COVID-19 and Structural Change: Examining Gender, Caste, and Rural Labour Dynamics in India
- Economic and Political Weekly 2024
- 40-47
In India, agriculture and allied activities continue to employ 45.8% of India’s workforce (or 225 million out of 493 million). The proportion of the agricultural workforce was markedly higher in the rural areas—58.4% (NSSO 2023).
Caste COVID-19 Pandemic Rural Labour Dynamics Structural Change Gender