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Rural household scenario in Bihar: Some empirical evidences

ICAR – ICRISAT Collaborative Project Tracking Change in Rural Poverty in Household and Village Economies in Eastern India (Sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). Rural household scenario in Bihar: Some empirical evidences. R. K. P. Singh, K. M. Singh and Abhay Kumar. Bihar Agriculture.

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Rural household scenario in Bihar: Some empirical evidences

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  1. ICAR – ICRISAT Collaborative ProjectTracking Change in Rural Poverty in Household andVillage Economies in Eastern India(Sponsored by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) Rural household scenario in Bihar: Some empirical evidences R. K. P. Singh, K. M. Singh and Abhay Kumar

  2. Bihar Agriculture • Bihar, third largest state with respect to population and seventh in terms of area.   • Bihar supports 8.8 percent population of the country with only 2.8 per cent of land mass. • Agriculture is an important sector as it contributes about 20 per cent to State Gross Domestic Product and provides employment to 70 per cent of rural working force. • State is characterized by marginal & small land holders. • More than 90 % farm households are marginal with less than 1 ha land but own about 44% of cultivated land. 

  3. Bihar Agriculture • Agriculture sector experienced a drastic change with respect to public investment, use of inputs, extension activities and crop-milk-fish production in recent years. • State government funding to agriculture increased from less than Rs 200 crore during 2005-06 to more than Rs 2000 crore during 2012-13 • State Agricultural GDP was almost stagnant at Rs 32.5 billion during 1981-94 and its growth was negative in Ninth Five Year Plan (-1.4%) which turned positive in Tenth Five Year Plan (0.91%) and increased to 5.9% in Eleventh five year plan.

  4. Bihar Agriculture • State agriculture sector achieved spectacular growth in 2006-07 (27.50%), 2008-09 (11.71%), and 2011-12 (17.16%). • Despite scanty rainfall in south Bihar, the state recorded the food grain production of 178 lakh tonnes and milk production of 65 lakh tonnes in 2011-12, indicating sustainability in agricultural production. • About 69 per cent of geographical area is under cultivation but more than one- third of geographical area faces various problems.

  5. MAP OF BIHAR

  6. Per capita annual income in Bihar during 1993-94 to 2011-12

  7. Rural Poverty level and annual decline in Bihar

  8. NHM, Subsidy on farm well/pond/ agricultural machinery/ Diesel, Shree Vidhi, NFSM

  9. Old age pension, Widow pension, Pension for Physically Handicapped

  10. Anganwadi, Mid day meal, Kanya Dhan Surksha Yojana

  11. CM funded Girls Cycle and Dress Scheme

  12. THANK YOU!

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