Lok Sabha Question No. 2608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Employment Opportunities for Women
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2608

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12TH MARCH, 2018

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

## 2608.   SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether the number of unemployed women has increased in the country during the last few years and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the number of unemployed women registered in various employment exchanges including the major cities during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the employment opportunities created/provided and the training being provided to women to make them employable during the said period;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to upgrade/strengthen the employment exchanges in the country and  if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  generate  more  employment opportunities specially for women in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the results available from labour force  survey  on  EmploymentUnemployment conducted by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated unemployment rate for female aged 15 years and above on usual status basis in the country is given below:

| Year    | Female Unemployment Rate   |
|---------|----------------------------|
| 2012-13 | 5.6%                       |
| 2013-14 | 4.9%                       |
| 2015-16 | 5.8%                       |

- (b):  As  per  the  information  received  from  the  states,  the  number  of  female  job seekers,  all  of  whom  may  not  necessarily  be  unemployed,  registered  with  live register of employment exchanges in the country  is  given below:

| Year                   | Female job seekers(in Crore)   |
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2012                   | 1.56                           |
| 2013                   | 1.65                           |
| 2014                   | 1.71                           |
| 2015(As on Sept, 2015) | 1.60 Provisional)              |

Data for the year 2016 & 2017 are not available. The State-wise detail is given at Annexure.

(c):    In  order  to  enhance  the  employability  of  female  workers,  the  Government  is providing training to them  through  a network  of Women  Industrial  Training Institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes.  A  number  of  protective  provisions  have  been  incorporated  in  various labour laws for creating congenial work environment for women workers.

(d) & (e): The Ministry is implementing the National Career Service (NCS) Project as a plan scheme for transformation of the National Employment Service to provide a variety  of  employment  related  services  like  job  matching,  career  counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, etc. The NCS Project envisages  setting  up  of  100  Model  Career  Centres  (MCCs)  in  collaboration  with States and other institutions to deliver employment services. In addition, the NCS project  has  a  component  of  interlinking  of  employment  exchanges  with  NCS  and provides central funding to States for upgradation of infrastructures in Employment Exchanges, in accordance with scheme guidelines.

The  Employment  generation  coupled  with  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)

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MUDRA and Start-Ups schemes are initiated by the Government for facilitating self-employment.  In order to improve  the  employability  of youth,  around  22 Ministries/Departments run skill development schemes across various sectors.

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 Scheme called Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been launched  by  the  Government  in  the  year  2016-17  for  incentivizing  industry  for promoting employment generation.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2608 due for reply on 12.03.2018

State-wise number of female job seekers registered with live register of employment exchanges in the country

(In Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State             | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   | 2015@   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh#   | 5.39   | 5.33   | 5.24   | 5.19    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.19   | 0.22   | 0.23   | 0.31    |
| 3         | Assam             | 4.76   | 5.06   | 5.51   | 5.70    |
| 4         | Bihar             | 1.01   | 0.98   | 1.03   | 0.91    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 4.38   | 4.72   | 6.00   | 5.99    |
| 6         | Delhi             | 2.11   | 3.02   | 3.50   | 3.71    |
| 7         | Goa               | 0.47   | 0.51   | 0.53   | 0.53    |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 2.65   | 2.38   | 2.15   | 2.01    |
| 9         | Haryana           | 2.07   | 2.11   | 2.32   | 2.42    |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 2.99   | 3.41   | 3.99   | 3.39    |
| 11        | Jammu And Kashmir | 1.71   | 0.95   | 0.93   | 0.92    |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 0.95   | 0.84   | 0.68   | 0.75    |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 1.20   | 1.10   | 1.03   | 0.97    |
| 14        | Kerala            | 23.60  | 22.72  | 22.66  | 22.75   |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 4.60   | 4.78   | 4.69   | 4.14    |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 6.30   | 7.44   | 9.33   | 8.86    |
| 17        | Manipur           | 1.93   | 1.99   | 2.05   | 2.14    |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 0.16   | 0.19   | 0.19   | 0.21    |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 0.19   | 0.17   | 0.14   | 0.14    |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 0.26   | 0.23   | 0.23   | 0.24    |
| 21        | Orissa            | 3.16   | 3.13   | 3.13   | 3.04    |
| 22        | Punjab            | 1.08   | 1.21   | 1.13   | 1.10    |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 1.12   | 1.32   | 1.34   | 1.28    |
| 24        | Sikkim *          | -      | -      | -      | -       |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 38.77  | 42.62  | 40.52  | 40.86   |
| 26        | Tripura           | 2.03   | 2.14   | 2.24   | 2.29    |
| 27        | Uttrakhand        | 2.21   | 2.44   | 3.04   | 3.32    |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 18.46  | 19.92  | 21.55  | 10.91   |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 21.27  | 23.12  | 23.98  | 24.74   |
| 30        | A. & N. Islands   | 0.18   | 0.19   | 0.19   | 0.18    |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 0.09   | 0.08   | 0.08   | 0.08    |
| 32        | D. & N. Haveli    | 0.02   | 0.03   | 0.03   | 0.03    |
| 33        | Daman And Diu     | 0.03   | 0.03   | 0.03   | 0.03    |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       | 0.06   | 0.07   | 0.07   | 0.07    |
| 35        | Puducherry        | 1.08   | 1.08   | 1.01   | 1.08    |
|           | Total             | 156.46 | 165.49 | 170.78 | 160.31  |

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

#Telangana includes in Andhra Pradesh. @ till Sept. 2015 (Provisional)