Rise in female labour force participation driven by rural push, says Economic Survey
The Hindu
Economic Survey 2024-25 highlights significant rise in Female Labour Force Participation Rate driven by rural women workforce entry.
There had been a consistent increase in Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) over the past seven years driven largely by a rise in women entering workforce in rural India, the Economic Survey for 2024-25 said.
The survey, tabled in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (January 31, 2025), said this increase in FLFPR was the primary driver behind overall improvement in the labour market indicators.
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24 quoted by the survey, there was an enhanced participation of women in economic activities across various categories, including rural and urban. “This increase in FLFPR can partly be attributed to better capturing female workers in unpaid work by the PLFS survey”, it said.
The PLFS was conducted in selected districts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh in November 2024.
The FLFPR had increased over the past seven years from 23.3% in 2017-18 to 41.7% in 2023-24, the survey said.
Currently, 21 States have a FLFPR in the range of 30-40%. Seven States or Union Territories reported FLFPR greater than 40%, with Sikkim reporting the maximum rate of 56.9%. While in 2017-18, 20 States and Union Territories had FLFPR of less than 20%, in 2023-24 it is only three states.
Rural FLFPR, which was the primary driving force behind overall increase in women’s workforce participation, rose from 24.6% in 2017-18 to 47.6% in 2023-24.
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