Do you know, according to a report published by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Indians are among the most overworked workers globally while earning the lowest minimum statutory wage in the Asia-Pacific region, barring Bangladesh?
According to a study entitled ‘Time Spent on Employment-Related Activities in India: A Note,' prepared by Dr Shammika Ravi, the average Indian worker spends 422 minutes each day on paid economic activities. In other words, 42 hours per week (assuming 6 days per week).
Additionally, many states are considered to have the most hard-working workforce in India, such as Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Curious to know? Let's get started!
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Time Spent by Individuals Per Day on Paid Activities (Work)
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The average time spent on paid economic activities, or "working," in India is approximately 422 minutes per day. For a typical 6-day workweek, this equates to 42.2 hours per week.
Notably, there are significant variations across states. Union Territories like Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli surpass 600 minutes of work daily, equivalent to more than 10 hours per day.
In contrast, states like Goa and most of the Northeastern region report less than 360 minutes per day, amounting to under 6 hours. On average, individuals in Delhi dedicate 8.3 hours to work each day, compared to 5.5 hours in Goa and 5.87 hours in Assam.
Top 15 States/UTs Spending Most of the Time on Paid Economic Activities
- Daman & Dia (UT): 668 minutes/day
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 608 minutes/day
- Delhi: 496 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 486 minutes/day
- Uttarakhand: 471 minutes/day
- Puducherry (UT): 461 minutes/day
- Punjab: 457 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 453 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 445 minutes/day
- Jharkhand: 440 minutes/day
- West Bengal: 437 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 436 minutes/day
- Telangana: 433 minutes/day
- Haryana: 418 minutes/day
- Maharashtra: 418 minutes/day
Average Time Spent on Paid Work Across Economic Sectors
If speaking of which state spends the most time across the three sectors, then Delhi has spent 515 minutes per day in the primary sector, which is equal to 60.08 hours per week.
Additionally, Daman and Diu have spent 699 minutes per day in the secondary sector, which is equivalent to 81.55 hours per week. Again, Daman and Diu spend 615 minutes per day, which will be equal to 71.75 hours a week.
List of Top 15 States/UTs with the Most Economic Activity
Here’s the list of the states/UTs that have spent most of the time across economic sectors:
Primary:
- Delhi: 515 minutes/day
- Daman & Diu (UT): 485 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 444 minutes/day
- Punjab: 430 minutes/day
- Goa: 420 minutes/day
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT): 412 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 400 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 391 minutes/day
- West Bengal: 391 minutes/day
- Telangana: 389 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 389 minutes/day
- Madhya Pradesh: 388 minutes/day
- Uttarakhand: 387 minutes/day
- Puducherry (UT): 383 minutes/day
- Andhra Pradesh: 371 minutes/day
Secondary:
- Daman & Diu (UT): 699 minutes/day
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 657 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 529 minutes/day
- Uttarakhand: 510 minutes/day
- Delhi: 510 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 500 minutes/day
- Punjab: 491 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 487 minutes/day
- Puducherry (UT): 476 minutes/day
- Jammu & Kashmir (UT): 473 minutes/day
- Uttar Pradesh: 468 minutes/day
- West Bengal: 468 minutes/day
- Maharashtra: 467 minutes/day
- Jharkhand: 466 minutes/day
- Sikkim: 461 minutes/day
Tertiary:
- Daman & Diu (UT): 615 minutes/day
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 539 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 515 minutes/day
- Delhi: 509 minutes/day
- Uttarakhand: 495 minutes/day
- Telangana: 494 minutes/day
- Puducherry (UT): 490 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 490 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 489 minutes/day
- West Bengal: 479 minutes/day
- Punjab: 477 minutes/day
- Jammu & Kashmir (UT): 472 minutes/day
- Maharashtra: 471 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 471 minutes/day
- Jharkhand: 465 minutes/day
Average Time Spent on Work by Government Employees
It's interesting to look at how work culture differs across states, especially between government jobs and private/public companies.
In rural regions, Dadra & Nagar Haveli leads with 68.72 hours per week, followed by Daman & Diu at 62.09 hours per week, which is the highest for rural areas.
Other states with high working hours in rural areas include Delhi (56.21 hours per week), Uttarakhand (53 hours per week), and Chandigarh (52.85 hours per week). Additionally, Lakshadweep, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab also work 46.7 hours per week.
In urban regions, Daman & Diu continues to top the list with 61.6 hours of work in a week. Other states with high average working hours include Telangana (57.63 hours per week), Rajasthan (54.37 hours in a week), and Chandigarh (456 minutes/day).
List of Top 15 States/UTs That Spent Most Time on Govt. Activities
Here’s the list of the states and UTs that spend most of their time on government activities.
Rural:
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 589 minutes/day
- Daman & Diu (UT): 532 minutes/day
- Delhi: 482 minutes/day
- Uttarakhand: 454 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 453 minutes/day
- Lakshadweep (UT): 431 minutes/day
- Jammu & Kashmir (UT): 421 minutes/day
- Punjab: 419 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 417 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 412 minutes/day
- Haryana: 405 minutes/day
- Sikkim: 402 minutes/day
- Manipur: 393 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 383 minutes/day
- Himachal Pradesh: 382 minutes/day
Urban:
- Daman & Diu (UT): 528 minutes/day
- Telangana: 494 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 466 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 456 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 447 minutes/day
- Jharkhand: 441 minutes/day
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 438 minutes/day
- Punjab: 437 minutes/day
- Andhra Pradesh: 437 minutes/day
- Maharashtra: 434 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 433 minutes/day
- Puducherry (UT): 430 minutes/day
- Chhattisgarh: 429 minutes/day
- Karnataka: 427 minutes/day
- Lakshadweep (UT): 427 minutes/day
Average Time Spent on Work in Public/Private Limited Company
The data shows how much time government employees spend on work in different states and Union Territories (UTs) across India, broken down by rural and urban areas.
In rural areas, Dadra & Nagar Haveli have the highest work hours, with people working about 68.4 hours a week (589 minutes per day).
Daman & Diu follows with 62.2 hours a week (532 minutes per day), while Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Chandigarh have 53.6, 47.6, and 47.3 hours a week, respectively. Other areas like Lakshadweep, Jammu & Kashmir, and Punjab also have more than 45 hours of work each week.
In urban areas, Daman & Diu again tops the list with 61.3 hours a week (528 minutes per day), followed by Telangana with 57.9 hours (494 minutes per day). Rajasthan, Chandigarh, and Tamil Nadu have 54.9, 53.6, and 52.4 hours a week, respectively.
Other states like Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra also show more than 50 hours of work per week.
Rural
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 589 minutes/day
- Daman & Diu (UT): 532 minutes/day
- Delhi: 482 minutes/day
- Uttarakhand: 454 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 453 minutes/day
- Lakshadweep (UT): 431 minutes/day
- Jammu & Kashmir (UT): 421 minutes/day
- Punjab: 419 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 417 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 412 minutes/day
- Haryana: 405 minutes/day
- Sikkim: 402 minutes/day
- Manipur: 393 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 383 minutes/day
- Himachal Pradesh: 382 minutes/day
Urban
- Daman & Diu (UT): 528 minutes/day
- Telangana: 494 minutes/day
- Rajasthan: 466 minutes/day
- Chandigarh (UT): 456 minutes/day
- Tamil Nadu: 447 minutes/day
- Jharkhand: 441 minutes/day
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT): 438 minutes/day
- Punjab: 437 minutes/day
- Andra Pradesh: 437 minutes/day
- Maharashtra: 434 minutes/day
- Gujarat: 433 minutes/day
- Puducherry (UT): 430 minutes/day
- Chhattisgarh: 429 minutes/day
- Karnataka: 427 minutes/day
- Lakshadweep (UT): 427 minutes/day
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