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20/03/23 08:20 AM IST

Women and Men in India 2022” launched by MoSPI Rao Inderjit Singh

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  • The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the Women and Men in India 2022 report recently.
Major Findings
  • The report noted that the sex ratio at birth increased by three points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19.
  • The Women and Men in India 2022 report revealed that women are severely lagging behind men in labor force participation rates.
  • The report showed that the Labor Force Participation Rate for those above 15 years of age has been increasing since 2017-2018.
  • The low participation rates for women could be due to social factors, educational qualifications, and gender discrimination in terms of wages and opportunities at the workplace.
  • The Women and Men in India 2022 report also features India’s age and sex structure.
  • The population growth, which has been on a downward trend since 1971, is projected to fall further to 0.58% in 2036.
  • The report notes that the population pyramid will undergo a shift, with the base of the pyramid narrowing down while the middle is broadened.
  • The age-specific fertility rate has improved, with the number of live births in the 20-24 years and 25-29 years age group between 2016 and 2020 reducing from 135.4 and 166.0 to 113.6 and 139.6, respectively.
Source- PIB

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