India - Land and Livestock Holdings Survey: NSS 48th Round : January - December 1992:Visit-1

The number of permanent attached farm workers engaged in the operational holding during the kharif season of agricultural year 1991-92 will be ascertained for making entries in these columns in visit-1schedule. In ascertaining the number of such workers, the period during which various agricultural operations (from preparation of soils to storing of grains) in respect of crop of the reference season are carried out will be taken into consideration. The number of attached farm workers so determined will be classified into two groups depending on the mode of payment. If the payment is a fixed amount to be paid in cash or kind, the attached farm worker will be enumerated in col. (19). On the other hand, if a worker gets a share of produce in lieu of the services rendered by him/her, he/she will be accounted for in col. (20). It should be borne in mind that those who get a share of produce as remuneration for services rendered by them will not be classified as share croppers. While a permanent attached farm worker is only employed in the operational holding, a share-cropper organizes, conducts and participates in the agricultural operations carried out in the holding. Share cropping is a term of lease.