Lok Sabha Question No. 1391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Labour Intensive Industries
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  MARCH, 2018

## LABOUR INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES

## 1391.   SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has mapped labour intensive industries and have undertaken measures to create jobs therein and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  job  growth  has  decreased  in  the  last  year  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether  core  sectors  have  been  identified  in  which  there  have  been significant loss of jobs and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Labour Bureau has been conducting Quarterly Employment surveys in  the  selected  labour-intensive  and  export-oriented  sectors  namely  textiles including apparels, metals, gems & jewellery, automobiles, transport, IT/BPO, leather and handloom/Powerloom to assess the effect of economic slowdown on employment in India since January, 2009. So far, twenty eight such surveys have  been  conducted  by  Labour  Bureau  and  reports  thereon  released. According  to  the  survey  results,  overall  estimated  employment  in  all  the selected  sectors  has  experienced  a  net  addition  of  38.81  lakh  (Persons) starting from the first survey (October, 2008 to December, 2008) till the 28th Survey (Oct, 2015 to Dec, 2015).  The coverage of the Quarterly Employment Survey has also been enhanced during 2016 with more industries/ sectors and as per the results of the Survey, the net addition of jobs in these sectors is estimated  to  be  4.16  lakh.    The  results  of  the    surveys  for    last  year  is  at

Annexure.

Government has decided to strategically promote labour-intensive manufacturing  and  expand  employment  opportunities  by  promoting  tourism and agro-based industries. 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),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGA),  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDUGKY)  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NULM). The Make in India, Skill India, Digital India schemes are being implemented  by  the  Government  and  these  are  likely  to  enhance  the employment  base.  MUDRA  and  START  UPS  scheme  are  initiated  by  the Government for facilitating self employment. A Scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana' has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the year 2016-17 for incentivising industry for promoting employment generation. 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 made to new employees.  In  textiles  (apparel  and  made-ups)  sector,  the  Government  will also pay the 3.67% EPF contribution of employers in addition. Government has also  announced  a  booster  package  of  Rs  6000  crores  for  the  textile  sector which is an employment intensive sector. Government  has  also  implemented  the  National  Career  Service  Project providing a package of employment related services inter-alia consisting of a portal  (www.ncs.gov.in)  for  online  registration  and  posting  of  jobs  for  jobseekers.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1391 FOR 05-03-2018

| Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   | Level Estimates (First Round) and Estimated Change/Net Addition in Employment in eight selected sectors   |
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| (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 | (in lakh)                                                                                                 |
| S. No.                                                                                                    | Sector                                                                                                    | Level Estimat es as on 1 st April, 2016                                                                   | 1 st Jul over 1 st Apr'16                                                                                 | 1 st Oct over 1 st Jul'16                                                                                 | 1 st Jan'17 over 1 st Oct'16                                                                              | 1 st Apr'17 over 1 st Jan'17                                                                              | Total change in employmen t                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                         | Manufacturing                                                                                             | 101.17                                                                                                    | -0.12                                                                                                     | 0.24                                                                                                      | 0.83                                                                                                      | 1.02                                                                                                      | 1.97                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                         | Construction                                                                                              | 3.67                                                                                                      | -0.23                                                                                                     | -0.01                                                                                                     | -0.01                                                                                                     | 0.02                                                                                                      | -0.23                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                         | Trade                                                                                                     | 14.45                                                                                                     | 0.26                                                                                                      | -0.07                                                                                                     | 0.07                                                                                                      | 0.29                                                                                                      | 0.55                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                         | Transport                                                                                                 | 5.8                                                                                                       | 0.17                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                      | 0.21                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                         | Accommodatio n & Restaurant                                                                               | 7.74                                                                                                      | 0.01                                                                                                      | -0.08                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.03                                                                                                      | -0.04                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                         | IT/ BPO                                                                                                   | 10.36                                                                                                     | -0.16                                                                                                     | 0.26                                                                                                      | 0.12                                                                                                      | 0.13                                                                                                      | 0.35                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                         | Education                                                                                                 | 49.98                                                                                                     | 0.51                                                                                                      | -0.02                                                                                                     | 0.18                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                      | 0.69                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                         | Health                                                                                                    | 12.05                                                                                                     | 0.33                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                      | 0.02                                                                                                      | 0.31                                                                                                      | 0.66                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                     | 205.22                                                                                                    | 0.77                                                                                                      | 0.32                                                                                                      | 1.22                                                                                                      | 1.85                                                                                                      | 4.16                                                                                                      |