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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.2.2

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES 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 29 38 41 39 - - - -
Sowing 1 4 - 2 - - - -
Transplanting 26 10 - 5 - - - -
Weeding 5 - - - - - - -
Harvesting 37 33 - 18 - - - -
Others 203 189 171 182 2 - - -
All agricultural operations 301 274 212 246 2 - - -
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - 32 - 18 - - - -
Sowing - - 43 19 - - - -
Transplanting 44 33 - 18 - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting 3 - 156 67 - - - -
Others 242 229 131 187 - - - -
All agricultural operations 289 294 330 309 - - - -
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - - - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting - - - - - - - -
Others 313 - - - - - - -
All agricultural operations 313 - - - - - - -

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 4 - - - 15 19 26 22
Sowing - - - - - 2 - 1
Transplanting - 4 - 3 13 6 - 3
Weeding - - - - 3 - - -
Harvesting - - - - 19 16 - 10
Others 6 23 - 15 102 99 108 103
All agricultural operations 10 27 - 18 152 142 134 139
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - - 21 - 14
Sowing - - - - - - 42 14
Transplanting - - - - 38 21 - 14
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting - - - - 3 - 150 52
Others - - - - 215 152 126 142
All agricultural operations - - - - 256 194 318 236
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - - - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting - - - - - - - -
Others - - - - 37 - - -
All agricultural operations - - - - 37 - - -