7.7. No.of tribal families living below poverty line as per the
	family survey conducted by the Rural Development Department
			in October 1992
	District		Total No.of		No.of		Poverty
			Sch.Tribe		Sch.Tribe		rate (%)
			families		families
					below
					poverty
					line
1. Thiruvananthapuram			4059		2161		53.23
2. Kollam			925		95		10.27
3. Pathanamthitta			1647		722		43.83
4. Alappuzha			651		47		7.21
5. Kottayam			3999		749		18.72
6. Idukki			11516		6422		55.76
7. Ernakulam			1212		118		9.73
8. Thrissur			967		430		44.46
9. Malappuram			2363		1247		52.77
10.Palakkad			8610		4571		53.08
11.Wayanad			23287		14063		60.38
12.Kozhikode			1215		288		23.7
13.Kannur			3635		196		5.39
14.Kasaragode			5355		2555		47.71
	Total:		69441		33664		48.47%
PS  (1)	Tribal families with Annual family income below Rs.11000/-
	are considered to be below poverty line.
(ii)	There are 17,84,874 familie below poverty line in	1784874	families	below pov	erty line	in
	the State (32.41%) as a whole			le
Source:	Vikasana Guide 1993, Rural Information Bureau,
	Rural development Department.
No.of tribal families living below poverty line as per the
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	family survey conducted by the Rural Development Department
	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
			in October 1997
			-	-
	District		Total No.of		No.of			Poverty	Pov
			Sch.Tribe		Sch.Tribe	Estimated		rate (%)	ratio
			families		families	ST families		1992	1997
					below	below
					poverty	pov-line
					line	1997 **
1. Thiruvananthapuram			4059		2161	108.05		53.23	2052.95
2. Kollam			925		95	4.75		10.27	90.25
3. Pathanamthitta			1647		722	36.1		43.83	685.9
4. Alappuzha			651		47	2.35		7.21	44.65
5. Kottayam			3999		749	37.45		18.72	711.55
6. Idukki			11516		6422	321.1		55.76	6100.9
7. Ernakulam			1212		118	5.9		9.73	112.1
8. Thrissur			967		430	21.5		44.46	408.5
9. Malappuram			2363		1247	62.35		52.77	1184.65
10.Palakkad			8610		4571	228.55		53.08	4342.45
11.Wayanad			23287		14063	703.15		60.38	13359.85
12.Kozhikode			1215		288	14.4		23.7	273.6
13.Kannur			3635		196	9.8		5.39	186.2
14.Kasaragode			5355		2555	127.75		47.71	2427.25
	Total:		69441		33664	1683.2		48.47%	31980.8
PS  (1)	Tribal families with Annual family income below Rs.11000/-
	are considered to be below poverty line.
(ii)	There are 17,84,874 familie below poverty line in	1784874	families	below pov	erty line	in
	the State (32.41%) as a whole			le
Source:	Vikasana Guide 1993, Rural Information Bureau,
	Rural development Department.
**	on the assumption that the No. of ST families
	below pov.line has decreased by 5%.