WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA (2006-07) 

Table No. 6(b)

Average Daily Wage Rates in  Non-agricultural Occupations in Rural India during

October, 2006 (by States & Sex)

                                                                                                                                                                            (In Rupees)

Sl. No. States Carpenter Blacksmith Cobbler
Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 Andhra Pradesh 88.09 - - 72.86 - @ 54.91 - -
2 Assam 117.63 - - 82.73 - - 81.25 - -
3 Bihar 103.97 - - 85.69 - - 69.53 - @
4 Gujarat 132.35 - - @ - - @ - -
5 Haryana   146.33  -   -    125.86  -   -      95.83  -   - 
6 Himachal Pradesh 206.22 - - 180.13 - - - - -
7 Jammu & Kashmir 184.00 - - 136.50 - - - - -
8 Karnataka 102.79 - - 78.03 - - 61.00 - -
9 Kerala 218.00 - - 206.71 - - @ - -
10 Madhya Pradesh 88.97 - - 75.84 - - 55.57 - -
11 Maharashtra 109.30 - - 89.13 - - 68.94 - -
12 Manipur 84.44 - - 72.14 - - 61.67 - -
13 Meghalaya 132.78 - - 87.78 - - 74.29 - -
14 Orissa 116.65 - - 87.50 - - 78.00 - -
15 Punjab 174.29 - - 173.00 - - - - -
16 Rajasthan 148.61 - - @ - - - - -
17 Tamil Nadu 130.51 - @ 115.79 - - @ - -
18 Tripura 120.00 - - 80.56 - - 80.00 - -
19 Uttar Pradesh 128.14 - @ 115.21 - @ 79.74 - -
20 West Bengal 98.78 - - 61.31 - - 57.13 - -
  All-India 119.93  - @ 92.44  - @ 66.34  - @

Table No. 6 (b) contd.

                                                                                                                                                               In Rupees)

Sl. No. States Mason Tractor driver
Men Women Children Men Women Children
1 2 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 Andhra Pradesh 108.50 - - 76.31 - -
2 Assam 126.15 - - @ - -
3 Bihar 118.08 - - 79.64 - -
4 Gujarat 150.17 - - 87.08 - -
5 Haryana 187.50 - - 122.60 - -
6 Himachal Pradesh 197.00 - - @ - -
7 Jammu & Kashmir 187.11 - - - - -
8 Karnataka 112.75 - - 83.59 - -
9 Kerala 212.11 - - @ - -
10 Madhya Pradesh 106.69 - - 70.25 - -
11 Maharashtra 126.77 @ - 84.49 - -
12 Manipur 85.56 - - 98.75 - -
13 Meghalaya 116.25 - - - - -
14 Orissa 119.63 - - 100.57 - -
15 Punjab 173.76 - - 104.71 - -
16 Rajasthan 161.50 - - 107.67 - -
17 Tamil Nadu 141.35 - @ 117.40 - -
18 Tripura 120.00 - - 120.00 - -
19 Uttar Pradesh 141.51 - - 81.30 - -
20 West Bengal 103.90 - - 120.93 - -
  All-India 131.03 @ @ 90.13  -  -

Table No. 6 (b) concld.

                                                                                                                                                                 (In Rupees)

Sl. No. States

                       Sweeper

Unskilled labourers
Men Women Children Men Women Children
1 2 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 Andhra Pradesh @ @ - 55.93 40.30 32.44
2 Assam - - - 66.96 47.00 34.33
3 Bihar 51.00 - @ 57.00 50.60 46.64
4 Gujarat @ @ @ 53.25 51.15 @
5 Haryana 91.50 @ - 96.83 93.20 -
6 Himachal Pradesh - - - 112.33 @ -
7 Jammu & Kashmir - - - 113.50 - -
8 Karnataka 45.63 39.29 - 50.05 35.62 24.38
9 Kerala - @ - 160.42 126.25 -
10 Madhya Pradesh 48.04 47.62 - 40.35 34.46 24.82
11 Maharashtra @ - - 55.13 34.83 25.94
12 Manipur - - - 52.78 47.50 -
13 Meghalaya @ @ @ 78.33 49.17 @
14 Orissa @ @ @ 54.25 45.39 25.50
15 Punjab @ 56.11 - 93.01 @ -
16 Rajasthan @ @ - 76.84 70.63 @
17 Tamil Nadu @ @ - 80.68 55.91 @
18 Tripura - - - 90.56 @ -
19 Uttar Pradesh @ 64.17 - 64.64 53.16 39.85
20 West Bengal - - - 58.91 51.60 33.36
  All-India 51.64 50.38 @ 65.51 48.81 31.15

 -  =  Not reported

@  =  Number of quotations are less than five.