Lok Sabha Question No. 1171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Number of Educated/Skilled/un-skilled Selfemployed and Unemployed Women
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1171

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## NUMBER OF EDUCATED/SKILLED/UN-SKILLED SELF-EMPLOYED AND

## UNEMPLOYED WOMEN

## 1171.   SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the number  of  educated,  uneducated,  skilled,  unskilled,  selfemployed  and  unemployed  women  in  the  country  at  present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the employment opportunities for women have adequately increased during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) if so, the year-wise details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  since  2017-18.  The survey period is July to June every year.

As  per  the  latest  available  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the  estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for women of age 15 years and above was 2.9% during the year 2022-23. The women unemployment rate has a declining trend. The State/UT-wise estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for women of age 15 years & above during 2022-23

are at Annexure-I.

Out  of  the  total  women  workers,  around  65.3%  women  workers were self-employed during 2022-23. The State/UT-wise percentage distribution of self-employed women during 2022-23 is at Annexure-II.

The estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR)  on usual status for women of age 15 years and above in the country during the period 202021 to 2022-23 are as follows:

| Years   |   WPR (in%) |
|---------|-------------|
| 2020-21 |        31.4 |
| 2021-22 |        31.7 |
| 2022-23 |        35.9 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The  data  indicates  that  the  women  WPR,  indicating  employment, has  significantly  increased  to  35.9%  during  2022-23  as  compared  to 31.4% in 2020-21.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1171 due for reply on 11.12.2023 State/UT-wise  details  of  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  on  usual  status  for  women of  age  15 years and above during 2022-23 (in %)

| S. No.                          | States/UTs        | 2022-23   |
|---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------|
| 1                               | Andhra Pradesh    | 4.0       |
| 2                               | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.5       |
| 3                               | Assam             | 3.4       |
| 4                               | Bihar             | 1.6       |
| 5                               | Chhattisgarh      | 2.0       |
| 6                               | Delhi             | 2.2       |
| 7                               | Goa               | 14.7      |
| 8                               | Gujarat           | 1.3       |
| 9                               | Haryana           | 4.7       |
| 10                              | Himachal Pradesh  | 5.3       |
| 11 Jharkhand                    |                   | 0.6       |
| 12                              | Karnataka         | 2.4       |
| 13                              |                   | 10.7      |
| 14 Madhya                       | Kerala Pradesh    | 1.2       |
| 15 Maharashtra                  |                   | 2.3       |
| 16 Manipur                      |                   | 4.5       |
| 17                              | Meghalaya         | 8.2       |
| 18 Mizoram                      | 3.0               |           |
| 19                              | Nagaland          | 3.5       |
| 20 Odisha                       |                   | 2.4       |
| 21                              | Punjab            | 8.7       |
| 22                              | Rajasthan         | 2.9       |
| 23                              | Sikkim            | 3.1       |
| 24                              | Tamil Nadu        | 4.7       |
| 25                              | Telangana         | 3.8       |
| 26                              | Tripura           | 1.1       |
| 27                              | Uttarakhand       | 4.2       |
| 28                              | Uttar Pradesh     | 1.8       |
| 29                              | West Bengal       | 2.0       |
| 30 Andaman & N. Island          |                   | 19.8      |
| 31                              | Chandigarh        | 2.9       |
| 32 D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu |                   | 5.9       |
| 33 Jammu &                      | Kashmir           | 6.5       |
| 34                              | Ladakh            | 6.0       |
| 35                              | Lakshadweep       | 14.4      |
| 36                              | Puducherry        | 5.8       |
| All India                       | All India         | 2.9       |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1171 due for reply on 11.12.2023 State/UT-wise  details  of Self-employed women on  usual  status  during 2022-23 (in %)

| S. No.                          | States/UTs               | 2022-23   |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
| 1                               | Andhra Pradesh           | 44.5      |
| 2                               | Arunachal Pradesh        | 85.9      |
| 3 Assam                         |                          | 73.9      |
| 4                               | Bihar                    | 70.9      |
| 5                               | Chhattisgarh             | 71.3      |
| 6                               | Delhi                    | 31.7      |
| 7 Goa                           |                          | 27.8      |
| 8                               | Gujarat                  | 65.4      |
| 9                               |                          | 50.3      |
| 10                              | Haryana Himachal Pradesh | 86.5      |
| 11                              | 88.0                     |           |
| 12 Karnataka                    | Jharkhand                | 48.2      |
| 13 Kerala                       |                          | 37.8      |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh               |                          | 70.7      |
| 15 Maharashtra                  |                          | 50.8      |
| 16 Manipur                      |                          | 80.7      |
| 17                              | Meghalaya                | 53.3      |
| 18 Mizoram                      | 82.7                     |           |
| 19                              | Nagaland                 | 83.5      |
| 20 Odisha                       |                          | 75.5      |
| 21                              | Punjab                   | 46.1      |
| 22                              | Rajasthan                | 82.6      |
| 23                              | Sikkim                   | 76.3      |
| 24 Tamil                        | Nadu                     | 38.0      |
| 25                              | Telangana                | 59.2      |
| 26 Tripura                      |                          | 56.9      |
| 27                              | Uttarakhand              | 83.1      |
| 28                              | Uttar Pradesh            | 86.4      |
| 29                              | West Bengal              | 66.7      |
| 30 Andaman & N. Island          |                          | 52.2      |
| 31                              | Chandigarh               | 17.7      |
| 32 D & N Haveli and Daman & Diu |                          | 70.3      |
| 33 Jammu &                      | Kashmir                  | 92.1      |
| 34                              | Ladakh                   | 87.1      |
| 35                              | Lakshadweep              | 51.7      |
| 36                              | Puducherry               | 28.5      |
| All India                       | All India                | 65.3      |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI