MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS

RELIGIOUS PROFESSION

Over a period of years this profession has been losing its stronghold in the society which it once held. With the spread of education and the advance made by science and technology, people have become sceptic and have started challenging the old dogmas. People also have developed apathy towards religious observances. The religious profession has, therefore, lost its former importance and subsequently the number of persons following the profession has considerably gone down.

This is, however not true in case of villages where the priest is still a highly respected person.

In rural areas the earnings of a priest vary between Rs. 30 and Rs. 40 a month and in urban areas they are between Rs. 40 and Rs. 60 a month.

While the 1951 census gave the total number of priests at 677 including 66 female priests, it was only 344 according to the 1961 census.

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