Do socio-demographic features of agricultural labourers affect their economic wellbeing? Evidence from rural Haryana, India

Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities

Sumit,E-Mail: [e-mail] Doctoral Fellow¹  G.M. Bhat, E-Mail: [e-mail]² 

[1] Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, India;Professor, Central University of Kashmir, Ganderbal, Jammu & Kashmir, India;

关键词: socio-demographic features;    economic wellbeing;    agricultural labourers;    rural;    india;   

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【 摘 要 】

The formative evaluation of the various dimensions of the agricultural sector has multidimensional importance. In this context, the evaluation of the agricultural labourers has a significant role for the rural, inclusive and sustainable development targets. This article examines the nexus of the socio-demographic features and economic wellbeing of agricultural labourers. For that motive, the survey was done in the rural Haryana, and a total of 400 respondents were studied. The disproportionate and snowball sampling methods were used. Information was collected using the well-structured interview schedule. Data were analysed using the percentage and binary logistic regression method. From the study, it was found that the socio-demographic features have a significant role in the determination of the economic wellbeing of the agricultural labourers. Study highpoints that for the low economic status of the agricultural labourers' socio-demographic variables play a critical role. This article provides a perspective that the poor economic wellbeing of the agricultural labourers should also be lanced from the social angle alongside the economic. The findings of the research would be a substantial endorsement to the practitioners and policymakers.

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