Parliamentary panel raps Labour Department for 'outdated' data on unemployment SECTIONS Share Synopsis The panel of MPs, headed by BJD member Bhartruhari Mahtab, has also asked the labour and employment ministry officials to enlist steps taken to map the skills of thousands of workers who have returned from abroad, particularly from West Asia, to facilitate appropriate employment in the country. ANI The parliamentary committee on labour has cited serious concerns over “outdated data” on unemployment among urban poor, missing state-wise numbers of women in workforce and the impact of Covid-19 on them, and has asked government officials to submit authentic data within ten days.