The present study was conducted in the tribal area of Goregaon cluster of Gondia district of Maharashtra. Livelihood systems in this districts are complex, primarily dependent on agriculture (including allied activities-livestock, poultry, fishery, etc.) forest, agricultural labour and village artisans. It is more important that the problems of the people of disadvantaged regions like rainfed, hilly and tribal areas be addressed through imparting new skills to the poor and building up durable income generating assets and capacity to adapt to rapidly changing markets. The said district have been so chosen because of poor indices in various areas of development including, amongst others, infrastructure, agriculture, food availability, nutritional health and sanitation and last but not the least economics of the habitants. Study suggested alternate sources of income to the villagers to improve their socio-economic conditions as well as increasing the income level and employment opportunities by effective collection and marketing of non-timber forest product and the same time making villagers come forward for forest protection.
