Lok Sabha Question No. 2190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Steps to Improve Ratio of Working Age Population
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2190

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## STEPS TO IMPROVE RATIO OF WORKING AGE POPULATION

2190.   SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details  and  ratio  of  working-age  population  to  non-working  age population of India in Comparison to China, Korea, France, U.S. and Brazil at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  improve  the  ratio  of  working  age population in the country by 2030; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government  to  improve  the  quality  of  human  resource  for  increasing productivity in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  to  (c):  International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  defines  Working  Age  as persons of the age 15 years and above. As per International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates, the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR)  and Employment to Population Rate (EPR) of India, China, Korea, France, U.S. and Brazil are at Annexure. As per the Census 2011, the ratio of population of 15 years and above to below 15 years is 2.25. It can be observed that India has a favourable  demographic  dividend  in  the  form  of  working  age  population  in comparison to the countries mentioned in the question.

In order to improve the quality of human resources, the Government has taken various steps for improving on employability of youth. Various Ministries/Departments run skill development schemes across various sectors. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a flagship scheme known as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) on pan-India basis. PMKVY enables large number of prospective youth for taking Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) through accredited and affiliated training centers.

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Annex  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 2190 for answer on 24.12.2018

|                 | Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) [1]   | Employment to Population Rate (EPR) [2]   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| India (Yr 2012) | 51.6 % [3]                                   | 52%                                       |
| China (Yr 2017) | 69%                                          | 66%                                       |
| Korea(Yr 2017)  | 63 %                                         | 60%                                       |
| France(Yr 2017) | 55 %                                         | 50%                                       |
| US (Yr 2017)    | 62 %                                         | 59%                                       |
| Brazil(Yr 2017) | 64%                                          | 55%                                       |

Source: Derived  using  data  from  International  Labour  Organization,  ILOSTAT database  and  World  Bank  population  estimates.  Labour  data  retrieved  in November 2017.

Footnote:  [1]  Labour  force  participation  rate  is  calculated  by  expressing  the number  of  persons  in  the  labour  force  as  a  percentage  of  the  working-age population. The labour force is the sum of the number of persons employed and the number of persons unemployed.

2  The  EPR  is  an  indicator  of  how  many  persons  are  employed  among  the available working-age population.

3  Based on 2011-12 NSSO round

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