Building a Wider
Horizon With Labour
The Union and state governments are perhaps facing one of the biggest economic challenge in Independent India’s history in terms recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has disproportionately affected women's employment with female labour participation rate (FLPR) in India falling to 16.1 percent during the July-September 2020 quarter - one of the lowest in recent times. As India plans for rapid economic recovery, the governments and policy makers need to ensure women are not left behind.
