(a) whether the number and percentage of agricultural labourers has declined as per the reports
of the National Sample Survey Organisations(NSSO); and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the number and percentage of agricultural labourers has declined as per the reports
of the National Sample Survey Organisations(NSSO); and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI SRIKANT KUMAR JENA)
(a) The data on agricultural labourers is not available in the reports of NSSO. However, in the reports of Quinquennial Rounds on Household Consumer Expenditure and Employment-Unemployment, information on per thousand distribution of households classified according to major source of income is generally presented for rural and urban areas separately and as per the latest report there is declining trend in the percentage of Agricultural Labour Households and their estimated population.
(b) As per report of 66th round of NSSO on Employment and Un-employment Situation in India 2009-10, percentage of Agricultural Labour Households and estimated population for such households for different Quinquennial rounds is given in table below:
Household type households population
1993- 1999- 2004- 2009- 1993- 1999- 2004- 2009-10 94 00 05 10 94 00 05
Agriculture labour 30.3 32.2 25.8 25.6 27.5 30.1 24.1 23.8