UPSC | Prelims GS | 2026

With reference to the revised Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which area is specifically intended to be captured?

  1. Only formal-sector payroll additions
  2. Digital platform work and unpaid household or caregiving activities
  3. Only migration between States
  4. Only agricultural land ownership

Answer

Correct Answer

Digital platform work and unpaid household or caregiving activities

Explanation

Option B is correct: the revised PLFS will identify households with at least one digital platform worker and ask about caregiving and unpaid trainee work. Option A is narrower than the announced scope. Options C and D are not the stated additions. The change addresses work that earlier surveys did not adequately measure.

Topics: gig and caregiving work, indian economy, labour statistics, periodic labour force survey