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Agrarian Crisis In Rajasthan: Causes And Remedies

Neeraj Basotia

Rajasthan is the largest state of India with diverse weather condition. Rajasthan is an agrarian state. Agriculture plays an important role in the development of the state and continues to be the backbone of state’s economy. Around two-third of its population is still dependent on agricultural activities for their livelihood. The agriculture scenario in the state is characterized by its dependence on the monsoon, is highly inadequate, aberrant and erratic in the nature of the state. Irrigation is an essential input for agriculture production but the surface of water resources is scarce in the state. Only 34.5% of the net cultivated area is irrigated. Dry climate of western part, lack of irrigation facilities, defective land tenure system, common droughts and famines, indebtedness in farmers are the major problems of the agriculture in Rajasthan. In the Rajasthan, small and marginal farmer’s condition is not good. They are suffering from lack of knowledge for modern technology in agriculture and inadequate financial assistance. It means there is agrarian crisis in the state. So, this study covers the agricultural economy of state and reasons of agrarian crisis in state and remedies to solve agrarian crisis.


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