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

STATEMENT 3.5.2.1

WAGE-PAID EMPLOYMENT PER PERSON OF USUALLY OCCUPIED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BELONGING TO ALL CLASSES OF AGRICULTURAL LABOUR HOUSE HOLDS 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 6 17 12 2 1 1 1
Sowing 8 6 8 7 - - 1 1
Transplanting 9 2 4 3 - 1 2 1
Weeding 20 3 9 6 3 - 1 1
Harvesting 49 28 24 26 3 3 3 3
Others 127 160 186 176 10 4 4 4
All agricultural operations 238 205 248 230 18 9 12 11
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 1 1 1 - - - -
Sowing 10 1 5 4 - 1 1 1
Transplanting 15 3 10 8 1 1 3 2
Weeding 39 38 40 39 15 - 4 3
Harvesting 48 37 48 45 4 6 2 3
Others 99 76 97 89 8 4 5 5
All agricultural operations 214 156 201 186 28 12 15 14
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 7 - 16 11 6 - - -
Sowing 6 - 9 6 - - - -
Transplanting 17 - 21 14 - 7 - 2
Weeding 37 82 46 58 - - - -
Harvesting 45 16 90 65 - - - -
Others 133 65 98 87 10 10 - 3
All agricultural operations 245 163 280 241 16 17 - 5

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 7 - 1 - 22 - 2 1
Sowing 1 - - - 7 - 1 1
Transplanting 2 - - - 8 - 2 1
Weeding 5 - - - 17 1 1 1
Harvesting 7 2 2 2 42 4 5 5
Others 33 4 12 8 111 17 15 16
All agricultural operations 55 6 15 10 207 22 26 25
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing - - - - 3 - - -
Sowing 1 - - - 9 1 2 1
Transplanting 4 1 2 1 14 2 5 3
Weeding 6 - - - 35 9 14 12
Harvesting 5 3 2 3 42 11 17 14
Others 18 3 6 4 88 19 35 29
All agricultural operations 34 7 10 8 191 42 73 59
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 6 - 3 1
Sowing - - - - 4 - 2 1
Transplanting 1 - - - 12 2 4 3
Weeding 6 - - - 27 7 8 8
Harvesting - - - - 32 1 15 9
Others 19 1 16 5 99 10 20 15
All agricultural operations 26 1 16 5 180 20 52 37