Labour force protection show that around 10 million persons will be added to the labour force during the period 2005-15 and a major portion will be located in the rural areas of the country. To achieve the goal of full employment by 2015, it will require an annual employment growth rate of 2.8 per cent to absorb the additions to the labour force and to clear the backlog of unemployment persons (NIRD 2005:83-87)