gini-coefficient.

"Inequality In The Distribution Of Consumption Expenditure Among The Tribal And Non-Tribal Households Of Chamba District In Himachal Pradesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.721-729, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908263.pdf

"Inequality In The Distribution Of Consumption Expenditure Among The Tribal And Non-Tribal Households Of Chamba District In Himachal Pradesh", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp721-729, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908263.pdf