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sur le développement des zones arides et semi-arides

Titre : Income and employment of rural landless agricultural labourers in Haryana

Auteur : Prashar, Shashi Bhushan

Université de soutenance : Panjab University

Grade : Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 1990

Résumé
The primary objectives of the study are : 1. To conduct a probe into the status and changing importance of agricultural labourers/landless and semi-landless agricultural labour in Haryana. 2. To determine trends in wage rates overtimes so as to ascertain whether agricultural labourers has really benefitted in the post-green revolution period or not. 3. To examine the performance and to assess the general impact of "Special Programmes" for the "target groups" being presently implemented in Haryana. 4. To determine the relative efficacy of the individual schemes such as agricultural schemes, minor irri gation schemes, animal husbandry schemes, small scale industries schemes and tertiary sector schemes such as small shop/business etc. In particular, the study seeks an answer to the following questions : 1. Whether there has been any improvement in the economic position of agricultural labourers from 1970-71 to 1984-85 over a period of fifteen years or they remained where they were ? 2. How far these programmes/schemes have brought about a qualitative change in income and employment of beneficiaries ? 3. Have all the schemes been equally beneficial with regard to the incremental income and employment. Which schemes have proved more benefi cial ?

Mots clés : Poverty Alleviation Drought Beneficiaries Adequacy

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