RURAL LABOUR ENQUIRY (61st Round of N.S.S.) 2004–05

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.1.1

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS  IN DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS DURING 2004-05

 Andhra Pradesh                                                                              (estimated number of full days in a year)

  Agricultural Labour Occupations Non-Agricultural Labour Occupations
Agricultural   2004 - 2005   2004 - 2005
Operations 1999- With Without   1999- With Without  
  2000 cultivated cultivated All 2000 cultivated cultivated All
  land land land land
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MEN                
Ploughing 30 14 14 14 - - - -
Sowing 4 1 1 1 - - - -
Transplanting 13 3 17 13 - - 3 3
Weeding 13 15 17 16 - - 1 1
Harvesting 41 29 34 33 1 1 - -
Others 125 110 159 142 13 4 8 7
All agricultural operations 226 172 242 219 14 5 12 11
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 2 1 1 - - - -
Sowing 13 5 7 6 - - - -
Transplanting 24 7 14 12 - - 4 3
Weeding 38 54 47 49 8 - - -
Harvesting 41 26 48 41 2 - 1 1
Others 92 63 90 82 2 4 1 1
All agricultural operations 211 157 207 191 12 4 6 5
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 5 - - - - - - -
Sowing 5 16 6 9 - - - -
Transplanting 27 - 14 9 - - - -
Weeding 39 81 60 67 - - - -
Harvesting 37 22 40 34 - - - -
Others 141 102 98 100 23 - 19 15
All agricultural operations 254 221 218 219 23 - 19 15

Concld.

  Other Occupations All Occupations
Agricultural   2004 - 2005   2004 - 2005
Operations 1999- With Without   1999- With Without  
2000 cultivated cultivated All 2000 cultivated cultivated All
  land land     land land  
1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
MEN                
Ploughing 2 - - - 22 10 10 10
Sowing - - - - 3 1 1 1
Transplanting 2 - - - 10 2 13 10
Weeding 3 2 9 6 10 11 13 12
Harvesting 2 - 7 4 31 22 24 24
Others 12 6 55 32 97 85 115 105
All agricultural operations 21 8 71 42 173 131 176 162
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - 1 1 2 1 1 1
Sowing 5 - - - 12 5 6 5
Transplanting 15 1 - 1 22 6 12 10
Weeding 7 3 16 9 34 46 40 42
Harvesting - - - - 36 23 40 34
Others 15 2 2 2 82 54 75 69
All agricultural operations 42 6 19 13 188 135 174 161
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 4 - - -
Sowing - - - - 4 10 4 7
Transplanting - - - - 20 - 10 6
Weeding 6 - 60 21 30 52 50 51
Harvesting - - - - 28 14 30 24
Others 22 23 7 17 112 73 79 76
All agricultural operations 28 23 67 38 198 149 173 164