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

STATEMENT 3.5.1.4

WAGE-PAID EMPLOYMENT PER PERSON OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN BELONGING TO OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES  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 21 15 20 17 - 1 - -
Sowing 9 6 5 6 - - - -
Transplanting 8 9 11 10 - - 1 1
Weeding 19 18 20 19 1 - 1 1
Harvesting 49 41 51 47 3 2 2 2
Others 131 103 143 126 9 6 5 5
All agricultural operations 237 192 250 225 13 9 9 9
               
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 1 1 1 - - - -
Sowing 9 6 6 6 1 - - -
Transplanting 14 11 16 14 1 - 1 1
Weeding 42 41 62 54 5 1 3 3
Harvesting 48 31 51 43 6 5 1 2
Others 97 69 82 77 9 5 3 3
All agricultural operations 213 159 218 195 22 11 8 9
               
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 1 6 12 9 8 - - -
Sowing 7 25 5 14 - - - -
Transplanting 24 8 17 13 - - - -
Weeding 35 54 60 58 - - - -
Harvesting 39 39 40 39 - - - -
Others 121 56 98 78 21 18 12 14
All agricultural operations 227 188 232 211 29 18 12 14

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 15 9 12 11
Sowing 1 1 - 1 6 4 3 4
Transplanting 2 - - - 6 6 7 6
Weeding 2 7 - 4 13 12 13 12
Harvesting 4 10 10 10 34 28 33 31
Others 23 14 21 16 93 68 91 82
All agricultural operations 36 32 33 32 167 127 159 146
               
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 2 - 1 1
Sowing 2 1 - 1 8 5 4 4
Transplanting 4 4 - 2 12 8 12 11
Weeding 2 4 1 3 33 30 48 40
Harvesting 4 4 3 4 39 24 39 33
Others 12 7 6 6 78 50 63 58
All agricultural operations 24 20 10 16 172 117 167 147
               
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 1 4 8 6
Sowing - - - - 4 15 3 9
Transplanting - - - - 15 5 12 8
Weeding 5 - - - 24 30 40 36
Harvesting - - - - 26 22 27 24
Others 26 1 - 1 87 33 68 50
All agricultural operations 31 1 - 1 157 109 158 133