Patterns of Income Growth in an Eastern Uttar Pradesh Village, 2006–23

Article Type

Review Article

Publication Title

Economic and Political Weekly

Abstract

Drawing on longitudinal data from a Dalit-majority village in eastern Uttar Pradesh, change in household incomes is quantified and sources of income growth are identified. While household income has more than doubled on average, the contribution of the agriculture sector has shrunk. Crop production is not a dynamic sector of the rural economy. Crop cultivation is largely undertaken by Scheduled Caste and Other Backward Class households on small plots of leased-in land in order to acquire foodgrain for home consumption. The rise in income across all caste groups is driven by earnings from outside the village, from non-agricultural wage employment, salaries, and from remittances of migrants.

First Page

54

Last Page

61

Publication Date

10-26-2024

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