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Data production challenges are often recognized in global assessments of gender data gaps, but too little is done in practice to overcome them.

The first all-India time use survey was conducted by the National Statistical Office in 2019. It covered 1,38,794 households—60% rural and 40% urban—and 4,47,250 persons above six years of age. This paper examines the concepts, methods, and quality of data used in the TUS 2019, the results of which throw light on the workforce, health and educational status of the population,