SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF NON-AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS IN RURAL PUNJAB
Keywords:
Living Conditions, Non-Agricultural sectorAbstract
The present study provides socio-economic characteristics of non-agricultural households in Ludhiana and Muktsar districts based on the primary data collected from the 200 rural households pertaining to the year 2016. The results of the study noted that rural non-agricultural sector has failed to uplift living standards of the sample households in the sample districts. Poor progress of industrialisation and deteriorating health conditions among non-agricultural households particularly in Muktsar district retarded employment opportunities for rural non-agricultural workers. Consequent to it, rural workers remained unemployed for large number of months in a year which is reflected by smaller number of mandays available to them in the studied districts. Due to the lower level of earnings, non-agricultural households cannot afford spending on higher level of education which leads to poor participation in high remunerative non-agricultural activities.
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