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Employment in organised sector shrinks since 1999 news
19 March 2008

New Delhi: Employment in the country's organised sector has shrunk.

Speaking to the Rajya Sabha today, minister of state of the ministry of labour and employment Oscar Fernandes said that the details of employment in organised sector from 1999 to 2005 were are under:

Year
Employment (in million)
1999
28.11
2000
27.96
2001
27.79
2002
27.21
2003
27.00
2004
26.44
2005
26.46

The 11th Plan document, as approved by National Development Council, has projected 58 million job opportunities as likely to be created during the 11the Plan period, with additional employment opportunities being generated mainly in the services and manufacturing sectors. In particular, labour intensive manufacturing sectors such as food processing, leather products, footwear, and textiles, and service sectors such as tourism and construction are likely to create the most jobs.

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Employment in organised sector shrinks since 1999