AStudy of Rural Nonfarm Sector among the Indian States between Pre and Post Liberalisation Era

The role of nonfarm sector is increasing in the role areas and role of the agriculture sector is decline in the country

There has been change in factor influencing the rural nonfarm sector among the various regions. There has attempt to the understand the pattern of the growth rural nonfarm sector among major Indian states and factors influencing the growth of rural nonfarm sector using cluster and discriminate analysis between 1983 to 2009–10.