(a) the percentage of valuation of labour productivity in various sectors including agricultural per person employed per hour against the value of overall productivity in India and other developing countries, country-wise;
(b) whether labour productivity in our country is lower then the productivity of developed countries;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the remedial measures taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a) The labour productivity measured in terms of Gross Domestic Product (purchasing power parity) per person per hour (in US$) during the year 2003 for India and other countries in the world was as under:
Country Purchasing power (in US$)
India 3.05 China 4.39 Indonesia 3.64 Philippines 4.80 Malaysia 11.58 Korea 16.56 Singapore 24.21 Taiwan 25.02 Hongkong 24.38