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The Ministry of Labour and Employment releases the state-wise Worker Population Ratio for persons aged fifteen years and above based on the 2018-19 Periodic Labour Force Survey. The survey covers both organised and unorganised sectors across all states and union territories. The all-India Worker Population Ratio is 47.3 percent. Dadra and Nagar Haveli records the highest ratio at 68.6 percent. Lakshadweep records the lowest ratio at 29.5 percent. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment provides this information in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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Posted On: 03 FEB 2021 4:35PM by PIB Delhi
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.
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