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PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 7(XII)April 2023/10-16/3
AUTHOR: Dr. Narinder Kumar
TITLE: RURAL WORKERS IN TRADE AND COMMERCE IN HARYANA: AN ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT: The Haryana is basically an agrarian state because large proportion of its entire working force is engaged in agriculture. But since last few decades there is shift of workers from agriculture to non-agricultural activities. This is an indicator of diversification rural economy of the state. In this scenario many non-farm occupations have emerged in different parts of the state. In this context present paper is an attempt to analyze the rural workers engaged in trade and commerce. This study also investigates the changes which have been occurred in the workers associated with trade and commerce. The study is based on the secondary data obtained from primary census abstracts and district census handbooks published by Census of India. The data is analyzed by tehsils.
KEYWORDS: Rural, Workers, Growth, Trade and Commerce, Haryana.