Piyush Goyal Urges Benchmarking Women's Progress Against Indian Data
· India · Indian Express, Times of India
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal addressed the BRICS Women-Led Development Conference in New Delhi on September 10, highlighting the need for specific, verifiable targets for women's entrepreneurship. He noted that India has supported 30 million 'Lakhpati Didis' and facilitated millions of loans for women entrepreneurs. The minister argued that India should benchmark its progress against national statistics, such as the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2025, which reports female workforce participation at 40 per cent. He cautioned that using lower international estimates, such as the World Bank's 19 per cent figure, understates the country's actual development.
Why it matters
Aligning international development goals with accurate domestic data is essential for tracking the success of women-led economic initiatives in India.
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