, education and caste affiliations. This is followed by an econometric analysis of contribution of farm and non-farm employment … towards welfare in terms of per capita expenditure. The focus is on household characteristics (size, composition, education … the greater sensitiveness of welfare of agricultural labour households to rainfall shocks. So while education and better …

stunting. These include mother’s education, her age at marriage, male-female earnings differential, age and gender composition … of children, and home and village infrastructure. A broad based rural development strategy that raises not just incomes …