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Multidimensional Deprivation in Rural India

Vol. 58, Issue No. 33, 19 Aug, 2023
Soumyabrata Mondal, Vinay Kumar, Priyabrata Sahoo

The paper investigates the spatial pattern of multidimensional deprivation in rural areas by developing a multidimensional deprivation index and examining its relationships with the poverty ratio and per capita income across the states in India. The analysis reveals that the states located in the central part of the country suffer a greater degree of deprivation. It further demonstrates that, with some exceptions, the MDI has a strong and positive correlation with the poverty ratio while it is inversely related with the per capita income in most of the states. The findings, therefore, draw attention towards the need for targeted spatial interventions, within the social sector policies, to overcome the persistent regional disparities at the subnational level.

From 50 Years Ago: Some Implications of Unemployment in Rural Areas

Vol. 58, Issue No. 32, 12 Aug, 2023

Vol VIII, Nos 31, 32, 33 AUGUST 11, 1973

Precarity That Encircles Society

Vol. 58, Issue No. 25-26, 24 Jun, 2023

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Gendered Impact on Unemployment: A Case Study of India during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vol. 58, Issue No. 18, 06 May, 2023
India witnessed one of the worst coronavirus crises in the world. The pandemic induced sharp contraction in economic activity that caused unemployment to rise, upheaving the existing gender divides in the country. Using monthly data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy on subnational economies of India from January 2019 to May 2021, we find that a) unemployment gender gap narrowed during the COVID-19 pandemic in comparison to the pre-pandemic era, largely driven by male unemployment dynamics, b) the recovery in the post-lockdown periods had spillover effects on the unemployment gender gap in rural regions, and c) the unemployment gender gap during the national lockdown period was narrower than the second wave.

Slowdown Dents the Quality of Employment

Vol. 58, Issue No. 11, 18 Mar, 2023

Increased dependence on agriculture and self-employment points to the growing deficit in decent work.

From 50 Years Ago: Education: Futility of Aggregative Approach

Vol. 57, Issue No. 42, 15 Oct, 2022

Vol VII, No 42 OCTOBER 14, 1972

The Periodic Labour Force Survey and the Estimate of the Socio-economic Inequalities

Vol. 57, Issue No. 41, 08 Oct, 2022
Manoj Jatav, Deepika Jajoria

A new system of data collection on issues pertaining to labour and employment, called the Periodic Labour Force Survey, replacing the very comprehensive and detailed surveys on the employment and unemployment situation, also known as quinquennial surveys, was introduced in India in 2017. This paper is an attempt to highlight the effects of the modified sampling methods adopted in the PLFS on data outcomes and inconsistencies. Compared to the EUS survey, the determining criteria used in the PLFS for classifying households across various socio-economic strata seem to be irrational, less comprehensive, and technically incorrect. A fundamental change in the basis of sample selection introduced with the PLFS makes it incomparable to the earlier surveys.

An Analysis of Rural Shocks in India during the Pandemic

Vol. 57, Issue No. 29, 16 Jul, 2022
Nabamita Dutta, Saibal Kar

Utilising the third round of World Bank Survey data collected during September 2020, the employment shocks in rural India are analysed based on the gender, age, caste, and income quartile of individuals. Using graphical representations and simple mean tests, it is found that, on average, females in rural areas did not have an occupation relative to males in most of the states that feature in the survey. Older females and Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes show a lower probability of retaining regular salaried jobs during the lockdown and were adversely affected owing to disruptions in daily wage work.

Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Rural Non-farm Self-employed in India

Vol. 57, Issue No. 26-27, 25 Jun, 2022
Indrajit Bairagya

This paper examines the importance of skills, especially through vocational training, for the rural non-farm sector in overcoming the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The difference-in-differences technique has been used to assess the differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the earnings of skilled and unskilled self-employed activities. The primary data have been collected from 880 rural non-farm self-employed individuals who hailed from different regions of Karnataka. Although every section of the rural non-farm activities has been adversely affected due to the pandemic, the impact is more severe on unskilled individuals as compared to skilled individuals. Therefore, policymakers need to pay attention to enhancing the provision of formal vocational training for RNFS individuals on a grander scale.

Unfolding the Employment Story in Uttar Pradesh

Vol. 57, Issue No. 22, 28 May, 2022
Indervir Singh, Kamal Singh, Ashapurna Baruah

The article examines labour market changes in Uttar Pradesh and fi nds a deeper employment crisis in the state. The analysis shows a sharp decline in workforce participation and an increase in unemployment levels across all age groups and education levels after 2011–12. Employment decline was particularly high among the youth and the most educated. Female workforce participation hit a historic low in 2018–19.

On the Adequacy of the Quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey

Vol. 57, Issue No. 17, 23 Apr, 2022
G C Manna

This article examines the difference between the estimates of unemployment rate and worker population ratio in urban areas in the Periodic Labour Force Surveys for the quarters ending March and June 2021. It further investigates the sample size needed if the survey is to be equipped to detect the quarterly changes of specifi ed magnitudes in the respective population parameter.

Emerging Pattern and Trend of Migration in Megacities

Vol. 57, Issue No. 15, 09 Apr, 2022
Reimeingam Marchang

Rural-to-urban migration, particularly between states, towards megacities continues to contribute to their overall growth, although the trajectory of migration is shifting towards smaller cities.

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