Labour augmenting and labour displacing element in Green Revolution

There is a general consensus that the adoption of new technology in Green Revolution had reduced labour absorption in agriculture. The uneven regional growth was mainly responsible for the low absorption of labour within agriculture. In a large number of states, especially in those regions where there was abundant availability of labour, the growth of output was too slow to generate adequate employment opportunities. In high growth regions, labour was not plentiful and wage rates were high. The sudden rise in the demand for labour in these areas induced mechanisation and labour-saving practices in general. This happened despite the use of migrant labour from the less developed regions for certain operations.