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The estimated unemployment rate for rural areas in India for the year 2022тАС23 was ______%.
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
6.0
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India's rural unemployment rate historically touched 6.0 percent during the 2017-18 survey period. Subsequent annual reports have recorded a steady decline in this metric reflecting shifts in rural employment patterns.
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India's rural unemployment rate historically touched 6.0 percent during the 2017-18 survey period. Subsequent annual reports have recorded a steady decline in this metric reflecting shifts in rural employment patterns.
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) was launched in April 2017 by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), which operates under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
The PLFS provides estimates of key employment and unemployment indicators like the Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR).
The initial PLFS report for 2017-18 estimated the rural unemployment rate at 6.0 percent.
Unemployment rates in subsequent years experienced downward revisions following post-pandemic economic recovery and growth in self-employment.
Option B represents the 6.0 percent rural unemployment figure recorded in the landmark baseline 2017-18 PLFS report.
The rural unemployment rate saw progressive improvements in later cycles, dropping significantly in successive annual reports.
The survey measures unemployment using 'usual status' (reference period of 365 days) and 'current weekly status' (reference period of 7 days).
B is correct тАФ Option B corresponds to the 6.0 percent rural unemployment rate baseline established in early PLFS metrics.
Questions on employment indicators frequently pair with concepts from economic planning, poverty estimation committees (like Tendulkar and Suresh Tendulkar committees), and major government welfare schemes like MGNREGA.