		Subjects	Page
		Main Findings of the Survey	1-3
CHAPTER-I		Introduction	4-9
	1.1	Genesis of the Survey	4
	1.2	Objectives of the Survey	5
	1.3	Selection of Industries	5
	1.4	Scope and Coverage	5-6
	1.5	Field Investigation and Reference Period	6
	1.6	Collection of Data and Schedule	6-7
	1.7	Selection of Occupations	7
	1.8	Geographical Stratification	7
	1.9	Sampling Design and Estimation Procedure	7-8
	1.10	Coverage of Units and Sample Size	8

CHAPTER-II		STRUCTURE OF WORK-FORCE	10-16

	2.1	Introduction	10
	2.2	Distribution of Work-Force by Sex	10
	2.3	Distribution of Work-Force by System of Wage Payment	10-11
	2.4	Distribution of Time-Rated Workers by Sexage	11
	2.5	Distribution of Piece-Rated Workers by Sexage	11
	2.6	Work-Force in Major Occupations	11
	2.7	Trend in Composition of Work Force by Sexage and System of Wage Payment	12
	2.8	Percentage Distribution of Workers by Occupation and Sexage	12
	2.9	Percentage Distribution of Workers in Different Occupations by System of Wage Payment	12
CHAPTER-III		WAGE RATES AND DEARNESS ALLOWANCES	17-27
	3.1	Introduction	17
	3.2	Wage Rates	17
	3.3	Average Daily Wage Rates	17
	3.4	Average Daily Wage Rates by Sexage	17-18
	3.5	Average Daily Wage Rates by System of Payment	18
	3.6	Average Daily Wage Rates of Time-Rated Workers by Sexage	18
	3.7	Average Daily Wage Rates of Piece-Rated Workers by Sexage	18
	3.8	Average Daily Wage Rates by Occupation and Sexage	18-19
	3.9	Trend in Wage Rates and Real Wage Rates	19-20
	3.10	Dearness Allowance	20
	3.10.1	Extent of Dearness Allowances Payment	20-21
	3.10.2	Extent of Employees Receiving Dearness Allowances	21
	3.10.3	Percentage Distribution of Units Paying DA by Criterion for Payment of DA	21
CHAPTER-IV		PAY ROLL EARNINGS	28-43
	4.1	Introduction	28
	4.2	Average Daily Earnings by Sexage	28
	4.3	Average Daily Earnings by System of Wage Payment	28-29
	4.4	Average Daily Earnings of Time-Rated Workers by Sexage	29
	4.5	Average Daily Earnings of Piece-Rated Workers by Sexage	29
	4.6	Average Daily Earnings by Components	29
	4.7	Distribution of Workers by Levels of Average Daily Earnings	29-30
	4.8	Distribution of Workers by Wage Level and Occupation	30
	4.9	Coefficient of Variation in Average Daily Earnings by Occupations and Strata	30-31
	4.10	Average Daily Earnings by Occupation and Sexage	31
	4.11	Average Daily Earnings by Occupation and System of Payment	31-32
	4.12	Earnings by Occupations and Components of Wages	32
	4.13	Trend in Average Daily Earnings and Real Earnings of Workers	32
CHAPTER-V		SPECIAL TABLES	44-47
	5.1	Coefficient of Variance for Wage Rates	44
	5.2	Weighting Diagram for Wage Rate Index Number	44
ANNEXURES
	I	List of 56 Industries Selected for Coverage under Occupational Wage Survey (Sixth Round)	48-49
	II	Occupational Wage Surveys Schedule	50-57
	III	List of Occupations with Brief Job Descriptions for the Plantation Industries	58
	IV	Sampling Design and Estimation Procedure of the Survey	59-66
	V	List of Reports brought out by Labour Bureau on Occupational Wage Surveys	67-69
	VI	List of Officers/Officials Associated with the Occupational Wage Survey Report	70
LIST OF TABLES
	1.1	Coverage of Units and Percentage Share of Units in Sample to the Frame	9
	2.1	Percentage Distribution of Work-Force by Sexage	13
	2.2	Percentage Distribution of Work-Force by System of Wage Payment	13
	2.3	Percentage Distribution of the Time-Rated Workers by Sexage	14
	2.4	Percentage Distribution of the Piece-Rated Workers by Sexage	14
	2.5	Percentage Distribution of Workers in Major Occupations	15
	2.6	Trend in Composition of Workers by Sexage and System of Wage Payment	15
	2.7	Percentage Distribution of Workers in Different Occupations by Sexage	16
	2.8	Percentage Distribution of Workers in Different Occupations by System of Wage Payment	16
	3.1	Average Daily Wage Rates of Workers by Industries and Sexage	22
	3.2	Average Daily Wage Rates of Time-Rated Workers by Industries and Sexage	22
	3.3	Average Daily Wage Rates of Piece-Rated Workers by Industries and Sexage	23
	3.4	Average Daily Wage Rates of Workers in Industries by Occupation and Sexage	23
	3.5	Average Daily Wage Rates of Time-Rated Workers in Industries by Occupation and Sexage	24
	3.6	Average Daily Wage Rates of Piece-Rated Workers in Industries by Occupation and Sexage	24
	3.7	Trend in Wage Rates and Real Wage Rates of Workers	25
	3.8	Percentage of Units Paying Dearness Allowance, Utilization of Consumer Price Index Numbers, Base Years and Scope	26
	3.9	Percentage of Employees (Manual and Non-Manual) Receiving Dearness Allowance	27
	3.10	Percentage Distribution of Units Paying Dearness Allowance by System of Payment	27
	4.1	Average Daily Earnings of Workers by Sexage	33
	4.2	Average Daily Earnings of Workers by System of Payment	33
	4.3	Average Daily Earnings of Time-Rated Workers by Sexage	34
	4.4	Average Daily Earnings of Piece-Rated Workers by Sexage	34
	4.5	Average Daily Earnings of Workers by Components	35
	4.6	Percentage Distribution of Workers Receiving Earnings per Day by Income Groups	36
	4.7	Distribution of Workers by Wage Level and Occupation	37
	4.8.1	Coefficient of Variation in Average Daily Real Earnings by Stratum	38
	4.8.2	Coefficient of Variation in Average Daily Real Earnings by Occupation	38
	4.9	Average Daily Earnings of Workers by Occupation and Sexage	39
	4.10.1	Average Daily Earnings of Workers by Occupation and System of Payment	39
	4.10.2	Average Daily Earnings of Time-Rated Workers by Occupation and Sexage	40
	4.10.3	Average Daily Earnings of Piece-Rated Workers by Occupation and Sexage	40
	4.11	Average Daily Earnings of Workers in Different Occupations by Components	41
	4.12	Percentage Distribution of Workers Receiving Earnings per Day in Occupations by Income Groups	42
	4.13	Trend in Average Daily Earnings and Real Earnings	43
	5.1	Coefficient of Variance in Average Wage Rates by Stratum	45
	5.2	Estimated Sample Size for Next Round of OWS	45
	5.3	Occupational Employment and Wage Rates of Workers by Industry/Stratum	46-47