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Impact of pmgsy on agricultural economy: A study from Jammu & Kashmir union territory (India) Devi Sunita, Sharma Deepak* Department of Economics, University of Jammu, Jammu Tawi-180006, Jammu & Kashmir *Corresponding author: dpkju7@gmail.com
Online published on 16 September, 2020. Abstract Agriculture is the mainstay of rural people of Jammu and Kashmir. The varied topography and agro climatic variations indicate the inherent potential of agriculture in the Union Territory. However, the problem of inaccessibility and remoteness acts as constraint in the economic viability of agricultural economy in the mountainous and hilly areas due to which people in rural areas have to shift from agriculture to other urban centric occupations. In this backdrop, an attempt has been made in the present study to assess the impact of rural road connectivity (through PMGSY scheme) on the agricultural economy of the connected rural habitations. The purposive sampling technique has been used to select the respondents from the non-beneficiary (not connected with any road) and beneficiary (connected with PMGSY road) habitations of Udhampur District of Jammu and Kashmir to show how PMGSY scheme has improved the prospects of agriculture and allied activities in the study area. The study revealed that cropping pattern changed and the percentage of land devoted to different agricultural crops has shown diversification. The total production of different crops, its marketing and income derived from it have shown increase after PMGSY road connectivity which shows that though the agricultural economy of the study area has improved but the potential benefits of roads are still to be realized and much will depend on other supporting infrastructure for development of agriculture in uneven topography of the study area. Top Keywords Crops, Diversification, Road, Subsistence agriculture. Top | |
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