• K. Swaroopa
• Prof. C. Basavaiah

Agriculture plays a vital role in India’s economy 54.6 per cent of the total work force in the country is engaged in agricultural and allied sector activities1. Agriculture in India defines familial tradition, social relations and gender roles. Female in the agricultural sector, whether through traditional means or industrial, for subsistence or as an agricultural labourer, represents a momentous demographic group. Agricultural sector employs 80 per cent of all economically active women comprising 33 per cent of the agricultures in the country. Agriculture, the single largest production endeavour in India is contributing substantially to the GDP. As per the provisional estimates of national income released by CSO on 29th May 2020, the share of agriculture and allied sectors in Gross Value Added (GVA) of the country at current prices is 17.8 per cent for the year 2019-20. The share of agriculture and allied sectors in GVA of the country has declined from 18.2 per cent in 2014-15 to 17.8 per cent in 2019-20, an inevitable outcome of a development process in which the relative performance of non-agricultural sectors becomes mole dominant. Within the agriculture sector, the share of crops has fallen from 11.2 per cent in 2014-15 to 9.4 per cent in 2018-19. The decline in the share of crops has been made up by an increase in the share of livestock and fisheries sectors. Given the importance of the agricultural sector, the Government of India has taken several steps for its development in a sustained manner. In the population on agriculture has declined and cultivator’s percentage has also declined during the same period. But the agricultural labourers workforce has increased in during the period of 1961 to 1991, whereas, in 2001 it has slightly declined. However, the agricultural labourer’s workforce has increased in 2011. The percentage of cultivators was also declined during the periods of 1961 to 2011. Female working population has secularly increased from 2001 Census to 2011 is found in case of Rajasthan state (27.76 per cent) followed by Bihar (26.84 per cent), Odessa (26.06 per cent) Uttar Pradesh (22.81 per cent), Chhattisgarh (21.65 per cent) and Madhya Pradesh (19.04 per cent). There is a considerable increase is witnessed in the state of Tamil Nadu (17.10 per cent) followed by Maharashtra (17.39 per cent), Karnataka (15.06 per cent) and West Bengal (13.34 per cent).

A STUDY ON GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN INDIA AND ANDHRA PRADESH

"A STUDY ON GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN INDIA AND ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.g78-g88, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412612.pdf

"A STUDY ON GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN INDIA AND ANDHRA PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppg78-g88, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412612.pdf