**Executive Summary**
This document, published by the Ministry of Labour & Employment, outlines various schemes and provisions implemented by the Government of India to promote employment and improve facilities for women in the workforce. It highlights the implementation of the four Labour Codes effective from November 21, 2025, and other initiatives like the National Career Service (NCS) Portal and the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme. The document was provided by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Labour Force Statistics:**
* The Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) for individuals aged 15 and above in 2023-24 is 60.1%.
* The Unemployment Rate (UR) for individuals aged 15 and above in 2023-24 is 3.2%.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* The government prioritizes employment generation and improving employability.
* Various employment generation schemes/programmes are implemented to boost the female Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR).
* A multi-pronged approach is adopted on a life-cycle continuum basis to address the issue of educational, social, economic and political empowerment of women.
* **Labour Codes:**
* The four Labour Codes (Code on Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions) have been implemented from November 21, 2025, rationalizing 29 earlier labour laws.
* Provisions to promote female labour force participation include:
* Proportionate representation of women in Grievance Redressal Committees.
* Up to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave.
* Allowing women to work in mines with consent and safety measures.
* Prohibition of gender-based wage discrimination.
* Promotion of creche facilities for children below six years of age.
* **Other Initiatives:**
* The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, allows women to be employed in all establishments for all types of work.
* The National Career Service (NCS) Portal [www.ncs.gov.in] provides career-related services.
* The Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana) supports employment generation.
* The “SHe-Box portal” is in place to address the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act.
**Impact Analysis**
**Women in the Workforce**
* **Impact:** Increased opportunities for employment, better working conditions, safer workplaces, access to grievance redressal, extended maternity leave, and facilities like creches to balance work and family life.
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the provisions of the new Labour Codes and available support systems like the NCS Portal and SHe-Box portal.
**Employers/Establishments**
* **Impact:** Requirement to comply with the provisions of the Labour Codes, including providing equal opportunities, ensuring safety, addressing grievances, and offering benefits like maternity leave and creche facilities.
* **Action Required:** Implement necessary changes to policies and infrastructure to align with the new Labour Codes and promote a safe and inclusive work environment for women.
**Ministry of Labour and Employment**
* **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing the implementation and enforcement of the Labour Codes and various schemes aimed at promoting employment of women.
* **Action Required:** Continue to monitor the effectiveness of the implemented measures and make necessary adjustments to achieve the goals of increasing female labour force participation and improving working conditions for women.
Key Entities Referenced
Labour Codes: A collective reference to the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, which aim to promote female labour force participation.
Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: An Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme designed to support employment generation, enhance employability, and social security with a focus on the manufacturing sector.
Ministry of Labour & Employment: The ministry is responsible for implementing the National Career Service (NCS) Portal.
the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013: An act pertaining to the prevention, prohibition, and redressal of sexual harassment of women at workplace.
National Career Service (NCS) Portal: A one-stop solution for providing career related services including jobs and vocational guidance.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Schemes for Employment of Women
Promotion of Facilities for Women in the Workforce
प्रव तथ: 11 DEC 2025 5:37PM by PIB Delhi
The official data source on Employment and Unemployment is Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18.
As per the latest available Annual PLFS reports, the estimated Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) on
usual status for age 15 years and above during 2023-24 in the country is 60.1%. Further, the
Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for age 15 years and above during 2023-24 in the country is
3.2%.
Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government.
Government is implementing various schemes to boost the female Labour Force Participation Rate
(LFPR). The details of various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the
Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes_programmes .
Government has adopted a multi-pronged approach on a life-cycle continuum basis to address the issue of
educational, social, economic and political empowerment of women. As a result, India is witnessing a
rapid transition from women’s-development to women-led development with the vision of a new India
where women are leading the way for fast paced and sustainable national development.
In order to encourage employment of women, the four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the
Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health
and Working Conditions Code, 2020 have been implemented with effect from 21st November 2025,
rationalizing 29 erstwhile labour laws.
These labour codes have various provisions to promote female labour force participation such as:
· Proportionate representation of women in Grievance Redressal Committee to ensure their
voices are included in workplace dispute resolutions.
· Up to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave, along with 12 weeks for adoptive and
commissioning mothers and allowing remote work after maternity leave where feasible.
· Allowing women to work in above-ground mines between 7 pm and 6 am and in below-
ground mines between 6 am and 7 pm (with consent) in specific roles, along with other provisions
for working women’s safety and health.
· Prohibition of gender-based discrimination in matters of wages and conditions of
employment for the same or similar work.
· Promoting creche facilities for children below the age of six to help working mothers
balance work and family life.Further, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 has allowed women to be
employed in all establishments for all types of work and may also be employed with their consent before 6
a.m. and beyond 7 p.m. subject to conditions relating to safety, holidays and working hours. The Code
also provides that adequate safeguards are to be provided by establishments before engaging women in
any hazardous or dangerous processes.
Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is also running the National Career
Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing career related services including jobs
from private and government sectors, information on online & offline job fairs, job search & matching,
career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, skill/training
programmes etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].
In addition, the Government is implementing the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme named as
the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana to support employment generation, enhance
employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector.
With a view to ensure safety of women at workplace, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has
put in place an electronic platform “SHe-Box portal” duly encompassing various provisions of ‘the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013’ (SH Act).
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri Shobha
Karandlaje in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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