Which institution releases the Periodic Labour force survey (PLFS) results in India? [A] National Statistics Office[B] Ministry of Labour and Employment[C] NITI Aayog[D] World Bank- India
Option A) National Statistics Office : Under the periodic labour force survey (PLFS), a quarterly bulletin is released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), giving estimates of labour force indicators namely unemployment rate, Worker Population Ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) etc. As per the October-December 2021 edition, the unemployment rate for persons of 15 years and above in urban areas slipped to 8.7 per cent from 10.3 per cent in the quarter year-ago. In the July-September 2021, it was 9.8 per cent in urban areas.
