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Regional variation in female workforce participation in India: Evidence from PLFS survey

Author(s) Ashutosh Upadhyay
Country India
Abstract India is a country of diversity spread over many states. In this research study an attempt has been made to understand the variation in female employment in different major states. For this study all the annual survey reports of the periodic labour force survey of seven years from 2017-18 to 2023-24 have been taken as secondary data. In this study the trend of female employment in different states of India has been seen and on the basis of this trend an attempt has been made to find out the current scenario of regional variation. A comparative study of female employment has been done by the compound annual growth rate of female workforce participation rate of major states. Variance and standard deviation have been used as a statistical method to find out regional variation of female employment. In the research paper an attempt has also been made to understand the rural-urban disparity regarding female employment through various diagram based on PLFS surveys. The study attributes regional variation in female employment across the various major states in aspect of socio-economic, geographical, political, cultural and structural etc. Further the study emphasizes the need for comprehensive changes in such various policies adopted by the central and state governments so that reduce FWFPR related variations across the states.
Keywords Female workforce participation, regional variation, Periodic labour force survey, standard deviation
Field Sociology > Economics
Published In Volume 16, Issue 1, January-June 2025
Published On 2025-01-04
Cite This Regional variation in female workforce participation in India: Evidence from PLFS survey - Ashutosh Upadhyay - IJAIDR Volume 16, Issue 1, January-June 2025.

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