• Anzar Nabi
• Afsha

The concentration of Gujjar and Bakarwals lives in the state that has performed by the large numbers instead of other sub-groups of community. In fact there are major numbers of Muslim tribal groups mostly in the districts of Rajouri, paunch, khistawar, Doda, Kupwara and Baramulla. Gujjar and Bakarwal are the third largest ethnic group in Jammu and Kashmir constitutes more than 11.9% of the total population of the state (Census, 2011). These tribes are the only community in the state that maintains its culture and heritage throughout the age and lives in the rich forest areas of the state. However, they are backward as well but they are residents in the areas of forest cover whose materials are more economically forward in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This paper contains from the conceptual work that tries to upliftment of socio-economic condition of Gujjar and Bakarwals.

Nomadic life, Gujjar, Bakarwals, Upliftment, Jammu and Kashmir.

"Socio-Economic Conditions of tribal Gujjar-Bakarwals of Jammu & Kashmir: A Geographical Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.1207-1211, April-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004363.pdf

"Socio-Economic Conditions of tribal Gujjar-Bakarwals of Jammu & Kashmir: A Geographical Analysis", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no. pp1207-1211, April-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004363.pdf