There are five sources of employment / unemployment statistics in India viz. NSSO, Economic Census, Employment Market Information Programme of DGET, Registrar General of India and Labour Bureau. ...
There are several kinds of unemployment rate as follows. Open Unemployment Open unemployment is a condition in which people have no work to do. They are able to...
Labour Force refers to the number of persons actually working or willing to work. However, workforce refers to the number of persons actually working. Thus, workforce does not...
The 1st ever post independence Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 began on 29 June 2011 from the Sankhola village of Hazemara block in West Tripura District. Government...
The data had stirred up a controversy (in media) with respect to the growth of the minority (Muslim) population. The data revealed that the share of Hindus in...
The Census of India 2011 was conducted in two phases as follows House listing and Housing Census and Population Enumeration. The population of India, at 1210.2 million, is...
Earliest reference to Census in India comes from Kautilya’s Arthashashtra. In Mughal period, writings of Abul Fazal in Ain-e-Akbari also give reference to the census. First Census During...
Government of India introduced first National Population Policy in 1976, which focussed on reducing birth rate, lowering infant mortality rate and improving standard of life. The policy was...
There two main causes of high increase in population in India viz. High Birth Rate, and Low Death Rate. Birth rate refers to the number of children born...
According to 2011 Census, India has a population of about 1,210 million, which accounts for around 17.5% of the total world population. Globally, India is the second populous...
Infant Mortality Rate refers to the deaths of infants under age of one year per 1,000 live births. Infant Mortality Rate include Perinatal mortality, Neonatal mortality and Post-Neonatal...
