Seasonal Variations in Unemployment and Wage Rate-Implications for Rural Works Programme

Seasonal Variations in Unemployment and Wage Rate Implications for Rural Works Programme S V Sethuraman The main cause of the poverty in India is now recognised as the lack of adequate employment opportunities Vis-a-vis the widespread underemployment and unemployment in the country. Since the Census and NSS data show only a small proportion of the population as 'unemployed', the cause of poverty is mainly underemployment.