Farmers’ criteria

Class I

Class II

Class III

Class IV

Nature of the house

Good and

permanent

Good but semi permanent

Mostly grass thatched

Mostly small and grass thatched

Means of

transport

Vehicle or

bicycle

Bicycle

Mostly foot

Mostly foot

Possession of money (USD)

1571 - 2619

104 - 523

10 - 26

0 - 2

No. of plots

15 - 100

10-14

2 - 4

≤2

Heads of

cattle

4 - 10

1 - 3

None

None

No. of small

ruminants

10 - 20

2 - 10

1

None

No. of

woodlots

3 - 5

1 - 2

None

None

Children’s education

In boarding

schools

Good day

schools

Universal

education

None

No. of workers

30 - 50

5 - 20

None

None

No. of meals

taken

4

2

1

1

Use of soil amendments

FYM and

fertilizers

FYM and

fertilizers

FYM

None

Potato yields (No of bags)

100 - 500

10 - 50

2 - 5

1