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New Delhi: India is readying a blueprint to enhance the participation of women in the national workforce to the global average, which the government considers crucial to achieve its developed nation goal by 2047...
Proposals under consideration include incentives to create employment, development of the care economy, and enabling easier access to finance to encourage more women to join the labour force, said people aware of the deliberations...
Discussions have commenced between the ministries of women & child development and labour & employment, as well as the Niti Aayog on possible interventions, they said..
"Besides, development of the care economy can significantly open up demand for women in the workforce and generate employment for them in a big way."..
As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, female labour force participation in India improved to 37% in 2022-23, from 32.8% in 2021-22..
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