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100			_aPattayat, Shiba Shankar and Parida, Jajati Keshari _953227
245			_aDrivers of rural non-farm sector employment in India, 1983–2019
260			_aSouth Asia Economic Journal
300			_a25(1), Mar, 2024: p.45-73
520			_aUsing the national-level employment and unemployment surveys (NSS and PLFS) and the macro-level data for the period 2005–2019, this article explores the trends and recent growth patterns of rural non-farm sector employment in India. It also examines the micro-level factors determining individuals’ preference towards non-farm sector jobs and the macro-level factors responsible for the growth of non-farm sector employment in rural India. The main findings of the study suggest that although rural non-farm sector employment is rising in absolute terms, its growth rate has slackened in recent years. While the level of education and skill training, market wage rates and socio-cultural setups are among the key micro-level factors determining farm–non-farm employment choices of rural folks, at the macro-level, the growth of investment in capital goods, the number of factories, investment in infrastructure development and the growth of the manufacturing sector are crucial for the growth of non-farm sector jobs in India. Based on these findings, it is argued that the improvement of human capabilities through increased investment in education and skill, and the growth of non-farm sector employment through the development of rural infrastructure and industrialization measures, are necessary to sustain the structural transformation and to harness the demographic dividend in India.- Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13915614231221649
773			_aSouth Asia Economic Journal
906			_aEMPLOYMENT
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