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Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is conducted by:

Correct answer: (D) NSO.

The Periodic Labour Force Survey is conducted by NSO, MoSPI.

  1. (A)

    Labour Bureau

  2. (B)

    NITI Aayog

  3. (C)

    RBI

  4. (D)

    NSO

Explanation

The Periodic Labour Force Survey is an NSO, MoSPI survey used to measure activity participation and employment-unemployment conditions. PLFS started in 2017-18 and replaced the earlier quinquennial Employment-Unemployment Survey of NSSO. Its reporting design matters for exams: PLFS gives quarterly bulletins for urban areas and annual reports covering both rural and urban areas. The MoSPI press note describes PLFS as conducted by NSO, MoSPI, and as the primary source for data on activity participation and employment and unemployment conditions. Therefore, among the options, NSO is the conducting body, not a policy think tank, banking regulator, or Labour Bureau.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Labour Bureau is not the PLFS conducting agency; PLFS is conducted by NSO, MoSPI and replaced NSSO's earlier quinquennial Employment-Unemployment Survey.
  • (B) NITI Aayog is not the PLFS conducting agency; the cited MoSPI note specifically says PLFS is conducted by NSO, MoSPI.
  • (C) RBI is not connected with the conduct of PLFS; the survey is an NSO, MoSPI labour-force data exercise.

Concept

In the Indian Economy syllabus, PLFS belongs to labour-market indicators and official statistical agencies. RAS exams commonly connect PLFS with employment, unemployment, LFPR, WPR and UR.

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