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100			_aWankhar, Danny L.
245			_aEmployment and income characteristics of the rural households in the North Eastern states
260			_c2016
300			_ap.419-437.
362			_aJul-Sep
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aHouseholds - India, North East
650			_aIncome - India, North East
650			_aEmployment - India, North East
650			_aEmployment
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a112981
999			_c112976 _d112976