Poging GOUD - Vrij
Numbers may not tell whole story
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
|November 16, 2025
The latest PLFS monthly bulletin (Sep, 2025) highlights that “Rising LFPR of Rural Women Uplifts Overall Female LFPR for Third Consecutive Month’ and claims “Sustained Growth in Rural Female WPR Signals Strengthening Economic Inclusion.”
The bulletin details trends in the Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR), and unemployment rate. At first glance, these headlines suggest that more women are joining the workforce and that India’s rural economy is becoming more inclusive. However, such optimism needs to be viewed in context.
Female participation in the labour force has undoubtedly risen over the past few years. Rural women’s WPR increased from 17.1 per cent in 2017-18 to 38.1 per cent in 2023-24, while urban female participation rose from 20.1 per cent to 36.3 per cent during the same period. Overall female WPR grew from 19.2 per cent to 33.8 per cent. The September 2025 data also fit neatly into this upward trajectory.
Dit verhaal komt uit de November 16, 2025-editie van The Statesman Bhubaneswar.
Abonneer u op Magzter GOLD voor toegang tot duizenden zorgvuldig samengestelde premiumverhalen en meer dan 9000 tijdschriften en kranten.
Bent u al abonnee? Aanmelden
MEER VERHALEN VAN The Statesman Bhubaneswar
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Centre revises release date of annual and Q4 GDP estimates to 7 June
The government on Tuesday said it has revised the release date of the provisional estimates (PE) of annual gross domestic product (GDP) and quarterly estimates of GDP for fourth quarter (Q4), from last working day of May to 7 June (or the previous working day if 7 June is a holiday) of every year.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Chief secretary Manoj Agarwal pushes for rule-based governance
West Bengal’s newly appointed chief secretary Manoj Agarwal issued a strong message to the state bureaucracy and asked all the bureaucrats to return to professional and rule-based administration assuring that administration would work independently free from “political interference.”
1 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Don’t move back to Writers’
The reported plan of the new BJP government in West Bengal to shift the state secretariat back to the Writers’ Building in BBD Bagh from Nabanna, may be presented as a pragmatic step and a return to heritage. But it is actually a failure of imagination.
2 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as Assam Chief Minister for the second time
Himanta Biswa Sarma, who led the BJP-headed NDA to a massive win in the Assam Assembly polls, was on Tuesday sworn in as the state’s Chief Minister for the second successive term in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other political heavyweights here.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Deforestation pushes Amazon closer to climate tipping point below 2°C warming
The Amazon rainforest, often described as the planet’s climatic heartbeat, may be far more fragile than previously understood.
2 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Arrest NTA chief Abhishek Singh for NEET paper leak, demands Maharashtra Congress
Maharashtra State Congress Committee President Harshwardhan Sapkal demanded here on Tuesday that NTA Director General Abhishek Singh must be immediately dismissed and arrested for the leakage of the question paper of NEET.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
PBKS rue poor execution after fourth straight defeat in IPL 2026
Four defeats in a row have left Punjab Kings struggling to regain momentum after dominating the first half of IPL 2026. Despite the slump, they are still in the race for a playoffs spot, although Monday’s loss to Delhi Capitals made their path more complicated.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Trump ‘seriously considering’ resuming hostilities in West Asia
US President Donald Trump is seriously considering resuming hostilities in West Asia, CNN reported citing presidential aides.
1 min
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Bengal craves for positivity
When the TMC government got electorally ambushed on 4 May 2026, the focus could have immediately shifted to the immense potential that the newly installed government had in terms of meeting the aspirations of the populace in areas of income, employment and commercial endeavours.
3 mins
May 13, 2026
The Statesman Bhubaneswar
Rajasthan SoG detains 45 suspects in NEET paper leak case; Gehlot, Kirodi spar over probe agencies
The Rajasthan Police Special Operations Group (SoG) picked up around 45 suspects in custody in connection with NEET UG guess paper / paper leak even as the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the prestigious examination following the revelations on the issue.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size