Lok Sabha Question No. 2726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Women Workers in Organised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016

## WOMEN WORKERS IN ORGANISED SECTOR

2726.   SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

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

- (a) whether the work participation of women is showing increasing trends in the organised sector as per data reported to the Government over the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  recorded  the  employment  status  of  women workers  who  have  availed  various  levels  of  Women  Vocational  Training Programmes during 2014-15; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  results  of  two  labour  force  surveys  on  employment  and unemployment conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation,  the  percentage  of  organized  and unorganised  sector  employment  for  the  years  2004-05  and  2011-12  are  as follows:

| Year    | Organized sector   | Unorganized sector   |
|---------|--------------------|----------------------|
| 2004-05 | 11.8%              | 88.2%                |
| 2011-12 | 17.3%              | 82.7%                |

As per NSS report, the estimated Worker Population Ratio for female on usual status basis in the country during 2009-10 and 2011-12 was 22.8% and 21.9% respectively.

Further, as per the information received from the states under Employment Market Information Programme of Directorate General of Employment,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  the  employment  in  the organised  sector  and  percentage  of  women  in  employment  over  last  three years are given below:

|   Year Ended 31 st March |   Total Employment (in lakh) | Women Employment   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
|                     2010 |                       287.08 | 20.4%              |
|                     2011 |                       289.99 | 20.5%              |
|                     2012 |                       295.79 | 20.5%              |

(c)  &  (d):  In  order  to  enhance  the  Labour  Force  Participation  Rate  among women,  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  is  providing  training  to  women through  Industrial  Training  Institutes,  National  Vocational  Training  Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes for making them more employable. The  National  Council  for  Vocational  Training  (NCVT)  has  also  enhanced  the percentage  of  reservation  for  women  from  25%  to  30%.  A  large  number  of women are being trained in modular employable skills under Skill Development Initiatives scheme.

As per the NSSO survey on Status of Education and Vocational Training in India conducted in 2011-12 for persons aged 15-59 years, on usual status basis, among  the  women  who  received/  were  receiving  formal  vocational  training, 33.9% females reported to be employed.

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