• JASPREET KAUR
• DR. ANIL KUMAR VERMA

Today, women workers play an important role in agriculture based Indian economy. They participate in both farm and non-farm activities. In India women are engaged in various activities such as agriculture, mining, manufacturing and services. They may work from their home in case their work is invisible and may not be considered as work even by the women themselves. Employment outside the home is an important source of social support and self esteem and helps women to avoid social isolation in home. The present study was conducted in the villages of two districts namely Hoshiarpur and Bathinda of the Punjab state. A sample of 160 rural farm women laborers from each of the two districts who were involved in various agriculture operations was selected for this study. A well structured interview schedule was employed to collect the information required to fulfill the objectives of the study. Apart from interviews, field observations were also made to observe the participation of women in the farm activities. The data collected was analyzed by using percentages and graphs. It has been identified that women’s participation in farm activities has greater impact on their home environment also. It can be concluded from the results that the highest proportion of female laborers who are involved in agricultural activities are helpful for repayment of debts followed by the reason to improve household income. More than half of female laborers reported the supportive behavior of their family members towards their involvement in agricultural activities. But some of the respondents reported that their family member’s behavior was favorable towards their participation in farms before their employment but after employment conflicts have arisen at home and it has an adverse impact on children’s growth and education.

Female laborers, agriculture sector, women participation.

"ROLE OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR OF PUNJAB", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.262-267, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907179.pdf

"ROLE OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR OF PUNJAB", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp262-267, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907179.pdf