(a) the labour productivity in thecountry (per employee per year) andthemanner in which it has progressed over thepast few years;
(b) whether the labour productivity inIndia is lower compared tomany developedcountries as well as many developingcountries also;
(c) if so, whether the Government plansto increase the share of manufacturing fromcurrent levels to around 25 per cent of GDPas envisaged under the NationalManufacturing Policy; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) & (b): IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook (IMD-WCY) is being published every year by Institute for Management Development (IMD); Lausanne, Switzerland (for which National Productivity Council is the Partner Institute from India). The Report provides Labour Productivity data for difference countries. The data related to India for the last four years are given below:-
Labour Productivity of India (Purchasing Power Parity-PPP) Gross Domestic Product (PPP) per person employed per hour, US$ 2010 2011 2012 2013 Labour Productivity (PPP) 4.17 4.47 4.46 4.78 (Authentic information, however, is not available on per year basis)For comparative basis, Labour Productivity (PPP) estimates across 60 major countries for the last four years (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 as published by IMD-WCY are enclosed as Annexure.