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

REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT

OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS 

(APPENDICES)

APPENDIX - III 2.1.6

AVERAGE ANNUAL DAYS OF WAGE EMPLOYMENT OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN  BELONGING TO  AGRICULTURAL 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 37 2 - 1 - - - -
Sowing 6 - - - - - - -
Transplanting 2 - - - - - - -
Weeding 16 - - - 1 - - -
Harvesting 43 - - - - - - -
Others 164 205 267 228 11 1 15 11
All agricultural operations 268 207 267 229 12 1 15 11
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 - - - - - - -
Sowing 10 - - - - - - -
Transplanting 5 2 1 1 - - - -
Weeding 52 94 17 41 - - - -
Harvesting 44 23 57 46 - - - -
Others 131 19 182 132 31 - 22 14
All agricultural operations 245 138 257 220 31 - 22 14
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 1 - - - - - - -
Sowing 4 - - - - - - -
Transplanting 9 - - - - - - -
Weeding 69 365 - 40 - - - -
Harvesting 48 - 44 40 - - - -
Others 140 - 277 245 - - - -
All agricultural operations 271 365 321 325 - - - -

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 9 - - - 32 - - -
Sowing 2 - - - 5 - - -
Transplanting - - - - 2 - - -
Weeding 2 - - - 14 - - -
Harvesting 5 - 7 4 37 - 1 1
Others 41 11 26 18 145 40 31 34
All agricultural operations 59 11 33 22 235 40 32 35
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 3 - - -
Sowing 1 - - - 9 - - -
Transplanting - - - - 5 1 - 1
Weeding 12 - 1 - 48 33 8 17
Harvesting - - - - 40 8 25 19
Others 17 2 - 1 120 7 87 58
All agricultural operations 30 2 1 1 225 49 120 95
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - - - - -
Sowing - - - - 3 - - -
Transplanting - - - - 7 - - -
Weeding - - - - 55 330 - 12
Harvesting - - - - 39 - 12 12
Others 26 - 38 38 116 - 97 93
All agricultural operations 26 - 38 38 220 330 109 117