POVERTY ANALYSIS OF INFORMAL LABOUR IN IMPHAL CITY, MANIPUR

Authors: Thokchom Rebica Devi, Leiphrakpam Ajit Singh, Lunghim Rongmei & G. Jadumani Sharma

ABSTRACT

Poverty is a social and economic challenge in developing countries. The informal labourers are the most affected working group. The overall average income per working day and annual income across all categories of informal labourers are observed as ₹485.04 and ₹96718.04, respectively. The paper highlights that the overall average daily income across all categories of informal labourers is observed as ₹485.04. By applying Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) indices (1984), the study reveals that 78% of informal labour (respondents) fall below the poverty threshold with poverty gap index P1 = 58.57 and poverty severity index P2 = 16.40. By occupation, the highest incidence of poverty below the poverty threshold is observed among cobblers (100.00%) and domestic helpers (100.00%).

Keywords: Income, Poverty, Informal labour, Manipur

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