Ghosh, Sourindra Mohan and Sharma, Nivedita
Caste and agricultural income disparity in India
- Economic & Political Weekly
- 60(47), Nov 22, 2025: p.14-17
Data from the 77th round of the National Sample Survey highlights the plight of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe farmers, who experience lower agricultural returns due to limited irrigation, institutional inputs, and economic constraints. SC farmers face even lower net returns than the ST farmers due to higher production costs, driven by systemic caste-based discrimination and economic marginalisation.- Reproduced
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