Lok Sabha Question No. 3685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Solar Energy Sector
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: A. Chellakumar, M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3685 ANSWERED ON-18.03.2021

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR

3685. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR SHRI M. SELVARAJ

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) the number of employment opportunities created by solar energy sector in the country during the last three years and the current year, year and state-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY, POWER and MoS for  SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)  The  Government  has  not  carried  out  any  study  on  employment  generation  in  solar energy  sector  during  the  last  three  financial  years  (2017-18  to  2019-20)  and  current financial  year.  However,  as  per  the  study  viz.  'Powering  Jobs  Growth  With  Green Energy'  carried  out  by  Council  on  Energy,  Environment  and  Water  (CEEW)  in  July, 2019,  the  Full  Time  Employment  Coefficient  is  24.72  jobs-year  per  MW  for  Rooftop solar and 3.45 jobs-year per MW for Utility-Scale Ground-Mounted solar projects. As per this  analysis,  1,69,820  number  of  jobs  were  created  for  Rooftop  and  Utility-Scale Ground-Mounted solar energy projects during the last three financial years (2017-18 to 2019-20) and current financial year as on 28.02.2021. No study is available with regard to the jobs created in off-grid solar energy projects and solar manufacturing.

The state-wise and year-wise estimates of the jobs created for solar Rooftop and UtilityScale Ground-Mounted solar energy projects during the above mentioned period is given at Annexure .

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## Annexure

State-wise and year-wise estimation of number of jobs created from Solar Energy Projects  (Rooftop  &  Utility  Scale  Ground  Mounted)  during  last  3  financial  years (2017-18 to 2019-20) and current financial year upto February, 2021

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Total no. of jobs created   | Total no. of jobs created   | Total no. of jobs created   | Total no. of jobs created     |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | F.Y. 2017-18                | F.Y. 2018- 19               | F.Y. 2019- 20               | F.Y. 2020-21 as on 28/02/2021 |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar | 0                           | 75                          | 11                          | 59                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1763                        | 3304                        | 2436                        | 2402                          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 105                         | 0                           | 5                           | 0                             |
| 4         | Assam             | 2                           | 246                         | 465                         | 44                            |
| 5         | Bihar             | 117                         | 0                           | 225                         | 196                           |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 167                         | 235                         | 144                         | 114                           |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 407                         | 0                           | 0                           | 377                           |
| 8         | Dadar &Nagar      | 9                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                             |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        | 1                           | 95                          | 133                         | 511                           |
| 10        | Delhi             | 439                         | 1288                        | 946                         | 687                           |
| 11        | Goa               | 1                           | 58                          | 22                          | 66                            |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 2057                        | 7895                        | 5907                        | 12823                         |
| 13        | Haryana           | 1031                        | 190                         | 683                         | 3849                          |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                           | 181                         | 253                         | 93                            |
| 15        | Jammu& Kashmir    | 0                           | 152                         | 110                         | 35                            |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 8                           | 229                         | 85                          | 253                           |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 14953                       | 4592                        | 5638                        | 918                           |
| 18        | Kerala            | 116                         | 108                         | 90                          | 1774                          |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                             |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1684                        | 2186                        | 1791                        | 1279                          |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 4161                        | 2091                        | 1289                        | 10791                         |
| 22        | Manipur           | 1                           | 84                          | 43                          | 30                            |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 0                           | 2                           | 0                           | 0                             |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 2                           | 7                           | 25                          | 0                             |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 12                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                             |
| 26        | Odisha            | 4                           | 1250                        | 77                          | 96                            |
| 27        | Pondicherry       | 2                           | 74                          | 59                          | 94                            |
| 28        | Punjab            | 359                         | 0                           | 1015                        | 307                           |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 2281                        | 5234                        | 8739                        | 4638                          |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                             |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 1102                        | 2994                        | 4903                        | 5029                          |
| 32        | Telangana         | 7291                        | 1862                        | 474                         | 2400                          |
| 33        | Tripura           | 0                           | 0                           | 107                         | 0                             |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 1527                        | 2192                        | 1104                        | 4339                          |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 137                         | 1154                        | 226                         | 927                           |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 68                          | 332                         | 527                         | 236                           |
| Total     |                   | 39806                       | 38111                       | 37535                       | 54368                         |

Total no of jobs created in Solar Energy  (Rooftop & Utility Scale Ground Mounted) Sector during last 4 years- 1,69,820 nos.