Rural Wages News
Opinion | India and the growing business of outrage
Outrage had a business model, which now that polls are over, has no currency in social media
3 min read21 Jan 2019‘Diversification of livelihoods is happening on a very large scale’
Rural development secretary Amarjeet Sinha on how MGNREGS has evolved since 2006 to result in income, acreage, water tables, productivity and fodder availability
5 min read13 Aug 2018Real rural wage growth back in negative territory
Rural workers’ real wage rate growth was very high in 2014, but has fallen dramatically since then
1 min read9 Jul 2018Lip service on Women’s Day: A long way to go for gender equality in rural incomes
The gap in wages between male and female workers in rural India is not only very wide, but also nothing much seems to have been done about it
1 min read8 Mar 2018Higher MSPs could spur inflation in FY19: Nomura
Higher MSPs and increased food-linked fiscal costs are an upside risk to the inflation outlook, due to which RBI is likely to keep policy rates on hold through 2018, Nomura says
2 min read20 Feb 2018Climate change may reduce farm incomes by up to 25%: Economic Survey
Climate change could reduce annual agricultural incomes in the range of 15% to 18% on average, and up to 20% to 25% for unirrigated areas, according to the Economic Survey
2 min read30 Jan 2018FMCG firms want Union budget to focus on rural wages, job creation
FMCG industry has also sought incentives for setting up warehousing and cold chain facilities and efforts to increase FDI in the sector
1 min read22 Jan 2018Rural wage growth is faltering again
There cannot be a solution to the problem of low wage growth in rural India unless opportunities for getting decent and productive jobs are available outside agriculture
4 min read12 Jan 2018Long-run trends in rural wages
The collapse and stagnation of rural wages over the past few years deserves a closer look than it has received thus far
5 min read24 Oct 2017Rural wages growing at a sluggish pace
Data shows that despite a rise in farm activity, nominal wages are yet to pick up, most likely due to cash crunch following demonetisation
2 min read22 Feb 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared