Dalit Women Labourers and the Cycle of Poverty in Rural Haryana: 26122
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https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-26122
Author: Gurmeet Singh and Veerpal Kaur
Author Address: Associate Professor in Economics, Punjabi University College, Ghudda-151401(Bathinda)
Abstract
The present study
investigated the living conditions and poverty levels of Dalit women labourers
in rural areas of Haryana. It was based on primary data collected from 535
respondents and used different methods to assess poverty, including income and
consumption indicators. The study revealed that most of the Dalit women labourers
were illiterate, lived in nuclear families, and the conditions of their homes
were very poor. The analysis also showed that a large segment of households
experience poverty, with stricter measures revealing deeper levels of
deprivation. These results showed that a very large number of Dalit women’s
families in rural Haryana were living in poverty, no matter which method was
used to measure it. Poverty among these households highlighted the urgent need
for targeted government programs and a support system to improve their lives
through better jobs, education, healthcare, and financial security.
Keywords
Consumption, households,
income, poverty lines, socio-economic.
JEL
Codes
I32, J15,
J16, J31, J71.