Socio-Economic Status of Agricultural Landless Labourers

The present study is an attempt to investigate the socio-economic status of agricultural landless labourers in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh during 2007-08. Study was undertaken to analyze the income consumption and saving pattern of Agricultural landless labour. Results indicated that a major portion of crop production labourers were employed on other farm in third size group (101 69 male and female). Other then crop production labour employed in livestock and dairy production (52 39 male and female) agricultural labourers employed in sale of livestock (46 15 male and female) and labourers engaged in non-agricultural farm activities (11 4 male and female). It was estimated that gross consumption on different items in different size groups were Rs.38910 Rs.218640 and Rs.646542 for first second and third size group respectively. It was found that 93.33% labourers faced the problems of seasonal work 88.33% unequal wage of male and female 83.33% face delayed payment of wage 76.67% irregular of low quality employment 68.33% lack of safety health regulation 56.67% lack of low quality employment 53.33% lack of employment opportunity 41.67% lack of choice for work.