: Reduction in women unemployment reported from 201819 to 201920 #FinanceIndia #StockMarketNEWS Reduction in women unemployment reported from 2018-19 to 2019-20 New Delhi, Jul 28 (KNN) Unemployment

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Reduction in women unemployment reported from 2018-19 to 2019-20 New Delhi, Jul 28 (KNN) Unemployment rate for women fell to 4. 2 per cent in 2019-20 from 5. 1 per cent in 2018-19, said Minister of State for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli in a written reply in Lok Sabha.

Quoting the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), the minister on Monday said, "Unemployment rate for women has come down from 5. 1 per cent in 2018-19 to 4. 2 per cent in 2019-20"

The NSO is a wing of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

As per the PLFS for 2019-20, of the total employment generated (in person days) in the 2020-21 under MGNREGS, womens share has increased to around 207 crore person days.

The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for women has increased from 24. 5 per cent in 2018-19 to 30. 0 per cent in 2019-20.

The government has taken several initiatives to improve womens participation in the labour force. In order to encourage employment of women, a number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for creating congenial work environments for women workers.

These include enhancement in paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, provision for mandatory creche facility in establishments having 50 or more employees, permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.

The government has taken a decision to allow the employment of women in the aboveground mines including opencast workings between 7 pm and 6 am and in below ground working between 6 am and 7 pm in technical, supervisory and managerial work where continuous presence may not be required.

Further, in order to enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial Training institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.

Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country like encouraging various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes like Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. DeenDayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojna (ABRY) Scheme has been launched with effect from 1st October 2020 to incentivize creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of loss of employment. This scheme reduces the financial burden of the employers and encourages them to hire more workers.