Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

## 79.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.79 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH JULY, 2017

## EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

## SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA; SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

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

- (a) the total number of employment exchanges functioning in the country at present. State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the present status of upgradation and modernization of employment exchanges in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the funds allotted, released and utilized for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the progress of modernization is going on as  per the target in all States including Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a) As per the information received from the states, 997 employment exchanges are presently functioning in the country. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

(b) to  (d): 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. These services are available online on the National Career Service Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) and supported by Call Centre/Helpdesk. The services under NCS are accessible from multiple delivery channels like NCS Portal, Employment Exchanges (Career Centres), Common Service Centre etc.

The  NCS  Project  envisages  setting  up  of  100  Model  Career  Centres  (MCCs)  in collaboration  with  States  and  other  institutions  to  deliver  employment  services.  The Government provides financial assistance to these centres based on the proposals and scheme guidelines. The State-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized are at Annexure-II.    These  model  centres  can  be  replicated  by  the  States  from  their  own resources.  In  addition,  the  NCS  project  has  a  component  of  interlinking  of  employment exchanges with NCS and provides part funding to States for upgradation of infrastructures in Employment Exchanges. The Government provides part financial assistance based on the proposals received from states and scheme guidelines and funds have been released to 18 States/UTs that sent proposals as per details at Annexure-III.

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No. 79 due for reply on 17-07-2017 01-01-2016)

## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question State-wise details of number of employment exchanges in the country (as on

| 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

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred Question No. 79 due for reply on 17-07-2017

State-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilized  during  the  last three years and current year for Model Career Centres.

|            |                  | No. of               | (in Rs. Lakh )   | (in Rs. Lakh )   | (in Rs. Lakh )   |
|------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.    | States/UTs       | Model Career Centres | Amount Approved  | Amount Released  | Amount Utilized  |
| 1          | Assam            | 6                    | 214.08           | 128.08           | 47.06            |
| 2          | A & N Islands    | 1                    | 44.87            | 26.92            | 0.00             |
| 3          | Andhra Pradesh   | 3                    | 153.89           | 50.72            | 14.28            |
| 4          | Bihar            | 3                    | 171.52           | 76.78            | 50.27            |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh     | 4                    | 263.32           | 90.93            | 29.31            |
| 6          | Delhi            | 2                    | 109.94           | 52.13            | 19.48            |
| 7          | Goa              | 1                    | 13.76            | 8.25             | 2.39             |
| 8          | Gujarat          | 6                    | 282.68           | 133.08           | 92.19            |
| 9          | Haryana          | 2                    | 79.30            | 47.58            | 0.00             |
| 10         | Himachal Pradesh | 2                    | 50.80            | 30.48            | 4.73             |
| 11 Kashmir | Jammu and        | 3                    | 157.12           | 67.34            | 57.02            |
| 12         | Jharkhand        | 1                    | 46.86            | 28.12            | 24.53            |
| 13         | Karnataka        | 4                    | 191.35           | 82.87            | 41.16            |
| 14         | Kerala           | 2                    | 120.22           | 55.74            | 21.41            |
| 15         | Lakshadweep      | 1                    | 17.76            | 10.65            | 0.00             |
| 16         | Maharashtra      | 4                    | 154.43           | 77.45            | 39.02            |
| 17         | Meghalaya        | 2                    | 134.10           | 56.10            | 28.15            |
| 18         | Madhya Pradesh   | 10                   | 742.14           | 291.75           | 109.66           |
| 19         | Manipur          | 1                    | 81.94            | 32.77            | 24.57            |
| 20         | Nagaland         | 1                    | 37.37            | 22.42            | 22.42            |
| 21         | Odisha           | 6                    | 407.42           | 144.82           | 65.98            |
| 22         | Puducherry       | 1                    | 39.21            | 23.52            | 23.52            |
| 23         | Punjab           | 3                    | 94.75            | 49.13            | 0.00             |
| 24         | Rajasthan        | 3                    | 44.64            | 26.78            | 0.00             |
| 25         | Sikkim           | 3                    | 84.52            | 50.71            | 50.71            |
| 26 Tamil   | Nadu             | 3                    | 171.43           | 76.05            | 40.19            |
| 27         | Telangana        | 3                    | 96.90            | 58.14            | 22.27            |
| 28         | Tripura          | 3                    | 165.76           | 68.31            | 20.71            |
| 29         | Uttar Pradesh    | 11                   | 342.72           | 212.53           | 100.92           |
| 30         | Uttarakhand      | 2                    | 98.96            | 39.65            | 13.46            |
| 31         | West Bengal      | 3                    | 84.30            | 57.43            | 30.21            |
|            | Total            | 100                  | 4698.06          | 2177.23          | 995.62           |

## Annexure-III

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) to (d) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 79 due for reply on 17-07-2017

## Details of amount approved for enhancing infrastructure in Employment Exchanges and for organising job fairs

| Sl. No.   | Name of States     | No. of Employment Exchange   |   Amount approved (in Rs. Lakh) |
|-----------|--------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh     | 17                           |                          152    |
| 2.        | Assam              | 52                           |                          464    |
| 3.        | Daman & Diu        | 2                            |                            7.04 |
| 4.        | Gujrat             | 48                           |                          406    |
| 5.        | Jammu & Kashmir 17 |                              |                          200    |
| 6.        | Jharkhand          | 42                           |                          274    |
| 7.        | Karnataka          | 40                           |                          336    |
| 8.        | Madhya Pradesh     | 49                           |                          602    |
| 9.        | Nagaland           | 8                            |                           95    |
| 10.       | Odisha             | 40                           |                          291    |
| 11.       | Punjab             | 47                           |                           84    |
| 12.       | Rajasthan          | 38                           |                          272    |
| 13.       | Telangana 14       |                              |                          222    |
| 14.       | Tripura            | 5                            |                           39    |
| 15.       | Uttarakhand 24     |                              |                          112    |
| 16.       | West Bengal        | 77                           |                          140    |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh      | 99                           |                          629.37 |
| 18.       | Tamil Nadu         | 35                           |                          560    |
|           | Total              | 654                          |                         4885.41 |