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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.2.6

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

Karnataka                                                                                          (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 51 26 33 30 - - - -
Sowing 3 7 11 10 - - - -
Transplanting 2 - 9 6 - - - -
Weeding 12 25 13 17 - - - -
Harvesting 38 32 57 48 2 - - -
Others 163 128 177 162 8 - 5 3
All agricultural operations 269 218 300 273 10 - 5 3
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 8 - 1 1 - - - -
Sowing 16 6 8 7 - - 1 -
Transplanting 4 5 15 11 - - - -
Weeding 50 82 71 74 - - - -
Harvesting 37 36 44 41 - - - -
Others 130 82 111 102 - - 52 28
All agricultural operations 245 211 250 236 - - 53 28
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - 57 32 - - - -
Transplanting 15 - - - - - - -
Weeding 73 157 86 118 - - - -
Harvesting 84 - 10 6 - - - -
Others 136 60 156 112 47 - - -
All agricultural operations 308 217 309 268 47 - - -

Karnataka

  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 15 - - - 42 18 27 24
Sowing 3 - - - 2 5 9 8
Transplanting - - - - 2 - 8 5
Weeding - - - - 10 18 11 13
Harvesting 14 18 - 13 33 24 47 39
Others 8 - - - 134 89 147 125
All agricultural operations 40 18 - 13 223 154 249 214
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 6 - 1 1
Sowing - - - - 15 5 8 7
Transplanting - - - - 3 4 13 10
Weeding 22 27 4 13 47 72 63 66
Harvesting - - - - 33 30 39 36
Others 17 - - - 118 71 101 90
All agricultural operations 39 27 4 13 222 182 225 210
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - - - 37 15
Transplanting - - - - 12 - - -
Weeding - - - - 59 57 55 56
Harvesting - - - - 68 - 7 3
Others 87 - 159 33 126 21 136 69
All agricultural operations 87 - 159 33 265 78 235 143