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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.4.2

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS  OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES 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 17 32 13 20 7 - - -
Sowing 2 15 - 6 - - - -
Transplanting 1 1 - 1 - - - -
Weeding - 4 - 2 - - - -
Harvesting 13 8 5 6 - - - -
Others 245 258 319 296 16 96 - 60
All agricultural operations 278 318 337 331 23 96 - 60
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing 3 10 - 4 - - - -
Transplanting - - 11 7 - - - -
Weeding 2 - - - - - - -
Harvesting - - 6 4 - - - -
Others 258 287 266 273 - - - -
All agricultural operations 263 297 283 288 - - - -
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing 365 - - - - - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting - - - - - - - -
Others - 365 - 365 - - - -
All agricultural operations 365 365 - 365 - - - -

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 11 - - - 14 21 11 16
Sowing - - - - 1 10 - 5
Transplanting - - - - 1 1 - 1
Weeding - - - - - 3 - 1
Harvesting 10 - - - 11 5 4 5
Others 25 10 16 11 168 186 286 239
All agricultural operations 46 10 16 11 195 226 301 267
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - 3 8 - 3
Transplanting - - - - - - 11 6
Weeding - - - - 2 - - -
Harvesting - - - - - - 6 4
Others 165 - - - 237 223 260 245
All agricultural operations 165 - - - 242 231 277 258
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - 43 - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - - - - -
Harvesting - - - - - - - -
Others - - - - - 194 - 194
All agricultural operations - - - - 43 194 - 194