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The Story Of Village Palampur
On what terms did Savita get a loan from Tajpal Singh? Would Savita’s condition be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest?
Savita got a loan of Rs. 3,000/- from Tajpal Singh at an interest rate of 24 percent for four months, which is very high interest rate. Savita also has to promise to work on Tajpal Singh's field as a farm labourer during the harvest season at Rs. 35 per day.
As we can see, this wage is quite low. Savita knows that she will have to work very hard to complete the harvesting on her own field, and then work as a farm labourer for Tajpal Singh. The harvest time is very busy time. As a mother of three children she has a lot of household responsibilities. Savita agrees to these tough conditions as she knows getting a loan is difficult for a small farmer.
Savita’s condition would be different if she could get a loan from the bank at a low rate of interest. From Bank's loan she has not to work at such a quite low wage rate.
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Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the Census and some of details are presented in the following format. Fill up the following based on information on Palampur.
LAND USE (in hectares):
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Cultivated land |
Land not available for cultivation (Area covering dwellings roads, ponds, grazing grounds) |
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Irrigated |
Unirrigated |
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26 hectares. |
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Every village in India is surveyed once in ten years during the Census and some of details are presented in the following format. Fill up the following based on information on Palampur.
FACILITIES:
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Educational |
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Medical |
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Electricity Supply |
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Nearest Town |
Modern farming methods require more inputs which are manufactured in industry. Do you agree?
How did the spread of electricity help farmers in Palampur?
Is it important to increase the area under irrigation? Why?
Construct a table on the distribution of land among the 450 families of Palampur.
Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?
In your region, talk to two labourers. Choose either farm labourers or labourers working at construction sites. What wages do they get? Are they paid in cash or kind? Do they get work regularly? Are they in debt?
What are the different ways of increasing production on the same piece of land? Use examples to explain.
Describe the work of a farmer with one hectare of land.
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