Question

Kavita is a landless labourer residing in a village. She takes help from a poverty alleviation programme, avails a loan from a rural bank at a very low interest rate, and purchases an electric grinding machine. She uses it to grind spices. She also packs them and sells them to the nearby shopkeepers and hotels. How has the non-farming activity helped Kavita?

• A. It has helped in establishing a market in the village.
• B. It has provided employment to landless labourers.
• C. It has acted as a source of income for labourers.
• D. It has acted as bank and finance for landless labourers.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C)

It has acted as a source of income for labourers.

Given the migration of rural people to urban areas, the Government of India has initiated many poverty alleviation programmes. People make use of such schemes and engage in non-farming activities.

Non-farming activities act as a regular source of income and help generate employment for landless labourers.