9th Class Social Science The Story of Village Palampur Question Bank 9th CBSE Social Science The Story of Village Palampur

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      The farm labourers in Palampur usually earn less than the minimum wage. Why?

    Answer:

                      The use of modem agricultural implements like tractors, threshers and harvesters by the large and medium farmers has reduced the amount of agricultural labour required. So, there is competition for work among the agricultural labourers in the village. Knowing that the supply is much more than the demand, the labourers themselves agree to work for wages that are lower than minimum wages. The farmers exploit this condition of excess labour supply and force labourers to work for low wages.


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