Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Status of the farmers due to industrialization of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand
Author(s): Nikhil Pratap Singh and K Srinivas
Abstract: Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy. Nearly 56 % of the Indian population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. The agriculture growth rate in the financial year 2012-13 was around 3.4% against the target of 4%. The slow growth of the agriculture sector and the high exposure to the risk is attracting the rural youth towards the industrial sector. The growth rate of the industrial sector in the country is on high since the adoption of the liberalization, globalization and privatization in the early 90’s. The competition between these two sectors for the resources like land, water, energy etc. is seen in the recent times. There is also a competition for attracting the skilled and the unskilled labour in these sectors. The number of the farmers in the country decreased from 110 million to 95.3 million in the period 1991- 2001 (Census data). The government is trying hard to maintain the equilibrium between these two sectors of the economy. Increasing the agriculture credit, input subsidy, electricity subsidy, development of irrigation infrastructure etc. are few major steps that are taken by the government to boost the agriculture sector. Industrial sector provides good amount of timely payments to the people. Apart from that the risk involved in it is significantly lower than the farm sector. The study has been undertaken to study the relationship between the industrial development and agriculture in an area.. The identification of the factors that attract the work force in the agriculture and the industrial sector has been taken into consideration. Traditionally agriculture is the main source of occupation for the people of Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand.
SIIDCUL has various effects on Udham Singh Nagar. It has increased the investments in the state tremendously. The problem of the migration of the local youth to other parts of the country is also checked. In total the job opportunities and sources of the livelihood have increased. On the other hand, the agriculture of Udham Singh Nagar is badly affected. The depletion of the water table, increase pest infestation, increased use of fertilizers etc. are the negative ecological effect of SIIDCUL in the nearby areas. The availability of the labour is also another problem which is severely affecting the state. Farmers are more interested to switch their occupations due to the increased cost of cultivation and the problems discussed above.
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Nikhil Pratap Singh, K Srinivas. Status of the farmers due to industrialization of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):2117-2125.
