Lok Sabha Question No. 1298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Job Crisis
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1298

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JULY, 2017

## JOB CRISIS

1298.  SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the apprehension raised from various quarters about increased job crisis in the country in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  firing  of  large  number  of employees in the private sector;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Employment generation has been one of the most important priorities of the Government. Employment generation is both a cause and consequence of economic growth and is impacted by demographic shifts and technological transformations.

Reliable  estimates  of  employment  and  unemployment  are  obtained  through labour  force  surveys  conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation. In addition, Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment also conducts employment and unemployment surveys.

Labour  Bureau  has  been  conducting  Quarterly  Quick  Employment  Surveys  in the  selected  labour  intensive  and  export-oriented  sectors  namely  textiles, leather,  metals,  automobiles,  gems  and  jewellery,  transport,  IT/BPO  and handloom/ powerloom to assess the effect of economic slowdown on employment  in  India  since  September,  2008.  The  coverage  of  the  quarterly Quick  Employment  Survey  has  also  been  enhanced  during  2016  with  more industries/sectors  and  as  per  the  results  of  the  Survey  during    2016,  the  net addition of jobs in these sectors is estimated to be 2.31 lakhs.

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 (DDU-GKY) 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 being initiated by the Government for facilitating self employment. Loans  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  Scheme  have  been extended  by  banks,  Non  Banking  Financial  Companies  (NBFCs)  and  Micro Finance  Institutions  (MFIs)  to  small/micro  business  enterprises  by  providing loans  upto  10  lakh  for  manufacturing,  processing,  trading,  services  and activities allied to agriculture for promotion of self-employment. A new Scheme '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 with the 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 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 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 having a portal (www.ncs.gov.in) for online registration and posting of jobs for job-seekers and provide other employment related services.

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