Reasons of rural poverty

Mean

SD

Lack of access to educational opportunities/Illiteracy

4.49

0.602

Lack of employment opportunities

4.35

0.853

Lack of good governance policies by the state

4.32

0.756

Small Land holdings and Low agricultural produce

4.11

0.693

Lack of access to health Facilities

4.06

0.688

Poor marketing facilities of agriculture produce

4.02

0.723

Limited access to social safety nets (SSNs) and Micro-credit facilities

3.97

0.749

Poor Agric. Technology transfer system

3.82

0.964