How Indians waste their time
National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) recently published a very interesting report. The report highlights how an average Indian uses his time. Based on a survey conducted between January and December 2019, the report describes how Indian household uses their time especially on unpaid caregiving activities, volunteer work, unpaid domestic service producing activities of the household members, learning, socializing, leisure activities, self-care activities, etc. The key finding of the survey (conducted for persons aged 6yrs and above) could be listed as follows: Engagement of people in various activities · The percentage of women engaged in employment and related activities is very low (18.4%) as compared to male (57.3%). The percentage of rural women in employment is higher (19.2%) than the urban women (16.7%). · More rural women (25%) produce goods for own use than the urban wo...