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26 July, 2021
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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)- conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
In 2019-20, Labour Force Participation Rate(LFPR) for the persons aged 15 years and above on usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) basis, LFPR for women has increased from 24.5% in 2018-19 to 30.0% in 2019-20 and the unemployment rate for women has come down from 5.1% in 2018-19 to 4.2% in 2019-20.
Government initiatives to improve women’s participation in the labour force-.
In order to encourage employment of women, a number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for creating congenial work environment for women workers.
Employment Generation
Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country like encouraging various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes like
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojna (ABRY)
Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
Inclusions in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for each State/UT age groups: 15 years and above(inpercentage)
Sl.No |
State/UTs |
rural+urban(2019-20) |
||
Male |
Female |
person |
||
1 |
AndhraPradesh |
78.1 |
39.2 |
58.2 |
2 |
ArunachalPradesh |
68.8 |
22.9 |
47.5 |
3 |
Assam |
77.0 |
16.4 |
46.9 |
4 |
Bihar |
73.0 |
9.5 |
41.8 |
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
82.3 |
53.1 |
67.6 |
6 |
Delhi |
73.5 |
16.1 |
47.3 |
7 |
Goa |
75.7 |
28.2 |
51.5 |
8 |
Gujarat |
79.4 |
31.1 |
55.9 |
9 |
Haryana |
73.7 |
15.7 |
45.8 |
10 |
HimachalPradesh |
82.0 |
65.0 |
73.2 |
11 |
Jharkhand |
76.9 |
35.7 |
55.9 |
12 |
Karnataka |
77.4 |
33.8 |
55.5 |
13 |
Kerala |
71.7 |
31.9 |
50.3 |
14 |
MadhyaPradesh |
80.0 |
37.7 |
59.4 |
15 |
Maharashtra |
75.6 |
38.7 |
57.5 |
16 |
Manipur |
70.9 |
29.9 |
50.3 |
17 |
Meghalaya |
75.3 |
45.7 |
60.2 |
18 |
Mizoram |
69.8 |
37.0 |
53.8 |
19 |
Nagaland |
76.0 |
43.0 |
60.3 |
20 |
Odisha |
78.3 |
33.1 |
55.3 |
21 |
Punjab |
77.2 |
23.7 |
51.6 |
22 |
Rajasthan |
76.2 |
38.6 |
57.6 |
23 |
Sikkim |
79.8 |
59.4 |
70.4 |
24 |
TamilNadu |
77.9 |
40.2 |
58.4 |
25 |
Telangana |
75.7 |
44.3 |
59.9 |
26 |
Tripura |
78.1 |
24.2 |
51.2 |
27 |
Uttarakhand |
74.6 |
31.8 |
53.4 |
28 |
UttarPradesh |
76.0 |
17.7 |
47.1 |
29 |
WestBengal |
80.0 |
24.0 |
52.1 |
30 |
A&NIslands |
75.9 |
35.9 |
57.0 |
31 |
Chandigarh |
77.3 |
20.4 |
48.5 |
32 |
Dadra&Nagar Haveli |
89.5 |
52.3 |
74.4 |
33 |
Daman&Diu |
87.9 |
35.8 |
66.4 |
34 |
Jammu& Kashmir |
74.3 |
37.4 |
56.3 |
35 |
Ladakh |
72.8 |
51.1 |
62.8 |
36 |
Lakshadweep |
81.2 |
29.7 |
55.6 |
37 |
Puducherry |
71.6 |
31.6 |
51.7 |
AllIndia |
76.8 |
30.0 |
53.5 |
Source: Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2019-20 M/o Statisticsand Programme Implementation.
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