The main objective of the paper is to examine the current income and expenditure among dalit families. Income of an individual or society is usually considered an indicator of his or its economic class. The term economic class is based economic resources. Needless to say, untouchability is not only a religious system but also an economic system. In a caste riden society like India, competition is not on the basis of talents and natural aptitudes but on the basis of caste in which one is born. 82.8 percent of the land of our country is owned by the caste Hindus. It said that only 7 percent of the land is owned by the dalits, among them 70 percent have less than one acres (Seminar on Abedkar, New Delhi).  They are assets less, being mostly landless agriculture labourers or small artisans. The study is purely based on primary data the required primary data have been collected from interview schedule. For this purpose total 120 families in Pvagada Taluk, Tumkur District, Karnataka have selected as sample size by employing random sampling technique. Statistical tools like mean graphs, Chi-square and correlation matrix have been employed to analyze the data. Finally the study reveals that, majority of the dalits families still living in Kuccha House, Firewood is the main source for cooking, No toilet facilities, No transport facilties, low number of members are working, maximum dalits people still depending on casual work, landlessness, no financial from banking systems, wage payment is main  source of earnings among dalits. Therefore, it could be said that, majority of the dalits have low economic condtions.

KEYWORDS: Dalits, Income, Expenditure, Economic Status, Assets