WAGE RATES IN RURAL INDIA (2006-07) 

Table No. 1(b)

All-India Average Daily Wage Rates in Non- agricultural Occupations during 2006-2007

(month wise)

                                                                                                                                   (In Rupees)

Month        Carpenter Blacksmith Cobbler
Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
July,2006 118.58  - @ 91.50  - @ 68.81  - @
August 119.04  - @ 91.75  - @ 68.38  - @
September 119.57  - @ 92.29  - @ 68.34  - @
October 119.93  - @ 92.44  - @ 66.34  - @
November 120.98  - @ 92.78  - @ 66.11  - @
December 121.43  - @ 92.94  - @ 67.83  - @
January,2007 121.61  - @ 93.57  - @ 68.65  - @
February 121.87  - @ 93.60  - @ 68.56  - @
March 122.60  - @ 93.74  - @ 69.62  - @
April 124.02 @ @ 94.20 @ @ 69.49  - @
May 124.71  - @ 94.35 - @ 69.65  - @
June 125.15  - @ 94.66 - @ 70.03  - @
Annual Average 121.62 @ @ 93.15 @ @ 68.48  - @

Table No. I (b) contd.

                                                                                                                                (In Rupees) 

Month Mason Tractor Driver
Men Women Children Men Women Children
1 11 12 13 14 15 16
July,2006 128.85 @ @ 88.55  -  -
August 129.01 @ @ 89.15  -  -
September 129.76 @ @ 89.92  -  -
October 131.03 @ @ 90.13  -  -
November 131.69 @ @ 90.63  -  -
December 132.05 @ @ 91.19  -  -
January,2007 132.51 @ @ 91.52  -  -
February 133.06 @ @ 91.78  -  -
March 133.79 @ @ 91.99  -  -
April 134.61 @ @ 93.49  -  -
May 135.03 @ @ 94.06  -  -
June 135.41 @ @ 94.11  -  -
Annual Average 132.23 @ @ 91.38  -  -

Table No. I (b) concld.

                                                                                                                                                                               (In Rupees) 

Month Sweeper Unskilled Labourers
Men Women Children Men Women Children
1 17 18 19 20 21 22
July,2006 51.94 47.62 @ 64.51 48.06 30.95
August 51.76 51.12 31.67 65.23 48.67 31.07
September 53.09 50.37 @ 65.46 48.60 31.08
October 51.64 50.38 @ 65.51 48.81 31.15
November 52.40 50.82 @ 66.06 49.10 31.35
December 53.86 52.03 31.67 66.83 50.06 31.64
January,2007 55.05 49.95 @ 66.86 50.12 32.16
February 54.60 53.01 31.67 67.42 50.66 32.36
March 54.18 53.49 31.67 67.71 51.17 32.46
April 55.07 53.17 34.72 68.31 51.52 32.28
May 56.76 52.46 34.72 68.49 51.54 32.63
June 56.96 51.70 35.67 68.94 51.99 32.88
Annual Average 53.94 51.34 33.11 66.78 50.03 31.83

 - = Not reported

@ = Quotations are less than five