National Sample Survey 1994 -1995 (51st round) - Schedule 2.2 - Unorganised Manufacturing Sector in India

Data file: NSS51_Sch22_bk7

Block 7 : Employment and emoluments during the reference period : Particulars in this block will relate to all persons separately for household and non-household workers, paid and unpaid workers directly or indirectly associated with or incidental to manufacturing activities of the enterprise. Items 1 to 13 of this block are meant for all household and non-household workers, separately for men, women and children (boys and girls)who are directly engaged in or incidental to the manufacturing activities of the enterprise. Although working proprietors(unpaid) and unpaid working members(in case of a co- operative society) may be directly engaged in the manufacturing process but information regarding them will be recorded separately for men and women against items 18 to 21 as the case may be. Information on other employees who are indirectly associated with the manufacturing process such as supervisory and managerial staff, clerks, typists, sweepers etc. will be recorded separately for men and women in items 14 to 17. Itemwise details are discussed below. It may be noted that the term children means the persons who have not yet completed 15 years of age.

It may be noted that both the terms 'workers' and 'employees' have been used in this block to denote the work-force of the enterprise. The term 'employees' means all persons, household and non-household, paid and unpaid, who are directly or indirectly associated with or incidental to manufacturing process of the enterprise. This includes all persons engaged in administrative work, accounts work, supervision and related works besides the persons engaged in the manufacturing activities of the enterprise. In other words, all categories of persons as listed in col. 1 of block 7 are employees of the enterprise. But the term 'workers' means here the employees who are directly engaged in or incidental to the manufacturing activities of the enterprise. To be specific, for the purpose of this block, different categories of employees listed in col. 1 against serial numbers 1 to 13 of block 7 are different categories of 'workers'. Clearly all workers are employees but all employees are not workers.