Nabard: 76% rural families see income rising next year

OVER 75.9% OF rural households expect their income to increase over the next year, according to a bimonthly survey conducted by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) in November 2025.

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This represents the highest level since the survey commenced in September 2024. The survey, titled ‘Rural Economic Conditions and Sentiments’ noted “it is possible that the Trump tariff-related impact on farm and non-farm exports, and the associated impact on rural income and employment, is perceived by the households to dampen prospects only in the short-term, but over the next one year they expect the situation to improve.”