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World-beating growth? Not for India's rural majority

Rural non-agricultural wages have contracted for the second consecutive year, while agricultural wages grew just 0.2 per cent, the lowest growth in 3 years. Growth in farm output, which contributes about 15 per cent of GDP and employs more than 40 per cent of the workforce, was seen slowing to 1.8 per cent in the current fiscal year, from 4 per cent a year ago.

31 January 2024, 04:18 IST

World-beating growth? Not for India's rural majority

World-beating growth? Not for India's rural majority

World-beating growth? Not for India's rural majority

31 January 2024, 04:18 IST

Kharif farm output pegged at 141.59 million tonnes

India is estimated to produce 141.59 million tonnes of food grains during the Kharif season of 2018-19, a marginal increase from 140.73 million tonnes farm output achieved in 2017-18.

26 September 2018, 16:47 IST

Kharif farm output pegged at 141.59 million tonnes

Kharif farm output pegged at 141.59 million tonnes

Kharif farm output pegged at 141.59 million tonnes

26 September 2018, 16:47 IST