Lok Sabha Question No. 3118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Job Creation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06TH AUGUST, 2018

## JOB CREATION

## 3118.   SHRI D.K. SURESH:

## SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that the job creation is not being done at the expected level in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  initiatives  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether it is true that vocational training plays a vital role in creating jobs in the country;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  bring  the  vocational training into mainstream in the country;
- (e) whether the Government has taken any steps to chalk out a strong policy road map for job creation and vocational training in the country; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  response  of  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority concern of the Government. Further, Government runs various employment generation  schemes  for  beneficiaries  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP) implemented by Ministry of Micro, Small &Medium Enterprises, Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGA),  Pt. Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) implemented by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

The Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojna is a scheme to extend collateral free loans below Rs. 10 Lakh in the non agricultural sector to individuals to enable them to set up or expand their business activities and to generate self employment.

In order to improve the employability of youth, around 22 Ministries/Departments run skill development schemes across various sectors.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour and  Employment  in  the  year  2016-17  for  incentivizing  employers  for  promoting employment  generation.  Under  this  scheme,  Government  is  paying  the  entire employer's  contribution  (12  %  or  as  admissible)  towards  the  EPS  and  EPF  for  all sectors  w.e.f.  01.04.2018  to  all  eligible  new  employees  and  is  applicable  for  all sectors for the next 3 years.

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

(c)  to  (f):  Yes,  Madam.  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  is implementing  a  flagship  scheme  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana (PMKVY) on pan-India basis. PMKVY enables large number of prospective youth for taking  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  through accredited and affiliated training centers.

PMKVY  has  two  components  known  as  Centrally  Sponsored  Centrally  Managed (CSCM)  being  implemented  by  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  and Centrally  Sponsored  State  Managed  (CSSM)  being  implemented  by  State  Skill Development  Missions  of  the  States/  UTs  popularly  known  as  State-  Engagement Component of PMKVY (2016-20).

Further, under CSSM  component  of  PMKVY  2016-20,  25%  of  the  funds  and corresponding physical targets of PMKVY 2016-20 has been allocated to the States for  imparting  skill  development  training.  Under  this  component,  skill  development training is running in 1,080 training centres across 27 States.

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