India, March 27 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
State/UT-wise female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2023-24 (in percent)
SL
State/UT
Female LFPR(%)
1
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
38.0
2
Andhra Pradesh
35.8
3
Arunachal Pradesh
49.9
4
Assam
36.8
5
Bihar
20.3
6
Chandigarh
25.0
7
Chhattisgarh
46.1
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu
34.7
9
Delhi
14.5
10
Goa
22.9
11
Gujarat
35.8
12
Haryana
18.8
13
Himachal Pradesh
56.2
14
Jammu & Kashmir
38.8
15
Jharkhand
35.8
16
Karnataka
30.5
17
Kerala
33.4
18
Ladakh
43.7
19
Lakshadweep
13.0
20
Madhya Pradesh
39.4
21
Maharashtra
32.0
22
Manipur
36.3
23
Meghalaya
47.1
24
Mizoram
30.4
25
Nagaland
42.7
26
Odisha
38.0
27
Puducherry
28.9
28
Punjab
24.4
29
Rajasthan
38.0
30
Sikkim
56.9
31
Tamil Nadu
35.2
32
Telangana
36.5
33
Tripura
36.8
34
Uttarakhand
35.9
35
Uttar Pradesh
25.2
36
West Bengal
31.7
All India
31.7
Source: PLFS, MoSPI
Government is conducting various censuses and surveys for various sectors including textiles like Fourth All India Handloom Census, 2019-20, annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises etc. which provide estimate on various socio-economic indicators. As per PLFS, female Labour Force Participation Rate is 31.7%, State/UT wise data attached below. The specific survey to enumerate women engaged in home-based and piece-rate textile work has not been conducted separately by the Ministry of Textiles.
The Chapter IV of the Code of Social Security, 2020 (ESIC) apply on every establishment in which ten or more persons are employed other than a seasonal factory which provides coverage on ESI benefits.Further, the Ministry has taken a comprehensive approach-combining industrial development, cluster strengthening, skill upgrading, etc. to support textiles & traditional sector which includes improvement in women's participation and productivity. The focus has been on quality employment, welfare, and market-linked empowerment -
4. Silk Sector -The sericulture industry provides employment to approximately 97.3 lakh persons, with 55-60% being women. Central Silk Board has developed women-friendly innovations to reduce drudgery and improve productivity viz., Automatic/motorised reeling and spinning machines with women-friendly operations, financial assistance under central schemes and promotion of women SHGs etc.
A formal framework to extend protections was initiated with the nationwide implementation of the Four Labour Codes. New Labour Codes aim to enhance welfare, maternity benefits, working hours, occupational safety and participation of women workers across sector including textile sector, where women form a substantial share of the workforce. Further, as per section 45 of the Code Social Security, 2020, the provision has also been made to extend benefits under the chapter IV of the ESIC to unorganized workers, gig workers and platform workers.
This information was provided by THE MINISTER FOR TEXTILES SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 20th March 2026.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
