Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *212

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 TH  JULY, 2017

## PRADHAN MANTRI ROJGAR PROTSAHAN YOJANA

## *212.   SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

- (a) the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  "Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan Yojana" in the country along with the achievements made thereunder so far;
- (b) the  number  of  industries/employers  incentivized  for  promotion  of employment generation  in  the  country  under  the  said  Yojana  since inception along with the number of beneficiaries therefrom, Industry, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the funds provided by the Government and utilised by the  States  to  implement  the  said  Yojana  since  inception,  State/UTwise; and
- (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance/create  job  opportunities  in  the  country  along  with  the achievements thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(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. *212 DUE FOR REPLY ON 31.07.2017 BY SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, M.P. REGARDING 'PRADHAN MANTRI ROJGAR PROTSAHAN YOJANA'

(a)  to  (d):  The  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  is  implementing 'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana' from 2016-17 with the objective of incentivising industry for promoting employment generation with a budget allocation of Rs. 1000 crore. Under this scheme employers would  be  provided  an  incentive  to  enhance  employment  where  the Government  will  pay  the  employer's  contribution  of  8.33%  EPS  for  the new employees for a period of  3  years.  In  textiles  sector  (apparel  and made-ups), the Government will also pay the 3.67% EPF contribution of employers  in  addition  to  paying  the  8.33%  EPS  contribution.  Benefits under  the  scheme  are  available  from  09 th   August,  2016  and  over  5573 establishments  have  availed  benefits  covering  over  2.99  lakh  new employees.  This scheme has been approved till the terminal year of the 14th  Finance Commission. The State/UT-wise distribution is at Annex-I.

The PMRPY  scheme is being implemented centrally through the Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  and  no  funds  are  earmarked/ allotted to States.

In addition, Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country 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)  run  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 YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  run  by  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Poverty Alleviation. The progress made is given in the following table:

|   Sl. No | Name of the Schemes/ Programme                                                                               |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGNREGA) No. of persondays Generated (In lakh) |   16628.6 |   23514.5 |   23576.5 |
|        2 | Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) (Estimated No. of employment generated )            |  357502   |  323362   |  407840   |
|        3 | Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) Number of employment created      |   98564   |   92688   |  236324   |
|        4 | Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) No. of candidates settled                        |   54196   |  134744   |   84900   |

Government has also implemented the National Career Service having a portal (www.ncs.gov.in) for online registration and posting of jobs for jobseekers and provide other employment related services.  There are 3.9 crore  job-seekers  and  14.87  lakh  establishments  registered  with  the portal. Around 540 job fairs have been organized during 2016-17 through the career centres.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *212 due for reply on 31.07.2017

## State/UT-wise distribution of PMRPY beneficiaries

| State/ UT              |   Number of Establishments availed benefits |   Number of Beneficiaries covered |   Amount Utilised (in Rs.) |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |                                         201 |                              7827 |                    7482921 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                                           1 |                                13 |                       2704 |
| ASSAM                  |                                           3 |                                13 |                      14917 |
| BIHAR                  |                                          55 |                               849 |                     737523 |
| CHANDIGARH             |                                           6 |                               214 |                     272296 |
| CHATTISGARH            |                                         102 |                              2481 |                    2804265 |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |                                          11 |                              1508 |                    2278129 |
| DAMAN AND DIU          |                                          26 |                              1469 |                    1439869 |
| DELHI                  |                                         133 |                              7648 |                    7487598 |
| GOA                    |                                          29 |                              8625 |                     474775 |
| GUJARAT                |                                         863 |                             66507 |                   59926196 |
| HARYANA                |                                         181 |                             30438 |                   36548012 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                                          57 |                              2482 |                    2076795 |
| JHARKHAND              |                                          26 |                               624 |                     615589 |
| KARNATAKA              |                                         522 |                             40760 |                   41638768 |
| KERALA                 |                                         337 |                             11115 |                   19400572 |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |                                          69 |                              7033 |                    7273337 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |                                         195 |                             18352 |                   19688031 |
| MANIPUR                |                                           3 |                                29 |                       9583 |
| ORISSA                 |                                          28 |                              1259 |                     437394 |
| PONDICHERRY            |                                           4 |                                53 |                      35619 |
| PUNJAB                 |                                         720 |                             13023 |                   13761634 |
| RAJASTHAN              |                                         115 |                              3544 |                    2280397 |
| SIKKIM                 |                                           1 |                                59 |                      21042 |
| TAMIL NADU             |                                         742 |                             33230 |                   48526587 |
| TELANGANA              |                                          84 |                              2761 |                    1943930 |
| TRIPURA                |                                           2 |                                94 |                      79989 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |                                         438 |                             16828 |                   19373042 |
| UTTARAKHAND            |                                         271 |                             11499 |                   11366734 |
| WEST BENGAL            |                                         175 |                              9616 |                    6907255 |
| Grand Total            |                                        5400 |                            299953 |                  314905503 |

Source:  MIS  Reports  of  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  as  on 26.07.2017