Poverty Incidence and Income Inequality in the Tribal and Non-tribal Areas of Central Gujarat
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Author: Jignesh Macwan and Y.C. Zala
Author Address: Research Associate, and Principal and Dean, IABMI, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 110
Keywords: Gini coefficient, headcount index, income inequality, Lorenz curve, poverty incidence
JEL Codes: D63, I32, I38, O15
Abstract
The present investigation undertook to study
the poverty incidence and income distribution among poor and non-poor in the
tribal and nontribal areas applying headcount index and the Gini index and
Lorenz curve. The headcount index showed the proportion of poor households. It
showed that poverty was higher in the tribal area than in non-tribal regions.
Incidence of poverty was higher in marginal farm households, followed by
landless agricultural labour and small farm households. Income inequalities
were depicted by the Gini coefficient and presented in graphical form by the
Lorenz curve. It showed that total income was distributed more equally among
poor and non-poor people in the tribal area than in non-tribal regions. It was
also observed that in the tribal district, poor and non-poor households had the
same proportion of inequality. It was suggested to focus on creating employment
opportunities through programmes like MGNREGA to eliminate poverty in
particular tribal areas.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 17 No. 4, 2021, 934-940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/21057
NAAS Score: 5.15
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