Parliament Question: Time Use Survey

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2026 TIME USE SURVEY

4123. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA MEENA:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME

IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

(a) the findings of the latest Rajasthan-specific Time Use Survey regarding the unpaid agricultural and allied work performed by rural women and its status in comparison with the national average;

(b) whether the methodology adequately covers the unpaid labour performed by women in animal husbandry and fodder collection, which is prevalent in the agrarian communities of Tonk-Sawai Madhopur;

(c) whether this data has influenced the design of any welfare or social security scheme for rural women agricultural labourers and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the timeline for the next phase of the Time Use Survey and district-level disaggregation is planned for Rajasthan? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has conducted two nation wise Time Use Survey covering all the States/UTs including Rajasthan. The first all-India Time Use Survey was conducted during January to December 2019 and the second survey was conducted during the period January to December,

2024. The primary objective of Time Use Survey (TUS) is to measure participation of men and women in paid and unpaid activities. The Time Use Survey (TUS) does not capture the unpaid labour performed by rural women in activities such as agricultural and allied works, animal husbandry and fodder collection.Disaggregated state-wise and district-level data including Rajasthan on the above indicator are not generated in the TUS.

The estimates from TUS are available at all India and State/UT including Rajasthan levels for the persons of age 6 years and above.

Based on latest TUS conducted in 2024, the time spent (in Minutes) in a day on an average per person of age 6 years and above in the activities of major divisions of TUS activity classification in Rural Rajasthan and rural all-India level is given in table 1:

Table 1: Minutes spent in a day on an average per person of age 6 years and above in the activities of major divisions of TUS activity classification rural Description of the Rajasthan (rural) all-India(rural) activity male female person male female person Employment and related activities 243 78 158 273 70 171 Production of goods for own final use 39 76 58 25 29 27 Unpaid domestic services for household members 19 206 116 23 238 131 Unpaid caregiving services for household members 13 42 28 14 47 30 Unpaid volunteer, trainee and other unpaid work 2 1 1 1 1 1 Learning 104 84 94 96 84 90 Socializing and communication, community participation and religious practice 150 134 142 128 127 128 Culture, leisure, mass-media and sports practices 158 115 136 165 137 151 Self-care and maintenance (includes sleep) 711 703 707 715 707 711 *****