MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)
(a): As per the results of three most recent surveys on employment and unemployment conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, labour force participation rate on usual status basis is given below:
Period Labour force participation rate (%) Male Female Total
2004-05 55.9 29.4 43.0 2009-10 55.7 23.3 40.0 2011-12 55.6 22.5 39.5
State-wise details of labour force participation rate for women is at Annex-I.
(b) & (c): State-wise details of % of self employed, unemployment and employment rates for educated and all women in the country as per NSSO survey results during 2011-12 are at Annex-II and employment rates for the last three years at Annex-III.
(d): Government of India is implementing public employment generation schemes such as Prime Ministers Employment GenerationProgramme (PMEGP), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) and Pt. DeenDayalUpadhyayGrameenKaushalYojna (DDU-GKY) under National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM). The details of funds released during 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 are given below:
( Rs. Crore) Year PMEGP# MGNREGA NRLM NULM
2011-12 1010.23 29189.77 389.30 778.83 2012-13 1228.44 30009.96 210.11 771.46 2013-14 988.36 32743.68 596.22 714.97 Total 3227.03 91943.40 1195.63 2265.26
# Margin money subsidy
(e): Statutory protective and welfare provisions for women workers are made in certain labour laws such as the Beedi& Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, the Plantation Labour Act, 1951, the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, the Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and conditions of service) Act, 1979, the Factories Act, 1948, the Mines Act, 1952, Maternity Benefits Act, 1961, the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, the Employee’s State Insurance (General) Regulation, 1950, the Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976, The Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines and Chrome Or Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976, The Lime Stone and Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972, the Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946, the Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 and the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946.
