Temporary workers in demand on good rains

An article in Economic Times talks about how plentiful rains this monsoon have boosted the requirement of temporary workers in the country’s agriculture and allied sectors; along with inputs from Sudeep Sen.
Plentiful rains this monsoon have boosted the requirement of temporary workers in the country’s agriculture and allied sectors.

Analysts put the demand for temporary workers at around 1.5-1.6 lakh this year, almost double of the drought-hit 2015. At topnotch companies in the sector, the demand has increased to 7,500-8,000 temp staff, compared with 2,000-2,500 in the past two years.

Companies such as Advanta Seeds, Coromandel International, Rallis India and others are roping in temporary staff more this year with an average salary of 12,000-14,000 a month. Most of the requirement has emerged from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha that are major producers of kharif paddy.

“After two long years of deficit rains, monsoon seems to be back in India with full vigour. It is expected that yield of kharif crop will be better this year if monsoon behaves properly in the coming months. The better monsoon has given rise to higher requirement of temp staff from agriculture and allied sectors,” Sudeep Sen, assistant vice president of staffing firm TeamLease Services, told ET.

The need for the temp staff in the agri and allied sectors is for six months, starting from June when sowing of crops happens and until November when harvesting is completed.