Abstract
The present study is based on primary data and the data was collected from randomly selected 160 lac growers in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh for the agricultural year 2012-2013.The study revealed that majority (61.25%) of the respondents belongs to young age group (up to 35 years). The education status indicates that majority (54.38 %) of the respondents were illiterate. The family size of the lac growers observed that majority (62.50%) of the respondents had small size of family (up to 5 members). As regard to social participation, it was found that maximum number of respondents (75.63%) having no membership in any organization. Results of the study enlighten the socio-personal condition of lac growers in Chhattisgarh which will be helpful in further studies.
Keywords
Socio-Personal Characteristics, Lac Growers, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, Kerria lacca Kerr.