By: hemen parekh

hemen parekh — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:14:12 +0000

NSSO Workforce Survey – India

66th Round of survey by National Sample Survey Office revealed following :

? “ Unemployment “ related findings

# Self Employed ………………………. 51 % of total workforce

# Regular Wage Earners …………. 15.5 % “

# Casual Labors ………………………. 33.5 % “

? “ Ave. Daily Wages “ related findings

# In urban areas ………………………….. Rs. 365

# In rural areas ………………………….. Rs. 232

# For male workers …………………….. Rs. 249

# For female workers …………………. Rs. 156

? “ Percentage of workers earning regular wages “

# Amongst urban workforce …………. 41.4 %

# Amongst rural workforce ……….. 7.3 %

? Per Day wage rates for Casual Labor

# In urban areas ……………………………. Rs. 122

# In rural areas ………………………………Rs. 93

? Gender-wise Daily Wages for Casual Labor

In Rural Areas

• Male Workers / Female Workers .. Rs.102 / Rs 69

In Urban Areas

• Male Workers / Female Workers ……Rs 132 / Rs. 77

Apparently, Indian Nation is deeply divided along,

? Male / Female divide

> Urban / Rural divide

? Rich / Poor divide

? Powerful / Powerless divide

? Self Employed / Unemployed divide

Can you think of some more ?

[ Source : Economic Times / June 25, 2011 ]

With regards

Hemen Parekh

Jobs for All = Peace on Earth

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