In 2011, approximately 9.7 million out of 26.8 million people with disability in India were workers. The majority of disabled Indian workers were involved in the agricultural industry, with around 2.98 million agricultural laborers and 2.27 million cultivators. Meanwhile, well over 400 thousand disabled people were working in household industries.
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MOSPI. (March 31, 2021). Number of workers with disability in India in 2011, by work status (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254648/india-work-status-of-disabled-workers/
MOSPI. "Number of workers with disability in India in 2011, by work status (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254648/india-work-status-of-disabled-workers/
MOSPI. (2021). Number of workers with disability in India in 2011, by work status (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254648/india-work-status-of-disabled-workers/
MOSPI. "Number of Workers with Disability in India in 2011, by Work Status (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254648/india-work-status-of-disabled-workers/
MOSPI, Number of workers with disability in India in 2011, by work status (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254648/india-work-status-of-disabled-workers/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of workers with disability in India in 2011, by work status (in 1,000s) [Graph], MOSPI, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254648/india-work-status-of-disabled-workers/