PLFS: Year, Region, and Gender wise Share of Salaried Employees without Written Contracts, Paid Leave, and Social Security Eligibility

This dataset provides the percentage of regular wage/salaried employees in usual status (ps+ss) engaged in the non-agriculture sector who had no written job contract, were not eligible for paid leave, and were not eligible for specified social security benefits. For years before 2017-18, the data was obtained in different quinquennial rounds of NSSO conducted from 2004-05 (NSS 61st) to 2011-12 (NSS 68th round). From 2017-18 the data is sourced from the annual report of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. NB: Survey years previously followed a July–June cycle (e.g., 2023–24 refers to July 2023–June 2024). From 2025 onward, data is reported on a calendar-year basis (January–December), with data for 2022–2024 also published in calendar-year format in the 2025 report. The dataset highlights various conditions of employment, including: 1. No written job contract: Information was recorded in four categories: No written job contract, Written job contract for 1 year or less, Written job contract for more than 1 year to 3 years, Written job contract for more than 3 years. 2. Not eligible for paid leave: This refers to the absence of leave during sickness, maternity, or other paid leave that an employee is entitled to without loss of pay, excluding paid-off days/holidays typically allowed by an enterprise. 3. Not eligible for social security benefits: This includes employees who were not covered by any of the following social security schemes: Provident Fund (PF) / pension (GPF, CPF, PPF, etc.), Gratuity, Health care and maternity benefits, Combinations of PF/pension, gratuity, and health care & maternity benefits. Employees not covered under any of these schemes were considered ineligible for social security benefits. This dataset provides a detailed picture of the job security, contractual agreements, and benefits among regular wage/salaried employees in non-agricultural sectors.