The findings also indicate discrimination as a driving factor behind low Women’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) in the country. As per the Union Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), LFPR for women in India was only 25.1 percent in 2020-21 for urban and rural women. This is considerably lower than South Africa where the LFPR for women is 46 percent in 2021 as per the latest World Bank estimates. The LFPR for women in India has rapidly declined from 42.7 percent in 2004-05 to mere 25.1 percent in 2020-2021 showing the withdrawal of women from the workforce despite rapid economic growth during the same period. In 2019-20, 60 percent of all males aged 15 years and more have regular salaried and self-employed jobs while 19 percent of all similarly aged females get regular and self-employment. Use the additional data in the passage above to answer this and the next question. If the number of women in India in 2020-2021 is 670 million which is 24% more than in 2004-2005, what is the difference in the number of women in LFPR 2004-05 and 2021? (Answer the question after reading the following paragraph).

PARAGRAPH: The findings of Oxfam India’s latest ‘India Discrimination Report 2022’ indicate that there is a significant gap in the earnings between men and women in the case of regular and self-employment in urban areas. The lower wages for salaried women are due to 67 percent of discrimination and 33 percent due to lack of education and work experience. The average earning is ` 16,000 for men and merely ` 6,600 for women in urban areas in self-employment. The average earning of men is ` 19,800 as against
` 15,600 for women in regular/salaried employment in urban areas. Also, in urban areas the average earnings of men (` 9,000) are significantly higher than women (` 5,700) even in casual employment. Apart from women, historically oppressed communities along with religious minorities also continue to face discrimination in accessing jobs, livelihoods, and agricultural credit. The mean income for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes (“SC/ST”) persons in urban areas who are in regular employment is ` 15,300 as against ` 20,300 for persons belonging to the non-SC/ST category. The average earning of self-employed workers is ` 15,900 for non-SC/STs and ` 10,500 for SC/STs. The average monthly earning for the SC/ST workers in casual work is
` 8,000 below the corresponding figure of ` 8,600 for the non-SC/ST. [Data Source: Oxfam India]
[Note: Values have been approximated to the nearest hundred]

Option A: Less than 5 crores

Option B: Between 6 and 8 crores

Option C: Between 10 and 12 crores

Option D: More than 15 crores

Correct Answer

Option: b

Explanation

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