Abstract: Tribal communities are often identified by some specific signs such as primitive traits, distinctive culture, geographical isolation, shyness to contact with the community at large and backwardness. Along with these, some tribal groups have some specific features such as dependency on hunting, gathering for food, having pre-agriculture level of technology, zero or negative growth of population and extremely low level of literacy. These groups are called Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). The social and economic position is very important factor to understand the status of living it is responsible for the education, health, occupation, income, family effluence, caste, social participation, social position, political position of Individual, family or group. The present research study is on five Particular Vulnerable Group of tribes of Chhattisgarh namely Baiga, Pahadi Korwa, Kamar, Abujhmadiya and Birhor tribes which measure and compare Socio-Economic Status in Udai Pareek SES Scale of these PVTGs. Research study is based on primary data of 400 household collected from 40 villages of 10 blocksof 7 district of Chhattisgarh State. Results shows that there is difference in socio-economic status of these PVTGs, according to occupation, material possession and social participation of the family the SES of Kamaar is better than the other PVTGs followed by Baiga, Abhujhmadiya, Birhor and Pahadi Korwa.

Keywords: Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups,Socio-Economic Status,Udai Pareek SES Scale.