Rural vs Urban
' ' ' ' ' 'rural livelihood in india
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' ' ' ' 'Rural livelihood activities are outside houses ' ' ' ' '
Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature..
For Example farmer
* farming
* herding
* fishing
* off-farm employment,
* exploitation of natural resources through hunting and gathering.
* forest product collection
* women does house hold chores
It is diverse but simple livelihood strategies
Agriculture and food production plays a major role
Child labor is not common
Some means of jobs are inherited.. blacksmith, carpenter,goldsmith etc..
People here do jobs that can be done in their nearby area
People are nature based and mostly self employed
Street food vendor, Specialized services like old age homes, child care , glamor based to suit the lifestyle are not commonly found here
At present various government schemes like Rajiv Gandhi Rozgar yojana, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme etc offers interim income opportunities
There are not many Research and health care sectors
' ' 'URBAN LIVELIHOOD IN INDIA ' ' '
' ' ' ' 'Urban livelihoods are inside buildings ' ' ' ' '
Urban is city based living For example:IT analyst
* informal trading
* wage earning jobs in the government and private offices
* Basically education/knowledge based
* Men and women activities are very different,
* Sometimes self-employed,
* clerical or professional jobs.
* Women engage in petty trade or street food vending
Urban livelihoods are complex and not easily characterized.
Urban agriculture does not play a large role in urban livelihood
Child labor is present in poor families
Very less inheritance.. except amongst business groups
They mostly work far away from their houses
They work for other people and earn an income
Street food vendor,
Specialized services like old age homes, child care , glamour based to suit the lifestyle serve as livelihood means.
Ex:
•
' ' ' ' 'Rural livelihood activities are outside houses ' ' ' ' '
Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature..
For Example farmer
* farming
* herding
* fishing
* off-farm employment,
* exploitation of natural resources through hunting and gathering.
* forest product collection
* women does house hold chores
It is diverse but simple livelihood strategies
Agriculture and food production plays a major role
Child labor is not common
Some means of jobs are inherited.. blacksmith, carpenter,goldsmith etc..
People here do jobs that can be done in their nearby area
People are nature based and mostly self employed
Street food vendor, Specialized services like old age homes, child care , glamor based to suit the lifestyle are not commonly found here
At present various government schemes like Rajiv Gandhi Rozgar yojana, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme etc offers interim income opportunities
There are not many Research and health care sectors
' ' 'URBAN LIVELIHOOD IN INDIA ' ' '
' ' ' ' 'Urban livelihoods are inside buildings ' ' ' ' '
Urban is city based living For example:IT analyst
* informal trading
* wage earning jobs in the government and private offices
* Basically education/knowledge based
* Men and women activities are very different,
* Sometimes self-employed,
* clerical or professional jobs.
* Women engage in petty trade or street food vending
Urban livelihoods are complex and not easily characterized.
Urban agriculture does not play a large role in urban livelihood
Child labor is present in poor families
Very less inheritance.. except amongst business groups
They mostly work far away from their houses
They work for other people and earn an income
Street food vendor,
Specialized services like old age homes, child care , glamour based to suit the lifestyle serve as livelihood means.
Ex: