Lok Sabha Question No. 4347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Gender-wise Data
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4347

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## GENDER-WISE DATA

4347. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  gender-wise  data  of  enrolment  of workforce in Industries;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  measures  to  increase female  industrial  workforce  participation  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)the  details  of  the  female  industrial  workforce  participation  rate  in Haryana, district-wise; and
- (e)the industries that noticed a high number of female enrolment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (e): As  per  the  Annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) Report  2021-22,  the  estimated  percentage  distribution  of  workers  at All-India level in usual status by broad industry division as per National Industrial Classification(NIC) 2008  is as below:-

| Broad industry division as per NIC- 2008   |   Male (%) |   Female (%) |   Person (%) |
|--------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
| agriculture                                |       38.1 |         62.9 |         45.5 |
| mining & quarrying                         |        0.4 |          0.1 |          0.3 |
| manufacturing                              |       11.8 |         11.2 |         11.6 |
| electricity,water,etc                      |        0.7 |          0.2 |          0.6 |
| construction                               |       15.6 |          5   |         12.4 |
| trade, hotel & restaurant                  |       14.7 |          5.9 |         12.1 |
| transport, storage & communications        |        7.5 |          1.2 |          5.6 |
| Other services                             |       11.2 |         13.6 |         11.9 |
| all                                        |      100   |        100   |        100   |

Contd..2/-

As per the above table, agriculture  has  highest  estimated percentage distribution of female workers followed by manufacturing.

Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  improve  women's participation  in  the  labour  force  and  quality  of  their  employment.  A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment for women workers. These includes enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks  to  26  weeks,  provision  for  mandatory  crèche  facility  in  the establishments  having  50  or  more  employees,  permitting  women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.

Employment of women in the aboveground mines including opencast workings has been allowed between 7 pm and 6 am, and in below ground working between  6 am  and 7 pm  in technical, supervisory and managerial work where continuous presence may not be required. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 now subsumed in the Code on Wages, 2019 provides that there shall be no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of  gender  in  matters  relating  to  wages  by  the  same  employer,  in respect  of  the  same  work  or  work  of  similar  nature  done  by  any employee. Further, no employer shall make any discrimination on the ground  of  sex  while  recruiting  any  employee  for  the  same  work  or work of similar nature in the conditions of employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.

To enhance  the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial  Training  institutes,  National  Vocational  Training  Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.

As  per  the  Annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) report 2021-22, the estimated female Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in Haryana on usual status for age 15 years and above is 19.1%.

District-wise estimates are not captured in PLFS reports.

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