Multi dimensional poverty in rural Haryana extent and determinants

Abstract

The present study, entitled Multi-Dimensional Poverty in Rural Haryana: Extent and Determinants, is done to obtain the Doctoral thesis. The study is primarily based on primary data collected from two selected districts of Haryana using a stratified random sampling technique. The main objectives of the study are to calculate the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for various agricultural classes and Manual labour in rural Haryana, to examine their income and expenditure patterns, to analyse the impact of socio-economic and demographic factors on multidimensional poverty, and to examine and analyse perceptions and determinants of the causes of poverty. To achieve these objectives, multivariate techniques were employed to examine the extent and determinants of multidimensional poverty. The study observes that poverty severity reflects a structural intersection of occupation and gender. Multidimensional poverty is found to be positively associated with female headship, high child dependency ratios, and ageing household heads. In contrast, higher educational attainment among workers and a mature working population are associated with a substantially lower risk of poverty. Furthermore, the study reveals significant and structural variations in the distribution of income and consumption expenditure. Among farming classes, health-related deprivation emerges as the primary challenge, while basic living security constitutes the central deprivation for the labour class. Additionally, landholding size, earning capacity, and education emerge as critical factors shaping households perceptions of poverty and deprivation. newline