India does not have official high-frequency employment data, unlike countries such as the US, where statistics on employment, hours of work, overtime work, weekly and hourly income are available every month. CPHS overestimates the labour earnings for the pre-pandemic year According to PLFS data, the all-India average labour income in 2018-19 was ₹11,225 per month. This is 19% to 55% …
