More than half of India’s population lives in villages. In this context, the path of development of the country should pass through the villages and opportunities should be made available to meet the needs of the people here. When people will get employment near their village and they will earn so much that they will be able to take care of their family properly, only then the development of villages is possible in real sense, but it happens now. not visible. The figures released by the Reserve Bank regarding rural wages confirm this. How is the condition of villages in terms of employment and daily wages, which states are at the top and which are at the bottom, including many other information.

need to increase rural wages

financial year 2021-837 The Reserve Bank’s data on wages of workers in rural India shows that smaller states are paying much higher wages to their workers than larger states. In states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, agricultural workers get the lowest wages in the country. While Kerala, Jammu-Kashmir, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu are the states which give the highest wages to their workers in the country. In such a situation, there is a need to improve wages in order to improve the economic health of rural areas and laborers. ,Madhya Pradesh-Gujarat on top in minimum wages in agriculture sector

Madhya Pradesh has the lowest number of agricultural workers in the country, 88.Wage is given only Rs.8, whereas .Gujarat is in second place with Rs.3. Apart from these two states, there are many such states in the country which pay workers in return for their work at the national average .Less than Rs.2 daily wage of Rs. At a time when inflation is at a high level and interest rates are rising, it is proving very difficult for the workers to run their families with so little money. For example, laborers working in the fields of Bihar if in the month 20 work even during the day, So they are just 8 of the month, 709 will be able to earn only Rs. either If they work for days, then their earning in a month is 7,547 or 7,220 will be Rs only, because in this state only .3 only wages free is fixed. In such a situation, these workers are forced to go to other states to meet the expenses of their families. ,Prabhat Khabar

Kerala ranks first in the non-agriculture sector as well

Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have once again proved to be laggards in terms of giving money to male workers working in the non-agricultural sector. Daily wages of these states respectively .3 more 95 is only Rs. In terms of daily wages, the condition of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Bihar is also not good. Daily workers in Maharashtra .2, in Karnataka .9 and in Bihar 266.1 rupee is their Get in return for hard work. Here also the daily wages of these states are the national average 297.6 is less than Rs. While states like Kerala, Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are on top here too in daily wages.

Workers in Kerala earn twice the national average

Kerala is at the top in terms of giving money to the laborers working in the agriculture sector. Here a laborer on daily basis 709.8, which is more than double the national average. In this way, one laborer in a month If he works even during the day, then he will earn Rs. Since the wages in Kerala are the highest in the country, this state also attracts laborers from those states which are lax in terms of payment. That’s why about Lakh migrant workers are living in this state.

If experts are to be believed, there has been a greater decrease in wages in the non-agricultural sector than in the agricultural sector. This clearly shows that the condition of agriculture sector workers is better as compared to non-agriculture sector workers. In such a situation, in terms of employment and jobs, many workers need to go towards low paying jobs in the construction sector, because the service sector is not doing well.

Due to the increase in unemployment in rural areas, the unemployment rate increased by 1.3 percentage points (percentage point) to 7.8 in October, due to which 6. The decline in this rate, which was recorded in September, has been reversed. According to data from the Center for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), 80239 november, 947 Unemployment rate 7.64 percent, in which Contribution of urban area 8.52 percent, while 7. of rural area percent was .

Decrease in LPR also recorded

According to a report, along with the increase in the unemployment rate in October, there was also a slight decline in the labor participation rate (LPR) – .3 percent in October Percentage- Registered. According to CMIE, when the LPR starts declining along with the rising unemployment rate, it means that the employment rate is declining. The continued decline in LPR is a matter of serious concern, as it suggests that a smaller proportion of the working population is getting ready for employment. ,Many big states lag behind even in construction work wages

After agricultural work in rural areas, construction work also provides employment to people on a large scale. National Average of Daily Wages of People (Male) working here .3 per worker is Rs. But here also the condition of many states is not good. Tripura Rs., Madhya Pradesh Rs.7, Gujarat .9 ranks lowest in the country with a daily wage of Rs. Kerala has won in this area also. This state to the construction workers .7 pays as daily wages, which is twice the national average and is far higher than other states. Not only this, the daily wages of Jammu and Kashmir and Tamil Nadu are also .8 and .6 is Rs.

Impact of vagaries of weather on rural income

According to a CRISIL study, rural income prospects depend on the weather. This means that agriculture and its allied sectors are the main source of rural income. But due to the frequency of erratic weather and its extreme events, affecting many sectors including agriculture, related work, rural employment and income have been greatly affected in the past and people’s income has come down. However, there is also a fact that the demand for MGNREGA jobs has come down even after the erratic weather has affected agriculture, which is an encouraging sign for the rural economy from a job perspective, but low wages are a major factor in rural demand. is a matter of concern. , Most of the employment and jobs in rural areas are dependent on agriculture which is influenced by monsoon and Rabi and Kharif production. May 2021 to February The growth in wages of agricultural and non-agricultural workers averaged 4.4 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively, and this was due to low inflation and weak demand in the rural sector. However, February increased agricultural wages to six percent. While wages in the non-agriculture sector increased by 6.1 percent during the same period, RBI’s 94693118 – As per the Annual Report of .

Rural employment still lower than pre-pandemic levels

Real rural wages remained negative for the tenth consecutive month till September this year. The main reason for this decrease in rural income is rising inflation and sluggishness in the rural economy, due to which the demand for workers has stagnated, and due to this there is no significant change in wages and it has remained stable. Even more worrying is that rural India is yet to re-create the millions of jobs that were lost during the pandemic period. According to a study by Kotak Institutional Equities, the number of rural employment is still 94693118 from the pre-pandemic level. lakh (8.3 million) are short. The service sector is still under those 64 to re-create the lakh (7.9 million) jobs that were lost during the pandemic. Due to the contraction in rural jobs, the number of domestic workers like cleaning, cooking, washing clothes has increased and this October Means the epidemic is more than the previous level. However, few have shown interest in doing such work in recent months.

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Tue, Nov 29, 2022, 12: 54 PM IST