RURAL LABOUR ENQUIRY (61st Round of N.S.S.) 2004–05 REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT OF RURAL LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS ( MAIN REPORT)

STATEMENT 3.5.1.1

WAGE-PAID EMPLOYMENT PER PERSON OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN  AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO ALL CLASSES OF RURAL  LABOUR HOUSEHOLDS IN DIFFERENT  AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS

All India                                                                                                             (estimated number of full days in a year)

  Agricultural Labour Occupations Non-Agricultural Labour Occupations
Agricultural   2004-05   2004-05
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 25 15 19 17 1 1 1 1
Sowing 8 8 9 9 - - 1 -
Transplanting 9 8 11 10 - 1 1 1
Weeding 19 20 21 21 1 - 1 1
Harvesting 48 41 52 47 3 2 3 3
Others 129 101 140 124 7 5 5 5
All agricultural operations 238 193 252 228 12 9 12 11
               
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
Sowing 10 6 7 7 - 1 1 1
Transplanting 15 10 14 12 2 1 2 2
Weeding 39 43 57 52 5 - 4 3
Harvesting 47 38 52 46 3 5 2 3
Others 99 65 89 81 5 5 5 4
All agricultural operations 213 164 220 199 16 12 14 13
               
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 7 3 6 4 3 - - -
Sowing 6 11 7 9 - - - -
Transplanting 16 7 9 8 - 4 - 1
Weeding 39 54 55 55 - - - -
Harvesting 45 40 44 43 4 - - -
Others 130 71 120 98 7 9 4 5
All agricultural operations 243 186 241 217 14 13 4 6

  All India

  Other Occupations All Occupations
Agricultural   2004-05   2004-05
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 5 1 1 1 18 9 13 11
Sowing 1 1 - 1 6 5 6 6
Transplanting 2 1 - - 7 5 8 7
Weeding 3 4 3 3 14 13 14 14
Harvesting 5 7 12 9 34 27 35 32
Others 26 16 26 21 94 68 93 82
All agricultural operations 42 30 42 35 173 127 169 152
               
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 3 1 1 1
Sowing 1 1 - - 8 5 5 5
Transplanting 3 2 1 2 12 7 11 10
Weeding 5 3 3 3 33 30 45 39
Harvesting 4 3 6 4 38 27 42 35
Others 14 10 13 11 81 47 72 62
All agricultural operations 27 19 23 20 175 117 176 152
               
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 5 1 4 2
Sowing - - - - 3 5 5 5
Transplanting 1 - 5 1 10 4 7 5
Weeding 4 - 9 2 26 26 37 31
Harvesting 1 - - - 29 19 29 24
Others 14 10 31 15 87 40 80 60
All agricultural operations 20 10 45 18 160 95 162 127