Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Slowdown in Employment Growth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT STARRED QUESTION NO. *22 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH DECEMBER, 2017

## SLOW DOWN IN EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

## *22.  SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) whether the signs of slowdown in the growth of employment have become visible in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  employment  growth  registered  in  the  State  of Maharashtra during the last two years and the current year; and
- (d) the details of corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard and the achievement therefrom, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a to d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *22 DUE FOR REPLY ON 18-12-2017 BY SHRIRAJAN VICHARE REGARDING SLOWDOWN IN EMPLOYMENT GROWTH.

(a to c):  The position of employment and unemployment have been assessed through    surveys  on  employment  and  unemployment  annually  conducted  by Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment.  The  estimated  worker population ratio and unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above on usual status basis in the country as a whole and Maharashtra in particular is given below:

| Year     | Worker Population Ratio   | Worker Population Ratio   | Unemployment Rate   | Unemployment Rate   |
|----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|          | Maharashtra               | All India                 | Maharashtra         | All India           |
| 2012-13  | 53.4%                     | 51.0%                     | 3.2%                | 4.0%                |
| 2013-14  | 55.2%                     | 53.7%                     | 2.2%                | 3.4%                |
| 2015-16* | 52.2%                     | 50.5%                     | 1.5%                | 3.7%                |

*Last such annual survey was conducted in 2015-16.

(d):    The  Employment  generation  and  improving  employability  has  been  the priority concern of the Government. The Government is implementing various programmes in this direction like encouraging private sector of economy, fast tracking  various  projects  involving  substantial  investment  and  increasing public expenditure on schemes like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deendyal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (  DAY-NULM). The Make in India, Skill India, Digital India schemes are being implemented  by  the  Government  and  these  are  likely  to  enhance  the employment base.

MUDRA and START UPS schemes are being initiated by the Government for  facilitating  self-employment.    Loan  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana (PMMY)  Scheme  have  been  extended  by  banks,  Non-Banking  Financial Companies  (NFBCs)  and  Micro  Finance  Institutions  (MFIs)  to  small/micro business  enterprises  by  providing  loans  upto  10  lakh  for  manufacturing, processing, trading, services and activities allied to agriculture for promotion of self-employment.

In order to improve the employability of youth, around 22 Ministries/Departments run skill development schemes across various sectors.    According  to  the  data  compiled  by  National  Skill  Development Agency  (NSDA),  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship,  1.04 crore numbers of persons were skilled across various sectors during 2015-16.

Government has implemented the National Career Service (NCS) Project which comprises a digital portal that provides a nation-wide online platform for the job seekers and employers for job-matching in a dynamic, efficient and responsive manner and has a repository of career content.

A  new  Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  has been launched by the Government in the year 2016-17 with the allocation of Rs. 1000 crore for incentivizing industry for promoting employment generation.  Under this scheme employers would be provided an incentive to enhance employment and the Government will pay the employer's contribution  of  8.33%  EPS  for  the  new  employees.    In  textiles  (apparel  and made-ups) sector, the Government will also pay the 3.67% EPF contribution of employers in addition to paying the 8.33% EPS contribution. An expenditure of over Rs. 170 crore has been made by November, 2017 in respect of about 13 lakh beneficiaries.

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