Inputs from
South VS North
Book by RS Nilakantan
Agriculture contributes only 3.91 % to TN's
GSDP. That is the lowest proportion in the country among the large states.
Kerala at 4.07 %. Telangana, Maharashtra and Karnataka are 5 %, 5%, 5% and
Andhra is having 11 % of its GSDP. Punjab 13 %, UP 13 %, WB 12 %, Rajasthan 12
%, Gujarat 6 %, Haryana 8 % and MP 21 %
Punjab is a
relatively prosperous state with reasonable levels of Human dev that still has
a high degree of Independence on farming as an economic activity - also highest
yields per hectare.
Rice yield in KGs
per hectare
MP 2026 Kg, TN
3923, Punjab 4366, Bihar 2409, Haryana 3181, orissa 1765, AP 2792
The Global average
is 4300 Kg. Only Punjab matches that.
In the case Wheat Yield
Punjab 5090, MP
2993, Haryana 4412, UP3269, Bihar 2816, Gujarat 2932.
Punjab yield is
higher comparing global average 4400 kg.
Sugarcane Yield
UP 79255 Kg,
maharashtra 92166, TN 92002, Gujarat- 66220, Punjab 83583, Haryana 84500, Ap
80283
Agri Rural
Housholds %
AP 42 %, Bihar 51,
Haryana 61, Gujarat 67, Karanataka 55, Kerala 27, MP 71, Maharashtra 57, Punjab
51, rajasthan 78, TN 35, UP 75 and WB 45 %
The States where
dependence on Agri is low are also states that arae urbanised the most. Those
that do depend are agriculture are urbanised least.
Urban Pop % as per 2011 census
AP 33%, Bihar 11,
Gujarat 43, haryana 35, Karnataka 39, Kerala 48, MP 28, Maharashtra 45, punjab
37, TN 48, UP 22, WB 32
Average daily wage
for Non Agri Labourers Rural in Rupees
AP 291, Bihar 267,
Gujarat 234, Haryana 376, Karnataka 264, Kerala 670, MP 206, maharashtra 240,
Orissa 241, Punjab 332, Rajasthan 313, TN 448, UP 272, WB 291.
Except TN and
Kerala all are low wage states.
For Agri Labourers
AP 301, Bihar 257,
Gujarat 208, Haryana 392, Karnataka 292, Kerala 701, MP 198, maharashtra 231,
Orissa 232, Punjab 349, Rajasthan 298, TH 410, UP 258, WB 267
Except Kerala no
one is touching the wage equivalent CG Minimum wage .kerala is giving higher than
that. Even TN is giving 12000/ month only.
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