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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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WAGE TRENDS
In 1853, wages were two-thirds of the wages in 1880, the daily wage rates in 1883 being 8½ annas for a carpenter, 5⅓ annas for a brick-layer and for unskilled women 1½ anna to 2 annas. Labourers were paid either in kind or in cash.
The following table shows wages before and after the World War I: —
TABLE NO. 8
PRE-WAR NORMAL WAGES |
No. |
Taluka |
Prices per diem per man |
Skilled labour |
Ordinary labour
|
Field labour
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
1 |
Islampur |
Rs. |
a. |
P. |
Rs. |
a. |
P. |
Rs. |
a. |
P. |
0 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
2 |
Shirala P |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
Dahiwadi |
0 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Vita |
0 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
Tasgaon |
0 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
TABLE NO. 9 WAGES IN 1922-23
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Serial No. |
Taluka |
Wages per diem per man |
Skilled labour |
Ordinary labour
|
Field labour
|
|
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
1 |
Islampur |
Rs. |
a. |
P. |
Rs. |
a. |
P. |
Rs. |
a. |
P. |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
Shirala |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
Dahiwadi |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
Vita |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
Tasgaon |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
A study of these tables reveals that there has been a marked increase in the daily wages.
During the period following the second World War, wages have shown an upward tendency. Formerly, wages were paid in both cash and kind to village arisans. The payment of wages in kind now does not find favour with the employers in many cases. The practice has disappeared altogether due to rising prices of foodgrains.
The following table shows the wage rates that prevailed in Shirala mahal in 1950, 1955 and 1961, and at Islampur in 1950, 1956 and 1961:—
TABLE NO. 10
DAILY WAGE RATES IN RUPEES
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(1) |
Shirala Mahal |
Islampur (taluka Walwa) |
1950 |
1955 |
1961 |
1950 |
1956 |
1961 |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
|
(A) Skilled Labour— |
|
(1) Carpenter |
2.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
|
(2) Blacksmith |
Blacksmith and mochies were not available on daily wages in this mahal. |
3.00
|
3.00
|
3.00 |
Mochies |
3.00
|
-- |
2.00 |
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(B) Field Labour— |
|
(1) Men |
0.75 |
1.00 |
1.00 to 1.25 |
1.50 |
0.75 |
1.37 to 1.50 |
|
(2) Women |
0.50 |
0.75 |
0.75 to 1.00 |
1.25 |
0.50 |
0.75 to 1.00 |
|
(3) Children |
Children do not work on wages. daily |
1.00
|
0.37
|
0.50 to 0.75 |
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(C) Other Agricultural Labour— |
|
(1) Men |
0.75 |
1.00 |
1.00 to 1.25 |
1.25 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
|
(2) Women |
0.50 |
0.75 |
0.75 to 1.00 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
1.00 to 1.25 |
|
(3) Children |
Children do not work on daily wages. |
1.00
|
0.50
|
0.62 |
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(D) Herdsmen— |
|
(1) Men |
Herdsmen were not available on daily wages. The charges are Re. 1 per cattle per month for taking cattle for feeding. This work was mainly done by the children. |
1.00
|
1.00
|
1.50 |
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(2) Women |
-- |
0.75
|
0.62 |
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(3) Children |
1.00 |
0.75
|
0.50 |
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