Participation of women in India's workforce rose to 37% in FY'23: Dharmendra Pradhan
The Narendra Modi government's women-focused schemes have helped in raising the participation of women in the workforce, Pradhan said on Saturday.
The participation of women in the country's workforce increased to 37 per cent in the 2022-23 fiscal, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. Speaking at the 'Rozgar Mela' here, Pradhan said the figure was 23 per cent in 2017-18. "There has been balanced growth in society, as there has been a rise in women's participation in the workforce," he said, noting that women are more hard-working than men.
The Narendra Modi government's women-focused schemes have helped in raising the participation of women in the workforce, Pradhan said on Saturday. The Centre has been giving priority to women in policy-making and leadership roles, he said. The minister also underscored the importance of re-skilling and up-skilling working women to help them adapt to changing technologies.
The rate of unemployment in the country has come down to 3.7 per cent in 2022-23 from 6 per cent in 2017-18, he said. At the programme, Pradhan distributed appointment letters of different central organisations to 172 people.
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