Employment and income characteristics of the rural households in the North Eastern states
By: Wankhar, Danny L.
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ArticlePublisher: 2016Description: p.419-437.Subject(s): Households - India, North East | Income - India, North East | Employment - India, North East | Employment
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Indian Journal of Public AdministrationSummary: The results of the Socio-Economic & Caste Census (SECC) 2011 pointed out that the rural households in the North-Eastern Region (NER) of the country constituted more than 85 per cent of the total households and 72 per cent of them derived their income from cultivation and from working as casual manual labourers, while 59 per cent were landless (even though variation existed among states). Large plots of land remain un-irrigated (60 per cent), while only 23 per cent of the land have assured irrigation for two crops with hardly any mechanised farming being practiced, resulting in low productivity and hence low income. Thus, there is no incentive for investments in land-related activity. Hence, three-fourth of the rural households are below the poverty line with monthly income of the highest earning members is below Rs. 5000 per month (Rs. 166.67 per day). Keeping in mind that only 2.52 per cent of the rural population in the NER are graduates or have higher level of education or skills, the rural folks would find it difficult to get employment in high paid jobs in urban areas of the states / region. Thus, there is a need to review/evaluate the various rural development programmes and, if need be, to redefine their objectives for a more result-oriented outcome with defined milestones and timelines. Targeting the landless rural households-with the objective to improve their economic conditions-should be at the top of the agenda for development policy. - Reproduced.
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The results of the Socio-Economic & Caste Census (SECC) 2011 pointed out that the rural households in the North-Eastern Region (NER) of the country constituted more than 85 per cent of the total households and 72 per cent of them derived their income from cultivation and from working as casual manual labourers, while 59 per cent were landless (even though variation existed among states). Large plots of land remain un-irrigated (60 per cent), while only 23 per cent of the land have assured irrigation for two crops with hardly any mechanised farming being practiced, resulting in low productivity and hence low income. Thus, there is no incentive for investments in land-related activity. Hence, three-fourth of the rural households are below the poverty line with monthly income of the highest earning members is below Rs. 5000 per month (Rs. 166.67 per day). Keeping in mind that only 2.52 per cent of the rural population in the NER are graduates or have higher level of education or skills, the rural folks would find it difficult to get employment in high paid jobs in urban areas of the states / region. Thus, there is a need to review/evaluate the various rural development programmes and, if need be, to redefine their objectives for a more result-oriented outcome with defined milestones and timelines. Targeting the landless rural households-with the objective to improve their economic conditions-should be at the top of the agenda for development policy. - Reproduced.
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