Impact Assessment of the District Poverty Initiative Project Rajasthan

shows that in 2007 compared to 2001, BPL households have much higher average income
through hiring out a tractor in all districts; none have it in Jhalawar. On the whole for both
APL and BPL households, tractor is generation higher incomes in 2007 as against 2001. For
non-baseline households in 2007, APL households are earning higher income than the BPL
households.
Table 3.24: Average Income from Hiring Out Tractor Rs.
BLS 2001 BLS 2007 NBLS 2007 Changes %
Districts APL BPL APL BPL APL BPL APL BPL
Baran 3264 186 14838 14838 23370 354.7 7882.8
Churu 1544 505 36601 35612 25225 14838 2269.9 6954.1
Dausa 2001 23494 8903 14838 18548 1073.9
Dholpur 5531 639 27203 19290 8903 391.8 2918.7
Jhalawar 1230 19502 15368 8903 1485.3
Rajsamand 3887 218 107576 22257 24112 22257 2667.4 10121.9
Tonk 11811 84 20773 12056 17346 20349 75.9 14314.3
Total 4033 250 33065 18506 18035 18817 719.8 7316.0
Hired Out Tractor Income Rs.
120000
100000
Rs.
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
Baran Dausa Jhalawar Tonk
BLS 2001 APL
BLS 2001 BPL
BLS 2007 APL
BLS 2007 BPL
NBLS 2007 APL
NBLS 2007 BPL
Districts
If you do not have a tractor, then bullocks are also hired out. This source generated only
marginal income in 2001 for both APL and BPL households, but in 2007, APL households
have reasonable income in all districts except Dholpur. In Churu district, BPL households
have high income from bullocks (table 3.25). There is no household in Baran, Dausa, Dholpur
and Tonk. It must be stated here that both these assets are hired out more for non-agricultural
purposes than agricultural purposes and that too by limited number of households. However,
this shows that even BPL households possess a tractor and bullocks. This reflects on the
selection of BPL households itself. One can say that such households may be marginal and
small farmers. In 2007, a bullock pair generated an income of Rs.6922 for BPL household and
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