OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008

REPORT ON TEXTILE  INDUSTRY 

TABLE 3.9

PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEES (MANUAL & NON-MANUAL) RECEIVING

 DEARNESS ALLOWANCE IN INDUSTRIES

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Sl.   Industry/Stratum          Estimated No. of Total   Percentage of Employees

No.                               Employees  in the        Receiving DA in the

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                                  Units      Industry       Units      Industry

                                Paying DA                 Paying DA

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 1           2                      3            4            5            6

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I.    Cotton Textiles            212529       475125        70.44        31.51

    1 Rajasthan                    9893        17241        92.12        52.86

    2 Gujarat                     33496        47766        58.39        40.94

    3 Maharashtra                 62060        68380        84.53        76.72

    4 Kerala                       8138        17894        64.68        29.42

    5 Tamil Nadu                  93978       170628        64.14        35.33

    6 Residual                     4964       153216        61.22         1.98

II.   Woollen Textiles             8040        30709        90.77        23.77

    1 Punjab                        -           2746          -            - 

    2 Haryana                       -           1907          -            - 

    3 Rajasthan                     -           2030          -            - 

    4 Residual                     8040        24026        90.77        30.38

III.  Silk Textiles               13503        22834        99.10        58.61

    1 Maharashtra                   820         1063        97.56        75.26

    2 Karnataka                    8997        12071        99.76        74.35

    3 Tamil Nadu                    -            325          -            - 

    4 Residual                     3686         9375        97.86        38.47

IV.   Synthetic Textiles          18366       148913        94.15        11.61

    1 Rajasthan                   11189        23209        99.53        47.98

    2 Gujarat                       -          73101          -            - 

    3 Maharashtra                  4123        11932        90.23        31.18

    4 Residual                     3054        40671        79.76         5.99

V.    Jute Textiles              169683       171686        98.22        97.07

    1 West Bengal                141221       141581        98.57        98.32

    2 Kerala                        -            880          -            - 

    3 Tamil Nadu                    -            455          -            - 

    4 Residual                    28462        28770        96.48        95.45

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All Textiles Industries          422121       849267        83.94        41.72

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