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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.1.2

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

Assam                                                                                                    (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 25 25 42 33 4 - - -
Sowing 3 7 2 5 3 - - -
Transplanting 7 15 3 9 - - - -
Weeding 1 9 2 5 - - - -
Harvesting 19 5 9 7 1 - - -
Others 235 225 242 234 3 13 - 8
All agricultural operations 290 286 300 293 11 13 - 8
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - 6 - 2 - - - -
Sowing 5 8 6 6 - - - -
Transplanting 11 18 50 38 - - - -
Weeding 1 - - - - - - -
Harvesting 6 - 27 17 - - - -
Others 256 251 212 227 19 - - -
All agricultural operations 279 283 295 290 19 - - -
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 77 - - - - - - -
Sowing 55 - - - - - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting 102 - - - - - - -
Others 127 353 - 353 - - - -
All agricultural operations 361 353 - 353 - - - -

Assam

  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 16 - - - 18 15 28 21
Sowing - - - - 2 4 2 3
Transplanting 6 - - - 5 9 2 6
Weeding - - - - 1 5 1 3
Harvesting 5 - 7 3 12 3 7 5
Others 18 13 25 18 140 137 163 148
All agricultural operations 45 13 32 21 178 173 203 186
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - - 4 - 2
Sowing - - - - 4 5 5 5
Transplanting 39 - - - 11 12 44 30
Weeding - - - - 1 - - -
Harvesting - - - - 5 - 23 13
Others 86 - 196 44 222 169 194 183
All agricultural operations 125 - 196 44 243 190 266 233
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 29 - - -
Sowing - - - - 21 - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting 63 - - - 70 - - -
Others - - - - 48 71 - 71
All agricultural operations 63 - - - 168 71 0 71