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

STATEMENT 3.5.2.2

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

   All India                                                                                        (estimated numbers 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 30 18 22 3 1 1 1
Sowing 8 21 21 21 1 - 1 1
Transplanting 9 - 2 2 - - 1 1
Weeding 21 2 4 3 1 1 1 1
Harvesting 53 50 10 24 3 3 5 4
Others 124 104 156 138 7 7 3 5
All agricultural operations 242 207 211 210 15 12 12 13
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 3 1 4 3 - - - -
Sowing 11 2 5 4 - - 1 1
Transplanting 18 4 15 11 - - 1 1
Weeding 38 53 33 40 4 - 4 3
Harvesting 51 51 48 49 2 6 2 3
Others 91 39 101 79 4 6 6 5
All agricultural operations 212 150 206 186 10 12 14 13
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing 7 - 33 30 - - - -
Sowing 1 - 19 17 - - - -
Transplanting 14 - 42 38 - - - -
Weeding 54 - 2 2 - - - -
Harvesting 55 152 51 61 - - - -
Others 120 213 144 150 - - - -
All agricultural operations 251 365 291 298 - - - -

 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 6 - 2 1 24 2 2 2
Sowing 1 - - - 7 1 2 2
Transplanting 3 - 1 1 8 - 1 1
Weeding 4 - - - 18 1 1 1
Harvesting 11 1 3 2 47 6 5 5
Others 31 7 20 14 110 11 12 13
All agricultural operations 56 8 26 18 214 21 23 24
                 
WOMEN                
Ploughing 1 - - - 3 - 1 1
Sowing - - - - 11 1 2 2
Transplanting 4 3 - 2 17 3 6 4
Weeding 7 2 - 1 35 16 13 14
Harvesting 8 - 1 - 47 16 17 17
Others 23 2 12 6 84 13 39 29
All agricultural operations 43 7 13 9 197 49 78 67
                 
CHILDREN                
Ploughing - - - - 5 - 9 6
Sowing - - - - 1 - 5 4
Transplanting 3 - - - 12 - 11 8
Weeding 7 - - - 43 - 1 -
Harvesting - - - - 42 10 14 13
Others 21 - 17 5 96 14 40 32
All agricultural operations 31 - 17 5 199 24 80 63