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

STATEMENT 3.5.1.2

WAGE-PAID EMPLOYMENT PER PERSON OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN,  WOMEN & CHILDREN BELONGING TO SCHEDULED CASTES  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 27 13 16 15 2 1 1 1
Sowing 8 10 10 10 - - 1 1
Transplanting 9 9 11 11 - - 1 1
Weeding 20 18 21 20 1 1 1 1
Harvesting 53 45 54 51 3 3 5 4
Others 125 97 135 122 6 7 4 4
All agricultural operations 242 192 247 229 12 12 13 12
               
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 3 1 1 - - - -
Sowing 11 8 7 7 - - 1 1
Transplanting 18 10 14 13 2 - 1 1
Weeding 38 46 53 51 1 - 4 3
Harvesting 51 45 54 51 1 5 2 2
Others 90 55 88 79 2 5 5 5
All agricultural operations 211 167 217 202 6 10 13 12
               
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 7 - 3 2 - - - -
Sowing 1 - 18 12 - - - -
Transplanting 13 - 4 3 - - - -
Weeding 53 81 46 57 - - - -
Harvesting 56 33 53 47 - - - -
Others 121 73 133 116 3 15 - 2
All agricultural operations 251 187 257 237 3 15 - 2

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 4 2 1 1 21 9 11 10
Sowing 1 - - - 6 6 7 7
Transplanting 3 1 1 1 7 6 8 7
Weeding 3 5 6 5 15 13 15 14
Harvesting 8 7 8 8 40 31 38 36
Others 25 15 34 25 94 66 94 85
All agricultural operations 44 30 50 40 183 131 173 159
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 1 - - - 3 2 - 1
Sowing 1 - - - 10 6 6 6
Transplanting 4 2 - 1 15 8 11 10
Weeding 5 3 6 4 33 35 44 41
Harvesting 7 2 5 3 44 33 45 41
Others 18 15 17 15 79 43 74 64
All agricultural operations 36 22 28 23 184 127 180 163
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 5 - 2 1
Sowing - - - - 1 - 11 7
Transplanting 3 - - - 10 - 2 2
Weeding 5 - 30 9 39 35 33 34
Harvesting - - - - 40 14 34 26
Others 18 9 42 19 90 38 89 70
All agricultural operations 26 9 72 28 185 87 171 140