[Ar.archinu]

Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation,wage or profit. Such participation may be physical and/or mental in nature. Work involves not only actual work but also includes effective supervision and direction of work. It even includes part time help or unpaid work on farm, family enterprise or in any other economic activity.

All persons who participated in any economically productive activity for any length of time during the reference period are defined as workers.

Normally, production for self consumption is not treated as economic activity. However,for the purpose of census an exception has been made in the case
of persons who are engaged in growing of crops (except plantation crops), rearing of animals and milk production for self consumption. These categories have been treated as economic activity. Reference period for determining 1 person as worker and non-worker, is one year preceding the date of enumeration.

Ref : As Per Census India Slum 2011

[Ar.Priyanka Mathur]

Main Workers
Workers who worked for more than 6 months(180 days) in the reference period are termed as Main Workers.

Marginal Workers
Workers who worked for less than six months(180 days) in the reference period are termed as Marginal Workers. Marginal workers are further bifurcated into two categories i.e. those who worked for 3 months but less than 6 months (90 to 180 days) and those who worked for less than 3 months(89 days).

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Other Workers

Workers other than cultivators, agricultural labourers or workers in Household Industry,
termed as 'Other Workers(OW)'. Examples of such type of workers are government servants, municipal employees, teachers, factory workers, plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport, banking, mining, construction, political or social work, priests, entertainment artists, etc.