In this paper attempt has been made to understand the processes of growth in rural non-farm employment based on the 2011-12 employment and unemployment round of the National Sample Survey Office. The rural non-farm sector has undergone major restructuring which has led to an increase in the...

The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has potential to provide livelihood security in the short and long run. The scheme in the short run can provide wage employment to rural people who are mainly unskilled manual workers. It can also provide them the alternative to migrating to more...