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Centre for Agrarian Relations and Rural Labour

The Centre for Agrarian Relations and Rural Labour was initiated with a view to address and enhance the understanding of the changing agrarian relations and its impact on rural labour. The Centre undertakes specialised research pertaining to agrarian relations and rural labour.  The research activities of  the Centre focuses on themes like:Emerging Agrarian Relations; Organising Labour and Social Security for Agricultural Labour.

The research projects to be conducted during the period 2002-2004 would focus on the following core themes:

• Globalisation and its impact on rural labour.

• Macro trends and patterns of changing structure of rural labour markets.

• Documentation, evaluation and dissemination of organising strategies.

• Social security and rural labour.

The current research agenda of the centre addresses concerns like:  

• Examining the efficacy of experiences on organizing unorganised Labour by agencies/institutions with a view to identify the critical factors that contribute to their sustainability and adaptability. The different agencies/institutions to be studied may include:

  • Trade Unions  

  • Non-Governmental Organisations  

  • Community Groups and  

  • Research Institutions like National Labour Institute.

•  Analysing the growth and differentiation of peasantry since 1980 in terms of:  

  • Changes in land holding and land use pattern  

  • Credit and other input facilities

  • Changing tenurial systems and employment relations  

  • Studying the effectiveness of co-operativisation on rural labour.  

  • Undertaking action research for organising labour for economic activities

  • Assessing the potential of rural non-farm employment sector.

  • Examining the trends in wages, employment and poverty in rural areas.  

  • Assessing the efficacy of the existing social security systems for agricultural labour.

  • Critically examine the social security mechanisms at work in the rural sector.

Recently Completed Research Projects : 

• A Study of Welfare Measure of Beedi Workers in Madhya Pradesh

• Study to Assess the Impact of Anti-Tobacco Legislation on the Livelihoods of Beedi Rollers, Tendu Leaf Collectors and Tobacco Cultivators

• Sustaining the Emerging Worker’s Organisation: A Follow-up Action Khurja (U.P.)

• Action Research Project on Organising Rural Labour for Effective Participation in Development: A Follow- up Project ( Niwari, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh)

• Sustaining Organisational and Developmental Process among the Rural Labourers – An Expansion of the Action Research (Prithvipur, Tikamgarh, M.P.)

• Organising Rural Labour through Self Participation for Development- Expansion in Arnia Block (Khurja District, U.P.)

• Organising Rural Labour for Effective Participation in Development, Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)

On-going Projects :

• Agrarian Reforms and its impact on Agrarian Relations and Agricultural Development – A Case Study of West Bengal

• Employment and Earnings in Urban Informal Sector - A Study of Arunachal Pradesh

• Construction Workers of Guwahati City: Employment, Employability and Social Security.

• Assessment of Employment Potential - A Case Study

• A Study of Janshree Bima Yojana – A Social Security Group Scheme

• A Study of Welfare Measures for Iron Ore, Manganese ore and Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund (IMCMLWF)

• A Study of Welfare Measures for Limestone and Dolomite Mine Labour Welfare Fund (LSDMLWF) in Jabalpur Region (Madhya Pradesh and Chattishgarh State)