An Article of Agricultural Labour Problems in Barpeta of Assam
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چکیده
Agricultural labours in Barpeta faces various problems. Agricultural labours means who works on the land of others on wages. Agricultural labours are not free from the bondage or slavery, their income living standard and social status are very low having unorganising system of farms workers.Objective: To know the social status of the agricultural labourers. To study the condition of their works. To know the magnitude of agricultural labours. Methodology of the studythe study includes only secondary methods of data collection and empirically study only. The paper includes problems of agricultural labours, government policy measures and suggestion for improvement of the agricultural labour conclusionThe study conclude that agricultural labourers condition is not good in Barpeta of Assam and government should take some proper steps to improve the conditions of agricultural labour.
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