Masonry 2nd highest paid profession in rural India
Masonry is the highest-paid non-agricultural occupation for men in rural areas with average daily wage ranging between Rs 121.32 to Rs 123.56.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Masonry is the highest-paid non-agricultural occupation for men in rural areas with average daily wage ranging between Rs 121.32 to Rs 123.56.
While masons in Kerala were a better lot with an average daily wage of Rs 188.42, those in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh earned Rs 182.78 and Rs 182.50 daily.
However, masons in Manipur and West Bengal have to content with Rs 83.89 and Rs 95 respectively.
These statistics have been published in the "Wage Report in Rural India" brought out by the Labour Bureau for the agricultural year 2004-05, an official release said today.
It said after masonry, carpentry and blacksmithy were other occupations having better wages.
For women, sweeping has been found to be the highest paid non-agricultural occupation with the national average varying from Rs 47.35 to Rs 50.36, it added.
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