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A rural worker (men in the non-agricultural segment) in the South Indian state of Kerala earned an average of Rs 677.6 daily for 2020-21, taking the top position among the states, according to statistics released by the Reserve Bank of India.
While the national average is Rs 315.3, in Maharashtra, considered as the most industrialised state and a leading producer of farm products, a rural worker earns just Rs 262.3, according to the data sourced from Indian Labour Journal of the Union Government’s Labour Bureau, a report in Indian Express newspaper said.
This report further said: "In Gujarat, considered a role model for development and industrialisation, a rural worker got Rs 239.3 during the year. While Uttar Pradesh’s rural worker gets Rs 286.8, a rural worker in Bihar gets an average of Rs 289.3 daily. On the other hand, Kerala is followed by Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) where the rural worker got Rs 483 and Tamil Nadu Rs 449.5. Rural daily wage in 15 of 20 states are below the All-India average, indicating that consumption trend across the country could be in line with the movement daily wages. The wage data is available for 20 states."
There is also wide variation in per capita output generated across states. For 2020-21, Goa was at the top, with highest per capita net state domestic product (NSDP) of Rs 3,74,055, followed by Sikkim at Rs 2,57,999, Delhi at Rs 2,54,001 and Haryana at Rs 1,63,992. Bihar had the lowest per capita NSDP at Rs 31,017, behind Uttar Pradesh at Rs 41,023, Jharkhand at Rs 53,489, Meghalaya at Rs 56471. Many states recorded a reduction in per capita NSDP in 2020-21 over 2019-20, possibly due to reduction in output because of the lockdown.
In Kerala, daily wage in the agri sector is Rs 706.5, followed by J&K at Rs 501.1 and Tamil Nadu Rs 432.2. While the all-India average is Rs 309.9, Gujarat’s agri worker get just Rs 213.1 and Maharashtra Rs 267.7 per day for 2020-21. In Punjab, it was Rs 357 and Haryana Rs 384.8.