As per the latest results of Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during 2018-19 the estimated Worker Population Ratio on usual status (principal status+subsidiary status) basis for the persons age 15 years and above (which includes both organised and unorganised) State-wise to the extent available is given below:

Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in percent) according to usual status principal status+ subsidiary status (ps+ss) for each State/UT age groups: 15 years and above

                                                                                                                      (in %)

S.No	State/UTs	PLFS
		2018-19
1	Andhra Pradesh	54.8
2	Arunachal Pradesh	40.9
3	Assam	43.4
4	Bihar	36.4
5	Chhattisgarh	61.2
6	Delhi	44.5
7	Goa	45.9
8	Gujarat	49.7
9	Haryana	41.9
10	Himachal Pradesh	63.9
11	Jammu & Kashmir	52.9
12	Jharkhand	44.9
13	Karnataka	49.3
14	Kerala	44.9
15	Madhya Pradesh	52.3
16	Maharashtra	50.6
17	Manipur	44.3
18	Meghalaya	61.8
19	Mizoram	45.6
20	Nagaland	38.1
21	Odisha	47.6
22	Punjab	44.2
23	Rajasthan	50.0
24	Sikkim	61.1
25	Tamil Nadu	51.4
26	Telangana	50.6
27	Tripura	41.9
28	Uttarakhand	41.4
29	Uttar Pradesh	40.8
30	West Bengal	49.7
31	A & N Islands	49.1
32	Chandigarh	47.3
33	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	68.6
34	Daman & Diu	55.1
35	Lakshadweep	29.5
36	Puducherry	47.8
	All India	47.3

 

Source: Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2018-19, M/o  Statistics & Programme Implementation.

 

This information was given by Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

                                                                                                          

*****

MS/jk

                                   

(Release ID: 1694776) Visitor Counter : 1107