Rate of skilling in females much higher than males: Skills development ministry in LS

As per the period labour force survey (PLFS), proportion of skilled female workforce in the country stood at 1.7% in 2017-18, 2% in 2018-19 and 2.9% in 2019-20 compared to 2.3%, 2.8% and 3.5% amongst male workforce in corresponding years. “As may be seen, in India, the female participation in the labour force is approximately one-third or a little more of male participation,” it said.