Question

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5. Construct a table on the distribution of land among the 450 families of
Palampur.
6. Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?​

Answer 1

5.Land is the most useful requirement for farming. Unfortunately not all the people engaged in agriculture have sufficient land for cultivation.

In Palampur ,450 families are landless.240 families cultivate small plots of land less than 2 hectares in size.60 families of medium and large farmers cultivate more than 2 hectares of land.A few of the large farmers have land extending over 10 hectares or more.

6.The minimum wages for a farm labourer set by the government Are ` 60 per day, but wages of farm labourers in Palampur are less than minimum wages because there is heavy competition for work among the term labourers in Palampur, so people agree to work for lower wages.