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Table 9: Industry wise Employment (ps+ss) in India (in Crores)

Rural Urban Total
Year/Sector
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

2018-19
Agriculture 12.97 6.01 18.98 0.62 0.26 0.88 13.58 6.27 19.86

Mining & quarrying 0.10 0.02 0.11 0.08 0.01 0.08 0.17 0.02 0.20
Manufacturing 1.78 0.76 2.54 2.77 0.81 3.58 4.55 1.57 6.12
Electricity, water, etc 0.10 0.02 0.11 0.15 0.02 0.17 0.25 0.03 0.28

Construction 3.75 0.51 4.26 1.47 0.14 1.60 5.22 0.64 5.86
Trade, hotel & 2.39 0.36 2.75 3.19 0.46 3.64 5.57 0.82 6.39
restaurant

Transport, storage & 1.32 0.02 1.33 1.54 0.12 1.66 2.86 0.14 2.99
communication

Other services 1.95 0.77 2.72 2.82 1.51 4.33 4.77 2.28 7.05

Total 36.97 11.78 48.76
2019-20

Agriculture 14.10 8.18 22.28 0.67 0.32 0.99 14.77 8.51 23.27
Mining & quarrying 0.08 0.00 0.08 0.07 0.00 0.07 0.14 0.01 0.15
Manufacturing 1.86 0.79 2.65 2.70 0.88 3.59 4.56 1.67 6.24

Electricity, water, etc 0.13 0.01 0.14 0.19 0.02 0.21 0.31 0.03 0.35

Construction 3.82 0.61 4.42 1.60 0.19 1.79 5.42 0.80 6.22
Trade, hotel & 2.34 0.40 2.74 3.85 0.88 4.73 6.19 1.28 7.47
restaurant

Transport, storage & 1.37 0.02 1.40 1.61 0.14 1.75 2.99 0.16 3.15
communication

Other services 1.78 0.79 2.57 2.64 1.50 4.13 4.42 2.29 6.71
Total 38.80 14.75 53.55
Source: Estimated using PLFS 2018-19 and 2019-20 Surveys

Policy responses to boost rural livelihood
Incentives for job creation

10.61 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) was announced as a part of Aatmanirbhar
Bharat 3.0 package to boost the economy, increase the employment generation in post COVID
recovery phase and to incentivize creation of new employment along with social security
benefits and restoration of loss of employment during COVID-19 pandemic. Under ABRY, the
Government of India is crediting for a period of two years both the employees’ share (12 percent