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Labour Productivity Norms

This document provides labor productivity norms for various construction activities compiled from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) of India. It lists activities such as earthwork, brickwork, plastering, flooring, and tiling along with the estimated productivity in units per day for skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers. For example, a mason can lay 0.66 cubic meters of brickwork in foundations per day while a beldar can do 0.94 cubic meters and an unskilled worker 0.09 cubic meters. The document is intended as a reference for estimating labor requirements for construction projects.

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Labour Productivity Norms

This document provides labor productivity norms for various construction activities compiled from the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) of India. It lists activities such as earthwork, brickwork, plastering, flooring, and tiling along with the estimated productivity in units per day for skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers. For example, a mason can lay 0.66 cubic meters of brickwork in foundations per day while a beldar can do 0.94 cubic meters and an unskilled worker 0.09 cubic meters. The document is intended as a reference for estimating labor requirements for construction projects.

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Page:- 1 of 3 Labour Productivity Norms Compiled from CPWD RA S. No.

Activity

Unit

Skilled

SemSkilled

Un-Skilled

Remarks

Earth Work in Excavation 1 Earth Work in Rough Excavation and Stacking Material in layers at dumping Yard. Brick Work Brick Work in Foundation & Plinth

Cum MD

Beldars 0.59

Coolies / Bhishti

0.4

Cum

Mason 0.66 Mason 0.94 Mason 0.09 Mason 0.12 Mason 0.05 Mason

Beldars 1 Beldars 1.8 Beldars 0.155 Beldars 0.2 Beldars 0.06 Beldars

Coolies / Bhishti

MD Brick Work in Super structure upto 5 Cum floor MD Half Brick Work - (115mm thick) in Sqm Foundation & Plinth MD Half Brick Work - (115mm thick) in Sqm Super Structure upto 5 Floor MD Pointing on Brick Work - Flush / Ruled Sqm / Struck / Weathered MD Pointing on Brick Work - Raised & Cut Sqm Pointing MD Pointing on Tile Brick Work - Flush / Sqm Ruled / Struck / Weathered MD Sqm MD Sqm MD Cement Plaster - 6mm thick Sqm MD Sqm MD Sqm MD

0.18
Coolies / Bhishti

0.2
Coolies / Bhishti

0.07
Coolies / Bhishti

0.07
Coolies / Bhishti

0.093
Coolies / Bhishti

0.107 0.131 Mason Beldars

0.1
Coolies / Bhishti

Pointing on Stone Work - Flush / Ruled Pointing on Stone Work - Raised & Cut

0.067 0.08 Mason Beldars 0.092 0.137 Mason Beldars 0.2 Mason 0.296 Beldars

0.128
Coolies / Bhishti

0.093
Coolies / Bhishti

0.1
Coolies / Bhishti

Cement Plaster - 12mm thick

0.051 Mason Beldars 0.067 Mason Beldars 0.08

0.167
Coolies / Bhishti

0.167
Coolies / Bhishti

Cement Plaster - 15mm thick

0.187

Gopaal's Notes on Construction Engineering (Rev -1)

Page:- 2 of 3 Labour Productivity Norms Compiled from CPWD RA S. No. Activity Cement Plaster - 18mm thick in two coats Cement Plaster - 20mm thick

Unit Sqm MD Sqm MD Sqm MD Sqm MD Rm

Skilled Mason

SemSkilled Beldars

Un-Skilled
Coolies / Bhishti

Remarks

0.121 Mason Beldars 0.094 Mason Beldars 0.027 Mason Beldars 0.091 0.091 Mason Beldars

0.234
Coolies / Bhishti

0.212
Coolies / Bhishti

Neat Cement Punning over Plaster

0.027
Coolies / Bhishti Coolies / Bhishti

Plaster of Paris Putty - 2mm thick

Flush Band - 12mm thick , 100mm wide bands in plaster

For different type of bonds the labour requirement may go up by 15% to 25%

MD Plaster in Skirting - 18mm thick, upto Sqm 300mm height MD Gypsum Partitions Gypsum Panel Partitions 100mm Sqm thick with water proof panels of size 666X500X100mm fixed with tongue & groove jointed with bonding plaster. MD Stone Work Random Rubble Masonry in Cum foundation & Plinth MD Random Rubble Masonry in Super Cum structure upto 5 floor MD Coursed Rubble Masonry in Cum foundation & Plinth MD Coursed Rubble Masonry in Super Cum structure upto 5 floor MD Tile Work Ceramic Glazed Wall Tiles including Sqm 12mm thick mortar bed & Joint filling MD

0.027 0.032 Mason Beldars 0.188

Coolies / Bhishti

0.242

Mason

Beldars

Coolies / Bhishti

0.05 Mason 1.07 Mason 1.34 Mason 2.12 Mason 2.38 Mason Beldars

0.1
Coolies / Bhishti

1.07 Beldars 1.45 Beldars 1.24 Beldars 1.59 Beldars

0.8
Coolies / Bhishti

1.13
Coolies / Bhishti

0.8
Coolies / Bhishti

1.5
Coolies / Bhishti

0.25

0.25

Gopaal's Notes on Construction Engineering (Rev -1)

Page:- 3 of 3 Labour Productivity Norms Compiled from CPWD RA S. No. Activity

Unit

Skilled Mason

Ceramic Glazed or Vitrified Floor Tiles Sqm 100 x 100mm or 300 x 300mm or 600 x 600mm including 20mm thick mortar bed & Joint filling MD Flooring Brick on edge Flooring Sqm MD Sqm MD Sqm MD Sqm

SemSkilled Beldars

Un-Skilled
Coolies / Bhishti

Remarks

0.2 Mason Beldars

0.2
Coolies / Bhishti

Dry Brick on Edge Flooring

0.108 0.025 Mason Beldars 0.09 Mason 0.08 Mason 0.198 Beldars 0.14 Beldars

0.189
Coolies / Bhishti Coolies / Bhishti

Cement Concrete Flooring - 40mm thick Mixing & Placing Cement Concrete Flooring - 52mm thick, including 12 mm thick hardner topping Mixing & Placing Cement Concrete Flooring - 62mm thick, including 12 mm thick hardner topping Mixing & Placing Pavement Cement Concrete Flooring Mixing & Placing Marble Chip Flooring - 40mm thick (under layer 34mm thick & 6mm granolithic) Including Mixing, Placing, rubbing & polishing

0.104
Coolies / Bhishti

MD Sqm

0.215 0.16 Mason Beldars

0.215
Coolies / Bhishti

MD Cum MD Sqm

0.215 0.186 Mason Beldars 0.35 Mason 0.18 Beldars

0.215
Coolies / Bhishti

0.05
Coolies / Bhishti

MD

0.179

0.299

0.104

Gopaal's Notes on Construction Engineering (Rev -1)

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