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    HomeNewsOpinionMany shades of inflation: The assault on rural wages

    Many shades of inflation: The assault on rural wages

    Real rural wage growth has been negative or marginally positive since 1998, except for a brief period between 2010 and 2014 

    Manas Chakravarty
    April 20, 2023 / 09:03 IST
    Jefferies further said the rural economy is in the early stages of a recovery, as partly evident in rural wage growth at a 27-mth high and NREGA employment demand being below pre-COVID levels. (File photo)
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