(a) the details of the average person days of employment given to the rural workers across the country, State/UT-wise;
(b) the details of the total agricultural workers out of the total rural workers who are getting employment under the scheme, State/UT-wise; and
(c) the details of the rural workers who are getting minimum wages across the country State/UT-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)
(a): As per the information shared by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, the data is not available with National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). However, from the results of the latest Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS), conducted during its 68th round (July, 2011 – June, 2012), it was estimated that in rural areas, on an average in a week, number of person-days in current daily status (cds) engaged in agricultural sector was 1141.18 million.
(b): As per the information available from the results of the latest Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS), it was estimated that number of workers in rural areas in usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) engaged in agricultural sector was 198.16 million.
(c): The NSSO does not maintain a record of number of rural workers getting minimum wages in the country.
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