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Abstract
Irrigation being a crucial factor for enhancing agricultural productivity, it must be treated
carefully when the irrigation project suffered socio economic constraints. In Indian
context, the irrigation officials are facing a several host socio-economic problems. The
problems can be well managed by irrigation management transfer. A similar case study
was undertaken in tribal dominated irrigation project where 77.14 per cent farmers were
fall into the category of the tribals. The farmers of the project area were sub-divided as
per their living situation i.e. non-tribal organization and tribal organization. Each
organization was taken water from the same outlet no.14 B at Mohanpura miner. The data
revealed that the non-tribal powerful farmers were not allowed to take water to the tribals
hence; they were having poor socio-economy conditions. At letter stage the water
distribution was handed over to water users association consisting tribals and non-tribals
farmers .A significant changed was observed in socio-economic conditions of the tribal
farmers after actively participated in WUA.