WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA (2006-07)

Table No. I(a)

All-India Average Daily Wage Rates in Agricultural Occupations during

2006-2007 (month wise)

(In Rupees)

Month	Ploughing			Sowing			Weeding
	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
July,2006	76.15	40.45	@	68.40	47.86	39.12	63.98	50.29	36.83
August	79.21	43.00	@	71.28	49.95	40.96	62.33	49.77	35.36
September	79.93	42.78	@	73.20	51.36	40.14	61.96	49.96	35.93
October	78.52	37.86	@	72.55	51.07	41.49	62.85	50.85	36.01
November	79.39	43.13	@	71.99	50.75	40.21	64.02	51.72	37.42
December	81.06	38.33	@	72.13	51.41	43.00	64.68	52.83	38.12
January,2007	82.20	41.67	@	73.47	51.54	43.00	65.43	53.34	38.33
February	83.21	40.00	@	74.21	51.35	41.92	66.03	54.07	38.15
March	84.54	@	@	75.14	52.77	42.19	66.64	54.86	39.25
April	85.78	43.33	@	75.76	52.59	41.36	66.60	55.23	39.58
May	86.12	45.00	@	76.29	53.21	41.48	67.31	55.19	38.81
June	85.38	50.54	@	75.07	53.04	40.94	67.80	55.70	39.87
Annual Average	81.79	42.37	@	73.29	51.41	41.32	64.97	52.82	37.81

Table No.I (a) contd.

(In Rupees)

Month	Transplanting			Harvesting			Winnowing
Month	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children
1	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
July,2006	66.50	54.47	39.13	68.32	55.84	40.17	65.74	49.74	45.75
August	64.82	53.20	40.17	68.74	56.79	39.69	65.72	50.17	45.14
September	66.98	54.37	39.86	69.49	56.22	38.22	66.32	49.64	41.53
October	69.10	55.82	41.80	67.76	54.47	37.13	65.34	49.68	39.61
November	68.97	56.42	44.47	65.74	53.99	38.99	63.96	50.24	41.28
December	69.04	56.85	43.71	65.45	53.07	38.27	63.53	49.76	38.24
January,2007	69.83	57.51	44.63	66.99	54.20	38.58	64.95	51.43	38.46
February	69.57	56.94	43.90	67.57	55.01	38.71	66.46	51.99	39.61
March	69.66	57.42	43.58	67.84	55.18	38.44	67.04	50.92	38.95
April	70.47	57.31	43.58	70.38	56.74	38.29	66.76	52.00	@
May	71.61	57.69	43.23	71.09	58.02	38.75	68.30	52.81	@
June	73.52	59.28	43.96	72.04	58.76	39.03	70.05	54.04	@
Annual Average	69.17	56.44	42.67	68.45	55.69	38.69	66.18	51.04	40.95

Table No.I (a) contd.

(In Rupees)

Month	Threshing			Picking*			Herdsman
Month	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children
1	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
July,2006	66.05	51.82	46.58	61.47	49.96	32.01	42.38	33.31	28.58
August	67.11	53.18	42.21	62.65	50.81	32.51	42.59	32.72	28.61
September	66.97	53.59	43.78	67.60	49.25	31.44	42.51	33.01	28.63
October	67.78	53.24	41.81	68.57	50.97	32.08	42.15	33.45	29.06
November	64.74	51.31	44.67	65.95	49.29	33.84	42.74	34.21	29.76
December	63.21	50.85	42.11	67.42	48.86	33.92	43.14	34.16	29.69
January,2007	64.55	53.26	38.53	68.09	49.27	33.51	43.02	35.41	30.08
February	65.60	54.57	38.53	69.85	51.16	33.32	44.11	35.13	29.56
March	67.22	55.18	36.10	68.97	51.72	36.47	44.30	34.59	29.74
April	72.01	58.04	36.81	68.50	51.93	37.37	44.72	35.03	30.80
May	72.12	58.21	36.81	69.60	54.02	38.19	44.35	35.54	30.54
June	71.46	59.66	40.53	70.67	55.43	38.01	45.49	36.65	30.44
Annual Average	67.40	54.41	40.71	67.45	51.06	34.39	43.46	34.43	29.62

Table No.1 (a) concld.

(In Rupees)

Month	Well digging			Cane crushing
Month	Men	Women	Children	Men	Women	Children
1	29	30	31	32	33	34
July,2006	96.59	54.04	@	67.88	44.75	@
August	102.61	52.46	-	70.49	43.15	@
September	99.66	51.82	-	72.79	43.00	@
October	99.02	52.46	-	73.82	46.75	@
November	98.90	54.74	-	74.13	46.50	@
December	99.27	55.19	-	71.40	47.68	@
January,2007	98.60	54.59	-	71.74	48.30	@
February	99.34	53.37	@	71.55	47.35	@
March	99.25	53.04	@	71.47	48.35	@
April	99.69	53.37	@	72.81	48.72	@
May	100.23	53.37	@	76.27	48.65	@
June	100.63	54.33	@	75.12	51.38	@
Annual Average	99.48	53.57	@	72.46	47.05	@

-=Not reported

*= Picking includes picking of cotton bolls/seed pods,,jute stalks and tea leaves etc.

@ = Quotations are less than five