UNEMPLOYMENT IS
RAMPANT IN RURAL INDIA

Even though Rural India
contributes to about half of the
national income.

In 1970-71 to 2011-12, rural output
increased almost seven times. However, the
employment growth rate in rural areas declined.

How did this happen?
And why is there so much
unemployment in Rural India?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW WAGES, STRESS OF MANUAL WORK
AND IRREGULAR EMPLOYMENT

These were the reasons the rural labour
force moved out of agriculture.

Female workers, especially, stepped back from
agriculture work in large numbers.
The rural labour force tried to make a shift away
from agriculture, but did not find employment in
the non-farm sectors either.

What’s Stopping the Rural Workforce?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE RURAL WORKFORCE DOES NOT HAVE
THE REQUIRED
SKILLS AND TECHNICAL TRAINING

The manufacturing and service sector have failed to
generate rural jobs, despite high growth in output
because the rural workforce is not trained to cater
to jobs in these sectors.

So, where do we go from here?