Congress faults Modi government, saying rise in female labor participation masks economic distress and lower wages.

Congress criticizes the Modi government for claiming increased female labor participation, arguing the rise is mainly due to economic distress. Jairam Ramesh notes that while women's labor force participation rose from 27% to 41.7%, earnings have dropped, with self-employed women seeing a 35% decrease in real wages. He claims 84% of the increase is from self-employed women, many in unpaid family work. The Congress party calls this a "sad reality" of women earning less than six years ago.

November 17, 2024
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