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12. Determinants of Rural Nonfarm Employment and Its Implication for Rural Income Distribution: A Case Study of Assam

Author : Anamika Das

Published in: Changing Contours of Indian Agriculture

Publisher: Springer Singapore

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Abstract

This chapter studies trends, composition, and determinants of rural nonfarm (RNF) employment in Assam using NSS data and distribution of rural nonfarm income based on primary survey of 280 workers in two villages of Assam. The findings reveal that employment in Assam is mainly concentrated in construction, trade, hotel and restaurant activities during the period 1993–94 to 2011–12. The share of self-employed and casual workers in the nonfarm sector has increased along with a continuous fall in the share of salaried workers in the rural areas. The most interesting finding is the U-shaped relationship between land cultivated and participation in nonfarm activities. A positive and direct relation between level of education and participation in nonfarm activities is evident. The primary survey indicates an unequal distribution of RNF income across different landholding size households.

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Footnotes
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As per employment status, RNF workers are categorized as self-employed, casual and salaried in NSS reports.
 
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Metadata
Title
Determinants of Rural Nonfarm Employment and Its Implication for Rural Income Distribution: A Case Study of Assam
Author
Anamika Das
Copyright Year
2017
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Book
Changing Contours of Indian Agriculture

Print ISBN: 978-981-10-6013-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-10-6014-4

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6014-4_12