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Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad

Child labour falls by 49 per cent

Economic census reveals 85 per cent rise in employment of women
Number of educational institutions is 1.28 lakh, with a work force of 7.68 lakh

HYDERABAD: The latest economic census on the entrepreneurial units located in the State, mainly in the unorganised sector, has revealed a 49 per cent decrease in child labour and 85 per cent rise in employment of women, compared to the last census (1998).

Disclosing the details of the fifth census conducted with 2005 as reference year, Director, Directorate of Economic and Statistics, Saroja Rama Rao said here on Friday that the child labour figures of the fourth census was 5.11 lakh, which declined sharply to 2.61 lakh now. The laws and rules framed by the Government had led to the decrease in child labour mainly in urban areas .

The number of enterprises engaged in agricultural and non-agricultural economic activities went up to 39.79 lakh, providing employment to 1.12 crore persons, as against 29.03 lakh enterprises and 75.12 lakh people during the previous census. Of the 1.12 crore employed, 19.88 lakh were engaged in agriculture activity and 92.14 lakh in non-agriculture activity. A majority of those employed were in rural areas -- 68.42 lakh persons (61.08 per cent) as against 43.59 lakh persons (38.91 percent) in urban areas.

Of the total enterprises, 26.44 lakh (66.15 per cent) were Own Account Enterprises and 13.53 lakh (33.85 per cent) establishments. Of the total enterprises, 28.48 lakh units were located in rural areas and 11.49 lakh in urban places. Similarly, a majority of those employed were in rural areas (61.08 per cent), as against 43.59 lakh persons (38.92 per cent) in urban areas.

Retail trade constituted the major group activity in non-agricultural enterprises (37.71 per cent), followed by manufacturing (24.01 per cent). The number of educational institutions was 1.28 lakh with a work force of 7.68 lakh. About 21.10 lakh enterprises were owned by SC, ST and OBC persons in the State.

Dr. Rao said there was a 10 to 12 per cent growth in the unorganised which contributed four per cent of the GSDP, which was Rs.9,170 crore in 2006-07.

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