OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008
REPORT ON TEXTILE INDUSTRY
TABLE 3.2
AVERAGE DAILY WAGE RATES OF TIME-RATED WORKERS IN INDUSTRIES
BY SEX AND AGE
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Sl. Industry/Stratum Average Daily Wage Rates (Rs.)
No. -------------------------------------------------
Men Women Adole- Children Overall
scents
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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I. Cotton Textiles 130.31 69.26 - - 119.66
1 Rajasthan 119.11 103.65 - - 118.83
2 Gujarat 132.94 83.75 - - 130.57
3 Maharashtra 139.24 66.19 - - 135.30
4 Kerala 199.42 134.62 - - 196.84
5 Tamil Nadu 147.86 62.52 - - 119.02
6 Residual 110.92 94.22 - - 109.28
II. Woollen Textiles 136.88 110.58 - - 136.52
1 Punjab 150.57 167.82 - - 150.99
2 Haryana 150.94 97.67 - - 147.77
3 Rajasthan 107.74 75.44 - - 106.71
4 Residual 136.88 111.59 - - 136.72
III. Silk Textiles 135.19 96.12 - - 134.03
1 Maharashtra 116.72 91.89 - - 112.89
2 Karnataka 132.39 92.96 - - 131.78
3 Tamil Nadu 65.86 53.43 - - 60.37
4 Residual 144.67 145.20 - - 144.68
IV. Synthetic Textiles 145.83 75.91 - - 143.47
1 Rajasthan 127.78 76.92 - - 127.75
2 Gujarat 172.04 168.24 - - 172.03
3 Maharashtra 150.34 104.01 - - 146.20
4 Residual 105.29 63.16 - - 101.44
V. Jute Textiles 168.49 82.10 - - 167.45
1 West Bengal 210.87 216.62 - - 210.92
2 Tamil Nadu 90.93 55.50 - - 70.16
3 Residual 155.84 60.00 - - 155.31
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All Textiles Industries 136.94 70.07 - - 128.62
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NOTE :- - = Nil information.