Lok Sabha Question No. 1093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Female Labour Force
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1093

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2024

## FEMALE LABOUR FORCE

1093. DR. GUMMA THANUJA RANI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  India's  female  labour force has been declining during the last few years and the latest percentage  is  at  19.2%  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  steps taken/being taken in this regard;
- (b) the breakup of the female labour force participation, State-wise;
- (c) whether there are any measures being taken by the Government to  improve  the  labour  force  participation  and  employment opportunities available to women; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (d): The data on Employment and Unemployment is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  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 Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) on usual status for females of age 15 years and above during the years 2017-18 to 2022-23 are as follows:

| Years   |   LFPR (in %) |
|---------|---------------|
| 2017-18 |          23.3 |
| 2018-19 |          24.5 |
| 2019-20 |          30   |
| 2020-21 |          32.5 |
| 2021-22 |          32.8 |
| 2022-23 |          37   |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The data indicates that the women participation in labour force has increasing trend over the years. State/UT-wise female labour force participation in the country is at Annexure. Government  has  incorporated  a  number  of  provisions  in  the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment for women workers like paid maternity leave, flexibile working hours, equal wages etc. 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.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1093 due for reply on 29.07.2024

## State/UT-wise details of female Labour force participation rate (LFPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss) for age groups: 15 years and above

| S. No.    | States/UTs           | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |   2019- 20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 42.5      | 40.3      |       39.2 |      45.1 |      43.3 |      45.8 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 14.7      | 17.1      |       22.9 |      27.6 |      31.2 |      58.7 |
| 3         | Assam                | 12.7      | 12.7      |       16.4 |      24.6 |      28.2 |      20.3 |
| 4         | Bihar                | 4.1       | 4.3       |        9.5 |      10.7 |      10.2 |      22.4 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 49.3      | 48.4      |       53.1 |      53.9 |      51.6 |      59.8 |
| 6         | Delhi                | 14.3      | 17.8      |       16.1 |      13.8 |      12.2 |      14.8 |
| 7         | Goa                  | 30.9      | 29.9      |       28.2 |      27.3 |      20.7 |      28.1 |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 19.9      | 21.5      |       31.1 |      33.1 |      34.4 |      42.3 |
| 9         | Haryana              | 14.3      | 15.3      |       15.7 |      19.1 |      19.1 |      20.7 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 49.6      | 59.2      |       65   |      62.6 |      66.1 |      71.4 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 30.2      | 33.8      |       37.4 |      43.4 |      44.9 |      50.2 |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 15.4      | 20.7      |       35.7 |      43.9 |      45.2 |      45.8 |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 26.0      | 24.9      |       33.8 |      35.9 |      31.8 |      38.1 |
| 14        | Kerala               | 26.5      | 30.6      |       31.9 |      33.2 |      37   |      37.5 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 31.7      | 27.9      |       37.7 |      40.5 |      41   |      44.3 |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 30.8      | 31.6      |       38.7 |      36   |      38.4 |      40.7 |
| 17        | Manipur              | 23.5      | 26.3      |       29.9 |      21.4 |      23.4 |      31.3 |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 51.2      | 51.2      |       45.7 |      51.6 |      50.2 |      60.9 |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 30.0      | 29.2      |       37   |      41.7 |      34.7 |      45.1 |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 16.7      | 22.7      |       43   |      47.6 |      51.5 |      65.2 |
| 21        | Odisha               | 19.5      | 24.4      |       33.1 |      33.2 |      32.9 |      44.7 |
| 22        | Punjab               | 15.5      | 19.1      |       23.7 |      23.1 |      24   |      27.6 |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 27.0      | 31.4      |       38.6 |      39.9 |      40   |      47.9 |
| 24        | Sikkim               | 43.9      | 50.3      |       59.4 |      61.1 |      57.8 |      68.6 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 33.7      | 37.0      |       40.2 |      43   |      40.7 |      40.5 |
| 26        | Telangana            | 32.6      | 38.3      |       44.3 |      45.4 |      44.7 |      44.8 |
| 27        | Tripura              | 12.5      | 16.6      |       24.2 |      30.8 |      26.7 |      35.2 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 18.1      | 19.4      |       31.8 |      31.5 |      33.1 |      38.7 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh        | 13.5      | 13.6      |       17.7 |      22.6 |      26.3 |      31.2 |
| 30        | West Bengal          | 20.8      | 22.2      |       24   |      28.7 |      27.9 |      33.8 |
| 31        | Andaman & N. Island  | 33.5      | 31.2      |       35.9 |      46.1 |      45.7 |      49.6 |
| 32        | Chandigarh           | 25.2      | 24.7      |       20.4 |      24.1 |      16.8 |      21.4 |
| 33        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 39.7      | 43.0      |       52.3 |      30.6 |      43   |      37.6 |
| 34        | Daman & Diu          | 24.9      | 18.1      |       35.8 |      30.6 |      43   |      37.6 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep          | 18.4      | 17.8      |       29.7 |      19.4 |      16.8 |      17.3 |
| 36        | Puducherry           | 17.1      | 31.2      |       31.6 |      29.3 |      35.7 |      33.6 |
| 37        | Ladakh               |           |           |       51.1 |      69.6 |      46.5 |      59.1 |
| All India | All India            | 23.3      | 24.5      |       30   |      32.5 |      32.8 |      37   |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI