Decoding the Surge in Rural Employment Understanding the Post-pandemic Shift in Rural India
- Title
- Decoding the Surge in Rural Employment Understanding the Post-pandemic Shift in Rural India
- Creator
- Abdullah, Basit; Dasgupta, Satyaki; Mansoor, Kashif
- Description
- The increase in the rural workforce during and after the lockdown was primarily driven by women entering self-employment in agriculture, where earnings remain significantly low. The movement from casual work to self-employment in the agricultural sector also underlines a larger shift in dynamics in rural areas, arguably exacerbated by the pandemic. The non-manufacturing sector, most importantly the construction sector, absorbed men in the post-pandemic situation, but the same shift is not observed among women. 2026, Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved.
- Source
- Economic and Political Weekly;Volume;61;Issue;10;pp.39-44
- Date
- 01-01-2026
- Publisher
- Economic and Political Weekly
- Coverage
- Abdullah B., Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad, India; Dasgupta S., Department of Economics, Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Mansoor K., National Centre for Good Governance, New Delhi, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
- Relation
- ISSN: 129976;
- Format
- online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Abdullah, Basit; Dasgupta, Satyaki; Mansoor, Kashif, “Decoding the Surge in Rural Employment Understanding the Post-pandemic Shift in Rural India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 19, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/23766.
