differenciate between rural and urban livelihoods

Village life is mostly depended agriculture. Agriculture provides seasonal employment and thus people mostly remain poor and trapped in debts. The situation is however changing with the government policies. On the other hand in cities people have employment all round the year. This secures them steady incom ethus raising the standard of living.

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' ' ' ' 'Rural livelihood activities are outside houses ' ' ' ' '

Rural livelihood involves living with and being sustained by nature..For Example farmer* farming * herding* fishing* off-farm employment,* exploitation of natural resources through hunting and gathering.* forest product collection* women does house hold choresIt is diverse but simple livelihood strategiesAgriculture and food production plays a major roleChild labor is not commonSome means of jobs are inherited.. blacksmith, carpenter,goldsmith etc..People here do jobs that can be done in their nearby areaPeople are nature based and mostly self employedStreet food vendor, Specialized services like old age homes, child care , glamor based to suit the lifestyle are not commonly found hereAt present various government schemes like Rajiv Gandhi Rozgar yojana, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme etc offers interim income opportunitiesThere are not many Research and health care sectors' ' 'URBAN LIVELIHOOD IN INDIA ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 'Urban livelihoods are inside buildings ' ' ' ' ' Urban is city based living For example:IT analyst* informal trading* wage earning jobs in the government and private offices* Basically education/knowledge based* Men and women activities are very different,* Sometimes self-employed,* clerical or professional jobs.* Women engage in petty trade or street food vendingUrban livelihoods are complex and not easily characterized.Urban agriculture does not play a large role in urban livelihoodChild labor is present in poor familiesVery less inheritance.. except amongst business groupsThey mostly work far away from their housesThey work for other people and earn an incomeStreet food vendor,Specialized services like old age homes, child care , glamour based to suit the lifestyle serve as livelihood means.Ex: fashion designers, body builders, personal trainers, coaches are commonNo schemes such as Rajiv Gandhi Rozgar Yojana etc.