Lok Sabha Question No. 1726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Periodic Labour Force Survey in Dahod
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY IN DAHOD

1726. SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (November  2025),  any  specific  trends  have  emerged  in  tribaldominated  districts  such  as  Dahod  district  in  Gujarat  with respect  to  youth  employment,  agriculture-dependent  workers and workers engaged in the construction sector, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether,  after  methodological  revisions,  special  training  has been  provided  to  Common  Service  Centres  (CSCs)  in  Dahod district  to  facilitate  easier  access  to  PLFS  data  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  new  National  Industrial  Classification  (NIC)  2025, classification is expected to improve the accuracy of employment statistics in Dahod's key economic sectors such as agriculture, construction, stone-crushing and small-scale
- manufacturing and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  NIC-2025  is  likely  to  be  used  to  strengthen  skill development and job-mapping for tribal youth in Dahod who work in large numbers in the construction and MSME sectors, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION;  MINISTER  OF STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PLANNING AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CULTURE  [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

- (a): The National  Sample  Survey  (NSS)  under  Ministry  of  Statistics

and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is responsible for conducting large  scale  sample  surveys  on  various  socio-economic  subjects across the country including Gujarat and give estimates of important indicators  of  labour  force  statistics  through  Periodic  Labour  Force Survey (PLFS) based on the Central sample data, both at the national level and the State/UT level. However, due to sample size limitations, generating reliable estimates at the district level is not feasible from the NSS central sample data. As such, trends with respect to Dahod District are not available from PLFS reports. (b): The surveys of NSS including PLFS are conducted by well-trained enumerators  of  Field  Operations  Division  (FOD)  of  MoSPI  and  not through Common Service Centres (CSCs). The data collection is done in digital platform using Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) through  hand-held  devices.  Further, the survey  reports  of  PLFS alongwith  unit-level  data  are  being  released  in  the  public  domain through MoSPI's website to facilitate easier access by stakeholders/users.

(c) to (d): The  ongoing  PLFS  is  being  carried  out  as  per  NIC  2008. MoSPI has released the NIC 2025 recently in the month of November 2025. The NIC 2025 introduces a new 6-digit coding structure, in place of the 5-digit structure of NIC 2008 and represents the latest updated national standard for classifying economic activities in India which provides a comprehensive and contemporary framework for all economic  activities  including  the  agriculture,  construction,  stonecrushing, etc. Further, PLFS provides information on status of vocational training received, disaggregated by gender, age, group, by field  of  training,  etc  enabling  the  Government  for  evidence-based policymaking related to labour sector.

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