Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Employment Exchange Functioning in the Country
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.185 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES FUNCTIONING IN THE COUNTRY

## 185.    DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI V.PANNEERSELVAM:

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

- (a) the number of employment exchanges functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise; (b) whether a decrease has been noticed in the registration of the job seekers in employment exchanges, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c) the  number  of  jobs  provided  to  the  registered  unemployed  persons  through  employment exchanges during the last three years and the current year, year wise and State/UT-wise; and whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  review  the  functioning  of  employment exchanges,  in  view  of  their  performance  in  ensuring  employment  to  the  registered  job
- (d) seekers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  the  information  received  from  the  States/UTs,  the  number  of  employment exchanges functioning in the country are 997 and the number of job seekers, all of whom may not necessarily be unemployed, got registered in employment exchanges and placed through employment exchanges in the country, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure. (d): The Ministry is implementing National Career Service (NCS) Project as a plan scheme for transformation of the National Employment Service to provide a variety of employment related services  like  job  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  information  on  skill development courses, etc. These services are available online on the National Career Service Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) and supported by a Call Centre/Helpdesk. The services under NCS are accessible  from  multiple  delivery  channels  like  NCS  Portal,  Employment  Exchanges  (Career Centres), Common Service Centre etc. The NCS Project envisages setting up of Model Career Centres  (MCCs)  in  collaboration  with  States  and  other  institutions  of  repute  to  deliver employment services. The Government provides financial assistance to these centres based on the proposals and scheme guidelines. These Model Career Centres can be replicated by the States from their own resources. In addition, the NCS project has a component of interlinking of employment exchanges with NCS and provides part funding to States for upgradation of infrastructures in employment exchanges.  The  Government  provides  part  financial  assistance  based  on  the  proposals received from states and scheme guidelines.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 185 due for reply on 04-02-2019

State/UTs-wise details of number of employment exchanges in the country (as on 01-01-2016) (in thousand)

| Sl. No.   |                   | Number of Employment   | Job-seekers' registration   | Job-seekers' registration   | Job-seekers' registration   | Placement   | Placement   | Placement   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|           | State/UTs         | Exchanges              | 2013                        | 2014                        | 2015#                       | 2013        | 2014        | 2015#       |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 17                     | 101.0                       | 87.0                        | 55.7                        | 0.6         | 0.4         | 0.2         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 12                     | 5.2                         | 3.1                         | 9.1                         | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| 3         | Assam             | 52                     | 192.0                       | 269.3                       | 262.8                       | 0.5         | 1.1         | 0.9         |
| 4         | Bihar             | 47                     | 123.7                       | 126.0                       | 133.2                       | 2.2         | 0.1         | 1.1         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 26                     | 212.5                       | 218.9                       | 216.0                       | 0.5         | 0.9         | 3.2         |
| 6         | Delhi             | 14                     | 159.3                       | 147.7                       | 64.4                        | 0.1         | 0.2         | 0.2         |
| 7         | Goa               | 1                      | 21.5                        | 21.8                        | 19.0                        | 0.9         | 2.1         | 2.9         |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 48                     | 434.3                       | 444.3                       | 474.1                       | 271.6       | 290.8       | 336.7       |
| 9         | Haryana           | 59                     | 86.3                        | 111.0                       | 127.3                       | 0.7         | 0.2         | 0.3         |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 15                     | 188.9                       | 149.2                       | 169.5                       | 1.9         | 2.3         | 1.1         |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 17                     | 9.9                         | 10.3                        | 7.6                         | 0.1         | 0.4         | 0.1         |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 42                     | 84.7                        | 63.2                        | 160.1                       | 3.4         | 1.1         | 2.9         |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 40                     | 70.6                        | 63.8                        | 62.5                        | 3.9         | 2.1         | 0.8         |
| 14        | Kerala            | 89                     | 497.6                       | 541.5                       | 442.5                       | 7.9         | 8.0         | 8.2         |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 49                     | 335.1                       | 312.3                       | 392.9                       | 2.7         | 0.2         | 0.1         |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 47                     | 324.7                       | 686.2                       | 613.3                       | 18.6        | 9.5         | 22.9        |
| 17        | Manipur           | 11                     | 25.5                        | 17.5                        | 18.8                        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 12                     | 8.2                         | 6.2                         | 14.0                        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.1         |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 3                      | 4.3                         | 3.9                         | 8.3                         | 0.1         | 0.1         | 0.0         |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 8                      | 13.7                        | 13.0                        | 28.7                        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| 21        | Odisha            | 40                     | 169.1                       | 168.4                       | 132.7                       | 1.4         | 0.7         | 1.3         |
| 22        | Punjab            | 47                     | 131.0                       | 65.6                        | 115.0                       | 2.5         | 2.4         | 1.7         |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 38                     | 175.0                       | 123.8                       | 85.7                        | 0.3         | 0.4         | 0.4         |
| 24        | Sikkim*           | -                      | -                           | -                           | -                           | -           | -           | -           |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 35                     | 1317.8                      | 1361.8                      | 1527.3                      | 20.9        | 8.8         | 7.7         |
| 26        | Telangana         | 14                     | -                           | -                           | 198.0                       | -           | -           | 0.5         |
| 27        | Tripura           | 5                      | 31.0                        | 30.5                        | 24.8                        | 0.4         | 2.4         | 0.4         |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 24                     | 130.6                       | 180.9                       | 191.8                       | 0.6         | 0.6         | 0.2         |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     | 99                     | 524.2                       | 356.4                       | 1008.1                      | 4.0         | 1.3         | 0.4         |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 77                     | 554.3                       | 336.4                       | 333.2                       | 1.4         | 1.5         | 0.5         |
| 31        | A & N Islands     | 1                      | 10.5                        | 8.1                         | 11.1                        | 0.1         | 0.1         | 0.1         |
| 32        | Chandigarh        | 2                      | 4.7                         | 4.7                         | 4.1                         | 0.1         | 0.1         | 0.1         |
| 33        | D & N Haveli      | 1                      | 1.0                         | 1.4                         | 0.5                         | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| 34        | Daman & Diu       | 2                      | 0.3                         | 0.0                         | 0.7                         | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 1                      | 1.5                         | 0.8                         | 0.2                         | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0         |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 1                      | 19.3                        | 22.1                        | 26.3                        | 1.2         | 0.3         | 0.1         |
|           | Total             | 997                    | 5969.4                      | 5957.2                      | 6939.4                      | 348.5       | 338.5       | 395.0       |

Note: *No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State;   # Provisional;

Total may not tally due to rounding off.