Lok Sabha Question No. 1349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Change of Nomenclature of NES
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, SANKAR PRASAD DATTA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1349

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2017

CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE OF NES

1349.   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  changed  the  Nomenclature  of  National Employment  Service  to  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  and  if  so,  the details thereof including the objectives of National Career Service;
- (b) whether all the employment exchanges of the country are linked with the NCS;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  Employment Exchanges functioning in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  various States/UTs have  sought  financial assistance for transforming employment exchanges into career development centres;
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon, State/UT-wise including Tripura; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure that the NCS Portal achieve its target of enabling unemployed educated persons to get proper and timely guidance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a)  to  (f):  This  Ministry  is  implementing  the  National  Career  Service  (NCS) Project as a Mission Mode Project for transforming the National Employment  Service  to  provide  a  variety  of  employment  related  services like  registration  of  job  seekers  and  employers,  job  matching,  career counselling, vocational guidance, etc. The NCS Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) is supported by toll-free call center/ helpdesk (1800-425-1514) for assisting job seekers. The respective state governments have been provided with login credentials  for  accessing  the  NCS  Portal  from  the  individual  employment exchanges and the officers have also been trained. Registrations can also be  done  through  common  service  centres.  The  list  of  997  employment exchanges is at Annex-I.

The  scope  of  the  NCS  Project  was  enhanced  during  2016-17  to include a component for providing part funds for improving the infrastructure in employment exchanges and for organising job fairs. Based on the scheme  guidelines  and proposals received, funds  have  been approved  for  22  States.  The  list  of  States/  U.Ts  for  which  financial assistance  has  been  provided  is  at  Annex-II.The  NCS  Project  includes setting up of 100 Model Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States and  other  institutions  to  deliver  employment  services.  In  addition  around 540 job fairs were organised under NCS during 2016-17.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1349 DUE FOR REPLY ON 24.07.2017

## State-wise details of number of employment exchanges in the country (as on 0101-2016)

| Sl. No.     | States/UTs           | Number of Employment Exchanges   |
|-------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh       | 17                               |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh    | 12                               |
| 3           | Assam                | 52                               |
| 4           | Bihar                | 47                               |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh         | 26                               |
| 6           | Delhi                | 14                               |
| 7           | Goa                  | 01                               |
| 8           | Gujarat              | 48                               |
| 9           | Haryana              | 59                               |
| 10          | Himachal Pradesh     | 15                               |
| 11          | Jammu & Kashmir      | 17                               |
| 12          | Jharkhand            | 42                               |
| 13          | Karnataka            | 40                               |
| 14          | Kerala               | 89                               |
| 15          | Madhya Pradesh       | 49                               |
| 16          | Maharashtra          | 47                               |
| 17          | Manipur              | 11                               |
| 18          | Meghalaya            | 12                               |
| 19          | Mizoram              | 03                               |
| 20          | Nagaland             | 08                               |
| 21          | Odisha               | 40                               |
| 22          | Punjab               | 47                               |
| 23          | Rajasthan            | 38                               |
| 24          | Sikkim*              | -                                |
| 25          | Tamil Nadu           | 35                               |
| 26          | Telangana            | 14                               |
| 27          | Tripura              | 05                               |
| 28          | Uttarakhand          | 24                               |
| 29          | Uttar Pradesh        | 99                               |
| 30          | West Bengal          | 77                               |
| 31          | Andaman & Nicobar    | 01                               |
| 32          | Chandigarh           | 02                               |
| 33          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 01                               |
| 34          | Daman & Diu          | 02                               |
| 35          | Lakshadweep          | 01                               |
| 36          | Puducherry           | 01                               |
| Grand Total |                      | 997                              |

Note:*No Employment Exchange is functioning in the state.

Annex-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1349 DUE FOR REPLY ON 24.07.2017

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|   Sl. | Name of the States/UTs   |
|-------|--------------------------|
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh           |
|     2 | ASSAM                    |
|     3 | Daman & Diu              |
|     4 | Gujarat                  |
|     5 | Jammu & Kashmir          |
|     6 | Jharkhand                |
|     7 | Karnataka                |
|     8 | Madhya Pradesh           |
|     9 | Nagaland                 |
|    10 | Odisha                   |
|    11 | Punjab                   |
|    12 | Rajasthan                |
|    13 | Telangana                |
|    14 | Tripura                  |
|    15 | Uttarakhand              |
|    16 | West Bengal              |
|    17 | UP                       |
|    18 | Tamil Nadu               |
|    19 | Mizoram                  |
|    20 | Pudducherry              |
|    21 | Chattisgarh              |
|    22 | Bihar                    |