Question

Rural non-farming activities play an essential role in providing supplementary employment opportunities to the rural population. Determine one more benefit of non-farming activities in rural India.

• A. Reduces urban–rural migration
• B. Reduces rural–urban migration
• C. Induces rural–urban migration
• D. Induces urban–rural migration

Answer 1

The correct option is B Reduces rural–urban migration

Non-farming activities include activities unrelated to the cultivation of crops, such as having a dairy far or being involved in jaggery production.

They serve as alternate sources of income and ensure regular earnings. This is a factor reducing rural–urban migration as it tries to employ landless workers in rural areas.