Table 6.21: Cost of cultivation of principal crops
(Rs/ ha)
Item
A.P.
T. Nadu
I Operational cost
17,519.10 21,027.79
8,548.46
9,071.15
Human labour
813.44
551.18
Bullock labour
1,741.22
3,126.06
Machine labour
794.36
2,395.63
Seed
Fertiliser and
2,919.08
3,214.89 manure 2,290.36
2,429.22
Fertiliser
628.72
785.67
Manure
1,180.79
406.68
Insecticide
1,070.14
1,687.02
Irrigation charges
437.67
560.22
Interest on working capital
13.94
14.96
Miscellaneous
II Fixed cost
11,013.68
8,804.16
9,347.16 6,633.37
Rental value of owned land
448.48
211.04
Rent paid for leased in land
56.78
101.32
Land revenue, cesses & taxes
233.78
409.00
Depreciation on implements & farm buildings
927.48
1,449.43
Interest on fixed capital Total I+II
28,532.78 29,831.95
III (a) Yield and Production per ha
53.72
44.62
1 Yield per ha (q)
30,260.40 27,676.99
2 Value of the mainproduct per ha (Rs)
2,498.43
3,348.64
3 Value of the byproduct per ha (Rs)
III (b) Material and labour inputs per ha
79.49
1 Seeds (kg)
182.42
193.99
2 Fertilisers (kg of
Nutrients)
26.52
34.99
3 Manure (q)
974.57
847.56
4 Human labour
(man-hours)
37.14
22.53
5 Animal labour
(pair-hours)
Paddy
2003-04
U.P.
Punjab
11,291.25 15,599.56
5,516.72
4,525.82
644.77
35.03
1,310.63
3,068.12
1,037.81
569.48
1,709.39
2,507.63
M.P.
7,860.19
3,499.05
1,629.35
557.98
681.13
1,234.00
W.B.
17,480.97
9,748.01
2,574.30
754.22
707.60
1,729.31
1,459.61
249.78
97.13
724.44
2,375.29
132.34
1,603.78
2,861.02
419.35
541.81
692.19
39.48
53.28
165.92
1,390.32
338.99
199.29
1,373.55
368.37
250.36
6,521.04
4,286.76
9.33
13,326.68
7,916.57
1.97
3,434.76
2,692.95
26.32
6,628.82
5,077.63
552.43
3,720.59
-
131.82
6.63
-
3.20
37.36
428.43
220.92
294.16
368.71
1,246.79
1,468.60
444.45
1,013.30
17,812.29