Avg Indian employee earns Rs 365 a day
Updated: Jun 20, 2013 01:30:22pm
New Delhi, June 20 (KNN) At the all-India level, average wages received by regular wage/salaried employee was Rs 396 per day. This was Rs 299 in the rural areas and Rs 450 in the urban areas, according to official data. In the rural areas, wages received per day by a regular wage/salaried employee was was Rs 322 for males and Rs 202 for females, indicating the female-male wage ratio as 0.63. In the urban areas, this was Rs 470 for males and Rs 366 for females, indicating the female-male wage ratio as 0.78. Daily wages received by casual labours engaged in works other than public works was Rs 139 in rural areas and Rs 170 in urban areas. In the rural areas, wage received (per day) was Rs 149 for males and Rs 103 for females. In the urban areas, the corresponding rates were Rs 182 and Rs. 111 for males and females, respectively. Daily wages received by casual labours of rural areas engaged in public works other than MGNREG public works was Rs 121. This was Rs 127 for males and Rs 111 for females. Daily wages received by casual labours of rural areas engaged in MGNREG public works was Rs 107. This was Rs 112 for males and Rs 102 for females |