Lok Sabha Question No. 2258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Skill Report 2017
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## SKILL REPORT 2017

## 2258. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Skill Report 2017 was released recently;
- (b) if so, the highlights of the Report;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  women  are  more  employable  than  men,  even  though marginally; and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the percentage of hiring of people for employment in 2010 and the present rate of employment in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

- (a) to (c) India  Skills  Report  2017  has  been  brought  out  by  Wheebox,  an  online talent assessment company. Based on their own methodology, the report assesses the supply  and  demand  side  of  the  talent  in  the  country.  The  report  shows  a  minor improvement  in  the  percentage  of  employable  candidates  as  well  as  the  hiring sentiments  of the employers.  It also indicates that the employability of  female candidates was marginally higher than male candidates.
- (d) Based  on  the  2 nd (2011-12)  and  5 th (2015-16)  rounds  of  Annual  EmploymentUnemployment  Survey,  conducted  by  Labour  Bureau,  Worker  Population  Ratio,  for persons in age group 15 years & above, is given at Annexure .

## Worker Population Ratio (WPR)

| S.No.   | State/UT             | (2011-12)   |   (2015-16) |
|---------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 621         |         601 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 536         |         488 |
| 3       | Assam                | 490         |         461 |
| 4       | Bihar                | 474         |         455 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 635         |         666 |
| 6       | Delhi                | 444         |         404 |
| 7       | Goa                  | 418         |         442 |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 522         |         484 |
| 9       | Haryana              | 403         |         416 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 646         |         401 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 404         |         364 |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 515         |         470 |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 562         |         547 |
| 14      | Kerala               | 433         |         438 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 548         |         437 |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 553         |         516 |
| 17      | Manipur              | 516         |         498 |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 622         |         581 |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 603         |         619 |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 556         |         574 |
| 21      | Odisha               | 488         |         469 |
| 22      | Punjab               | 416         |         398 |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 484         |         456 |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 577         |         459 |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 582         |         548 |
| 26      | Telangana            | -           |         562 |
| 27      | Tripura              | 501         |         451 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 443         |         427 |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh        | 443         |         415 |
| 30      | West Bengal          | 467         |         483 |
| 31      | A & N Islands        | 490         |         531 |
| 32      | Chandigarh           | 442         |         371 |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 604         |         454 |
| 34      | Daman & Diu          | 503         |         499 |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 365         |         303 |
| 36      | Puducherry           | 484         |         500 |
| All     | India                | 508         |         478 |

Source: Labour Bureau (Chandigarh), Ministry of Labour & Employment.

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