Measurement of rural under-employment in Gujarat - a fixed time-coefficient approach
Measurement of rural under-employment in Gujarat - a fixed time-coefficient approach
Bharadwaj, V.P.; Dave, P.K.
Artha Vikas 12(1): 21-35
1976
The surplus labour time in the agricultural sector for the districts of Gujarat in 1970-71 is estimated on the basis of the deviation from the norm at the current level of technology an d organization. The results showed a mixed pattern of the surplus labour time for the various districts as well as for the state as a whole. Surplus varied from 2% in Panchmahals to 44% in Bulsar on the assumption of available labour days excluding children and required labour days including cattle.