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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 1.4.4

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

Gujarat                                                                                                (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 11 - 22 16 - - - -
Sowing 4 12 4 6 - - - -
Transplanting 18 22 9 12 - - - -
Weeding 11 25 35 32 - - 8 6
Harvesting 43 106 77 85 32 2 1 1
Others 174 78 109 101 - 3 - 1
All agricultural operations 261 243 256 252 32 5 9 8
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - 6 4 - - - -
Sowing - - 3 2 - - - -
Transplanting 8 - 18 13 - - - -
Weeding 15 58 47 50 - - 57 35
Harvesting 29 62 60 60 128 26 5 13
Others 153 71 102 94 - - - -
All agricultural operations 205 191 236 223 128 26 62 48
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - 114 64 - - - -
Sowing - - - - - - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding 15 241 - 106 - - - -
Harvesting 23 33 60 48 - - - -
Others 107 66 - 29 - - - -
All agricultural operations 145 340 174 247 - - - -

Gujarat

  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 - - 34 14 8 - 18 13
Sowing - - - - 3 7 3 4
Transplanting - - - - 13 13 6 8
Weeding - - - - 7 15 27 23
Harvesting 3 17 - 10 37 66 55 58
Others 23 - 21 9 123 46 79 69
All agricultural operations 26 17 55 33 191 147 188 175
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - - - 5 3
Sowing - - - - - - 3 2
Transplanting - - - - 5 - 14 10
Weeding - - 15 6 10 33 45 41
Harvesting - - 7 3 31 39 49 45
Others 25 - 23 9 110 40 83 69
All agricultural operations 25 - 45 18 156 112 199 170
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - 88 55
Sowing - - - - - - - -
Transplanting - - - - - - - -
Weeding - - - - 7 241 - 91
Harvesting - - - - 12 33 46 41
Others - - - - 53 66 - 25
All agricultural operations - - - - 72 340 134 212