Recent Trends in Wage Earnings of Agricultural Labourers State Level Analysis for Different Social Groups

The study based on the data emanating from Rural Labour Enquiry Reports, shows that daily real wage earnings of male and female agricultural labour belonging to differed social groups (all groups taken together, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe) registered an increase of varying degrees in agricultural and non-agricultural occupations both in pre-reform (1983 to 1993-94) and post-reform (1993-94 to 1999-00) periods. More important, however, the per cent per annum increase in the real wags earnings of all categories of labour decelerated  during the post-reform period compared to pre-reform period in a majority of the states.