Time Use Survey (TUS) 2024

• Time Use Survey (TUS) 2024 is the second all-India TUS conducted by MoSPI / NSO, measuring how individuals allocate time across paid work, unpaid domestic work, caregiving, learning, leisure and self-care.
• Its primary objective: measure participation of men vs women in paid and unpaid activities, critical for capturing the care economy invisible to GDP and SNA.
• UPSC relevance: feeds debates on gender equality (SDG-5), female labour force participation, care economy, and statistical reform.