Which of the following statements about India’s workforce is NOT correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Women form the majority of the urban workforce.
Women are just one-fifth of the urban workforce, so they are not its majority.
Option (1) Men, particularly rural men, form the major section of the workforce. — True. About 77 per cent of workers are men, and rural workers are about two-thirds of the workforce.
Option (2) Rural workers form the larger part of the workforce. — True. They are about two-thirds of all workers.
Option (3) Women form the majority of the urban workforce. — False. They are only about one-fifth of it.
Option (4) Women account for about one-fourth of the rural workforce. — True. One-fourth in villages, one-fifth in towns.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.2 Workers and Employment … During 2022-23, India had a workforce of about 545 million. Since majority of our people reside in rural areas, the proportion of workforce residing there is higher. The rural workers constitute about two-thirds of this 545 million. Men form the majority of workforce in India. About 77 per cent of the workers are men and the rest are women (men and women include child labourers in respective sexes). Women workers account for one-fourth of the rural workforce whereas in urban areas, they are just one-fifth of the workforce. …” Recap: “Men particularly rural men, form the major section of workforce in India.” |