01248pab a2200169 454500008004000000100002400040245006500064260000900129300001500138362001200153520078100165650002600946650002600972650001800998700002301016773003901039180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDasgupta, Purnamita  aFemale labour supply in rural India: an econometric analysis  c2006  ap.293-310.  aApr-Jun  aSeveral studies for developing countries have come up with econometric evidence to indicate that an inverse relationship exists between supply of labour and wage rate at low level of wage, especially for women in rural areas. In this paper, this issue is investigated for rural female labour supply in India using NSS data for 1999-00. The results indicate that supply of female labour from below poverty line households in rural areas is inversely related to wage rate and the number of earning members in the family. This may create difficulties in attaining the objectives of the recent National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and calls for greater attention to the designing of the scheme, particularly the activities in which employment will be provided. - Reproduced.  aWomen workers - India  aLabour supply - India  aLabour supply  aGoldar, Bishwanath  aIndian Journal of Labour Economics