Green revolution and economic disparity: An overview

As an important macro-economic parameter, income distribution has significant impact on various other social and economic variables. As witnessed elsewhere too, the disparities are bound to be effected with the economic growth. Likewise, Green Revolution in Punjab had significantly impacted inequalities within farm sector. The resourceful farmers gained more; the landless labour shared the minimum benefits due to increased seasonality in operations, mechanization and in-migration of labour from other states. Gains to middlemen classes were even gigantic while funding for oncoming research and development is seriously suffering.