02-10-21 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

The findings of the 77th round of National Sample Survey (NSS) for January-December 2019 were released on September 10. The survey, titled situation assessment of agricultural households and land and holdings of households in rural India, 2019, was conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO).

The various factors like income from wages, leasing out of land, net receipt from crop production, net receipt from farming of animals and net receipt from non-farming business have been added up in calculating the Average monthly income of the farming households in different states and union territories. The paid out expenses have been considered for working out net receipt.

According to the survey, Meghalaya recorded the average monthly income per agricultural household at Rs 29,348 which include Rs 6,936 from wages/salary, Rs 106 from leasing out of land, Rs 21,060 from crop production, Rs 842 from farming of animals and Rs 404 from non-farm business.

Average monthly income per agricultural household in Punjab for the same period has been calculated at Rs 26,701 which include Rs 5,981 from wages/salary, Rs 2,652 from leasing out of land, Rs 12,597 from crop production, Rs 4,457 from farming of animals and Rs 1,014 from non-farm business.

Haryanas average monthly income per agricultural household for the period is Rs 22,841, which includes Rs 7,861 from wages/salary, Rs 621 from leasing out of land, Rs 9,092 from crop production, Rs 4,020 from farming of animals and Rs 1,249 from non-farm business.

Ministry of Social and Empowerment organises Vayo Naman Programme on the International Day of Older Persons, in honour of senior citizens, in New Delhi on 1 October.

Highlights:

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is the chief guest of the programme and will present the Vayosheshtra Samman Awards.

The vice-chairman will dedicate the Elderly Help Line 14567 to the state and launch the Senior Able Citizens Reemployment in Dignity (SACRED) and Senior Care Ageing Growth Engine (SAGE) Portals on this occasion.