PROBLEMS OF FEMALE AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN MUNDARAGI TALUK OF GADAG DISTRICT
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1999
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Abstract
The present study aimed at studying the various problems in the
family and rural community background context of female agricultural
labourers. This study conducted during the year 1998-99 in ten
randomized villages of Mundaragi taluk, had a randomized sample of 140
female labourers. A subsample of ten respondents was purposively
selected for case studies to gain deeper insights into their problems.
Majority (71%) of respondents were married before the legal age for
marriage. All the respondents were facing the problems of health, no work
during off season/drought and work-related problems. Majority of
respondents were found to face the problem of food (93%), childcare
(93%), collection of fire wood and drinking water (91%). Nearly one-third
of them were found to face marital problems. One-fourth of them were
found to be female heads of the family.
An empirical model of sequence of life events of the sample; was
formulated from the results. This model revealed that the poverty, large
sized family, child labour, illiteracy and lack of food which were present in
natal family of the respondent continued to exist even in her marital family.
Thus the threat of continuation of the vicious circle of poverty and associated
factors was found to be real in the next generation.
Results imply an imminent multipronged effort to break this circle.
Important among the efforts suggested were 1) Proper distribution of
sufficient quantity of food grains to the agricultural labourers through
fair price shop. 2) Implementation of labour laws, provision of creche and
Anganwadi facilities for the whole day. 3) Need to increase the number of
ANMs and general improvement of rural health care. 4) Removal of arrack
shops from all villages. 5] As none of the sample were found to aware of
government rural development/ poverty alleviation programmes operating,
it is suggested that the active participation of the women agricultural
labourers need to be sought by the concerned officials. 6) It is suggested
that the procedures for procuring loan from the banks need to be
simplified and made easily available to the rural poor.
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