Labour Ministry launches Software Applications for five All India Surveys

What is the news?

Union Minister for Labour has launched Software Applications and instruction manuals with questionnaires for five All India Surveys. The Labour Bureau is conducting these surveys. The Bureau is an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

About All India Surveys?

The five All India Surveys, which are being undertaken by the Labour Bureau are:

1. All India Survey on Domestic Workers(DW): It aims to estimate the proportion of DW in the workforce in major states and all over India. It will also analyse the Industry-wise percentage distribution of these DWs / households.
2. All India Survey on Migrant workers: It aims to estimate the number of migrant workers in India. It will also collect information on their living conditions, working conditions and other socio-economic conditions.
3. All India survey on employment generated by Professionals: Its main objectives are essentially two-fold:
   1. To estimate the total number of active professionals in the country.
   2. To capture the employment generated by these professionals.
4. All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey: It aims to fill the data gap, related to the employment numbers, exists in the unorganized sector. It will also include establishments with less than 10 workers.
5. All India survey on employment generated in the Transport Sector: It aims to assess the employment generated in the Transport Sector in India.

Significance of Survey

1. It will be for the first time that the Bureau will use AI based technology intervention.
2. The infrastructure will consist of real-time reporting and monitoring with advance dashboards, command and control centre.
3. IT interventions will reduce the completion time of the survey by 30-40%.

Note: Besides these surveys, Labour Bureau is known for compilation and generation of vital statistics like the

• Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers(CPI-IW) (Base year of the index is 2016).
• Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (CPI-AL/RL)

Source: PIB