Lok Sabha Question No. 5815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Minorities Registered in Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  APRIL, 2017

## MINORITIES REGISTERED IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

5815.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the total educated and uneducated youth from rural and urban areas belonging to the SCs/STs/OBCs and minorities registered in employment exchanges during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the total number of people provided employment therefrom during the said period, State/UT-wise, category-wise and gender-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for creating additional employment opportunities to provide employment to the people belonging to the deprived section of society?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  As per the information received from the states, the number of job seeker all of  whom  may  not  necessarily  be  unemployed  belonging  to  SCs,  STs,  OBCs  and minorities categories registered with employment exchanges and placement thereof  is given below:

(in thousands)

| Job seekers   | Job seekers   | Job seekers   | Job seekers   | Job seekers   |
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Year          | SCs           | STs           | OBCs          | Minorities    |
| 2011          | 6682          | 2404          | 10576         | 5493          |
| 2012          | 7166          | 2531          | 11671         | 5888          |
| 2013          | 7292          | 2487          | 11414         | 5749          |
| Placement     | Placement     | Placement     | Placement     | Placement     |
| 2011          | 30            | 20            | 22            | 15            |
| 2012          | 31            | 19            | 19            | 13            |
| 2013          | 32            | 21            | 23            | 12            |

The state-wise details are at Annex-I and Annex-II.  Data for the year 2014, 2015 and 2016 is not available.

A  new  Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  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  for  new employees. In textiles (apparel and made-ups) sector, the Government will also pay the 3.67% EPF contribution of employers in addition to paying the 8.33% EPS contribution. Government  announced  a  booster  package  of  Rs.  6000  crores  for  the  textile  sector which is an employment intensive sector. (c) 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) run by Ministry of Rural Development and National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. In  order  to  improve  the  employability  of  youth,  around  20  Ministries  run  skill development schemes across 70 sectors. According to the data compiled by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the number of persons skilled across various sectors during 2015-16 were 1.04 crore. Government has implemented the National Career Service (NCS) Project comprises a digital portal which 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.

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Annex referred to in reply to parts (a & b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.5815 due for reply on 10-04-2017

State-wise and Category#  wise no. of  job seekers registered in employment exchanges in the country.

(in thousand)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | SCs     | SCs     | SCs     | STs     | STs     | STs     | OBCs     | OBCs     | OBCs     |
|-----------|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|----------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2011    | 2012    | 2013    | 2011    | 2012    | 2013    | 2011     | 2012     | 2013     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh+   | 566.02  | 540.18  | 522.57  | 183.70  | 179.88  | 155.95  | 673.73   | 687.83   | 673.45   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.58    | 1.60    | 1.56    | 18.68   | 19.58   | 23.43   | 1.24     | 1.28     | 1.40     |
| 3         | Assam             | 92.61   | 96.32   | 109.96  | 202.67  | 206.34  | 224.94  | 246.04   | 252.33   | 284.69   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 150.52  | 147.90  | 120.15  | 10.02   | 10.32   | 8.40    | 261.39   | 269.76   | 248.61   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 138.86  | 131.15  | 143.76  | 274.06  | 302.65  | 318.41  | 231.46   | 312.15   | 287.36   |
| 6         | Delhi             | 90.11   | 90.11   | 90.11   | 19.94   | 19.94   | 19.94   | 27.32    | 27.32    | 27.32    |
| 7         | Goa               | 3.27    | 3.27    | 3.27    | 5.16    | 5.16    | 5.16    | 10.91    | 10.91    | 10.91    |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 164.41  | 158.90  | 143.29  | 125.10  | 120.04  | 104.03  | 7.54     | 7.29     | 6.84     |
| 9         | Haryana           | 164.10  | 157.48  | 164.05  | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.03    | 55.83    | 56.47    | 45.05    |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 172.45  | 173.82  | 190.80  | 34.03   | 34.03   | 37.30   | 68.67    | 68.67    | 71.42    |
| 11        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 6.33    | 6.33    | 6.33    | 3.00    | 3.08    | 3.08    | 1.16     | 1.19     | 1.19     |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 102.65  | 96.60   | 73.73   | 176.91  | 174.42  | 136.01  | 217.30   | 194.27   | 178.66   |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 119.14  | 111.34  | 105.61  | 30.95   | 28.94   | 26.25   | 23.59    | 23.11    | 19.21    |
| 14        | Kerala            | 627.76  | 616.49  | 603.49  | 38.36   | 39.12   | 39.35   | 2087.87  | 1931.23  | 1681.39  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 325.29  | 341.25  | 342.93  | 254.54  | 285.96  | 290.27  | 458.18   | 520.14   | 536.66   |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 504.98  | 476.02  | 429.35  | 100.46  | 99.83   | 99.20   | 929.95   | 891.40   | 841.26   |
| 17        | Manipur           | 9.41    | 8.47    | 9.18    | 210.75  | 215.36  | 224.98  | 3.30     | 5.92     | 8.60     |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 0.05    | 0.04    | 0.05    | 25.24   | 27.52   | 27.62   | 0.08     | 0.07     | 0.05     |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 0.04    | 0.04    | 0.03    | 39.77   | 40.42   | 35.39   | 0.02     | 0.02     | 0.02     |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 0.18    | 0.20    | 0.23    | 64.40   | 68.59   | 58.64   | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |
| 21        | Odisha            | 185.86  | 188.63  | 189.05  | 134.70  | 138.32  | 143.48  | 100.37   | 104.90   | 114.95   |
| 22        | Punjab            | 118.92  | 121.11  | 125.56  | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 8.93     | 9.35     | 10.25    |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 140.07  | 145.88  | 147.68  | 110.77  | 112.37  | 104.57  | 199.77   | 206.04   | 212.33   |
| 24        | Sikkim *          | -       | -       | -       | -       | -       | -       | -        | -        | -        |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 1545.56 | 1713.82 | 1865.94 | 39.82   | 74.88   | 60.28   | 4103.66  | 4617.76  | 4641.70  |
| 26        | Tripura           | 84.32   | 86.77   | 91.25   | 108.46  | 112.65  | 118.85  | 28.71    | 30.57    | 37.63    |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       | 93.43   | 98.87   | 109.65  | 23.88   | 27.04   | 29.22   | 63.01    | 67.21    | 72.10    |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 409.92  | 780.40  | 797.23  | 4.95    | 6.67    | 6.89    | 483.14   | 1077.82  | 1104.00  |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 831.67  | 840.32  | 869.82  | 151.38  | 165.14  | 172.02  | 216.86   | 228.98   | 241.03   |
| 30        | A. &N. Islands    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 1.84    | 1.84    | 1.84    | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 9.25    | 9.64    | 9.72    | 0.20    | 0.20    | 0.19    | 3.21     | 3.16     | 3.24     |
| 32        | D. &N. Haveli     | 0.42    | 0.42    | 0.41    | 3.01    | 3.01    | 3.74    | 0.16     | 0.16     | 0.22     |
| 33        | Daman And Diu     | 0.19    | 0.19    | 0.19    | 0.05    | 0.05    | 0.05    | 0.39     | 0.39     | 0.39     |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 7.32    | 7.32    | 7.32    | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.00     |
| 35        | Puducherry        | 22.85   | 22.77   | 24.96   | 0.08    | 0.08    | 0.11    | 62.23    | 63.76    | 52.43    |
|           | Grand Total       | 6682.24 | 7166.29 | 7291.88 | 2404.16 | 2530.74 | 2486.93 | 10576.00 | 11671.44 | 11414.37 |

- Note :     * No Exchange is working in the State ;

- +Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana;

- # State-wise details of Minorities are not maintained .

Annex referred to in reply to parts (a & b) of Lok Sabha un-starred Question No.5815 due for reply on 10-04-2017

State-wise and Category#  wise no. of  job seekers placed through employment exchanges in the country (in thousand)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | SCs   | SCs   | SCs   | STs   | STs   | STs   | STs OBCs   | STs OBCs   | STs OBCs   |
|-----------|-------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------------|------------|------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2011  | 2012  | 2013  | 2011       | 2012       | 2013       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.20  | 0.20  | 0.13  | 0.08  | 0.05  | 0.06  | 0.19       | 0.20       | 0.27       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 3         | Assam             | 0.03  | 0.02  | 0.03  | 0.04  | 0.04  | 0.03  | 0.04       | 0.05       | 0.04       |
| 4         | Bihar             | 0.02  | 0.41  | 0.01  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.03       | 0.65       | 0.02       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 0.29  | 0.02  | 0.06  | 0.44  | 0.09  | 0.24  | 0.84       | 0.03       | 0.12       |
| 6         | Delhi             | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 7         | Goa               | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 15.56 | 19.81 | 18.85 | 15.76 | 14.95 | 18.84 | 0.15       | 0.35       | 0.18       |
| 9         | Haryana           | 0.11  | 0.11  | 0.11  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.02       | 0.01       | 0.01       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.16  | 0.47  | 0.07  | 0.04  | 0.00  | 0.17  | 0.16       | 0.00       | 0.02       |
| 11        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 0.38  | 0.79  | 0.87  | 0.43  | 1.07  | 0.54  | 0.48       | 2.45       | 1.46       |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 0.12  | 0.08  | 0.07  | 0.04  | 0.02  | 0.02  | 0.02       | 0.01       | 0.03       |
| 14        | Kerala            | 1.76  | 1.24  | 1.44  | 0.19  | 0.13  | 0.19  | 3.62       | 2.25       | 2.81       |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1.43  | 1.17  | 0.31  | 1.60  | 1.04  | 0.00  | 1.90       | 1.88       | 0.62       |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 2.26  | 1.98  | 1.98  | 0.93  | 0.81  | 0.07  | 4.60       | 3.37       | 3.37       |
| 17        | Manipur           | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.02  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.01  | 0.03  | 0.01  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.01  | 0.00  | 0.11  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.03  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 21        | Odisha            | 0.36  | 0.35  | 0.37  | 0.39  | 0.35  | 0.49  | 0.25       | 0.16       | 0.15       |
| 22        | Punjab            | 0.33  | 0.27  | 0.17  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.04       | 0.04       | 0.04       |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 0.17  | 0.12  | 0.07  | 0.06  | 0.06  | 0.04  | 0.21       | 0.15       | 0.09       |
| 24        | Sikkim *          | -     | -     | -     | -     | -     | -     | -          | -          | -          |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 3.46  | 3.23  | 6.45  | 0.08  | 0.17  | 0.16  | 7.25       | 6.63       | 12.81      |
| 26        | Tripura           | 0.10  | 0.01  | 0.07  | 0.19  | 0.02  | 0.07  | 0.05       | 0.00       | 0.01       |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       | 0.38  | 0.07  | 0.09  | 0.01  | 0.04  | 0.01  | 0.08       | 0.08       | 0.03       |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     | 1.71  | 0.17  | 0.38  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.01  | 1.37       | 0.24       | 0.29       |
| 29        | West Bengal       | 0.78  | 0.31  | 0.10  | 0.00  | 0.09  | 0.02  | 0.19       | 0.06       | 0.05       |
| 30        | A. &N. Islands    | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 31        | Chandigarh        | 0.00  | 0.03  | 0.04  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.01       | 0.02       | 0.01       |
| 32        | D. &N. Haveli     | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 33        | Daman And Diu     | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 34        | Lakshadweep       | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |
| 35        | Puducherry        | 0.05  | 0.01  | 0.13  | 0.00  | 0.00  | 0.01  | 0.14       | 0.02       | 0.30       |
|           | Grand Total       | 29.64 | 30.86 | 31.77 | 20.33 | 18.95 | 21.06 | 21.63      | 18.68      | 22.72      |

Note :     * No Exchange is working in the State ;

+Andhra Pradesh includes Telangana;

# State-wise details of Minorities are not maintained.