Lok Sabha Question No. 1373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Employees in Rural Areas
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## EMPLOYEES IN RURAL AREAS

## 1373. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has the data of the employees in rural areas working in the  public  and  private  companies  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether it is very low and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase their capacity in the public and private companies across the country;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to start a campaign in this regard within the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu; and
- (e)
- the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  As  per  the  results  of    Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  by National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during  2017-18,  the  Percentage  distribution  of  usually  working  (ps+ss)  persons  in public/private companies across the country in rural area is 5.3% and 11.5% in  Tamil Nadu. The State/UT-wise distribution is placed at Annexure.
- (c) to (e) Employment generation coupled with improving employability of the youth is  the priority concern of the Government. 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) scheme run by Ministry of Rural Development and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government inter alia, for facilitating self-employment. Under PMMY collateral free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. Upto 1st November 2019, 20.83

crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industryrelevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. ASPIRE (A scheme for promotion of Innovation, Rural Industry and Entrepreneurship) was launched to set up a network of technology centres and to set up incubation centres to accelerate entrepreneurship in agro-industry.The individuals trained under the ASPIRE scheme of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (M/oMSME)  can  become  agri-enterpreneurs/entrepreneurs  and  can  seek  financial support under different schemes of the Govt. including Prime Minister's Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  under  which  loans  are  provided  by  banks  and subsidy to the extent of 15-35% is given by the Govt. of India.  Individuals can also seek employment in the related industry or can seek further higher skills/training. Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  was  launched  with  the objective  to  incentivise  employers  for  creation  of  employment.  Under  the  scheme, Government of India is paying Employer's full contribution i.e. 12% towards EPF and EPS both (as admissible from time to time) for a period of three years to the new employees  through  EPFO.  The  beneficiaries  registered  upto  31st  March,  2019  will receive the benefit for 3 years from the date of registration under the scheme. Besides  these  initiatives,  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government  such  as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All, Infrastructure development  and  Industrial  corridors  have  the  potential  to  generate  productive employment  opportunities.  Ministries/  Departments/  States  run  skill  development schemes  across  various  sectors  to  improve  the  employability  of  youth  and  also facilitate  placements.  Schemes  such  as  the  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion Scheme (NAPS) wherein Government reimburses 25 percent of the stipend payable to apprentices also enhances employability of the youth to access employment.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1373 FOR 25-11-2019 REGARDING EMPLOYEES IN RURAL AREAS.

Percentage distribution of usually working (ps+ss) persons engaged in the Public and Private limited Company in rural area

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 |   Rural(person) |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            |             4.9 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         |             0.4 |
| 3         | Assam                     |             6.9 |
| 4         | Bihar                     |             1.4 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              |             4.5 |
| 6         | Delhi                     |            19.5 |
| 7         | Goa                       |            24.8 |
| 8         | Gujarat                   |            13.9 |
| 9         | Haryana                   |             9.9 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh          |             5.6 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir           |             1.7 |
| 12        | Jharkhand                 |             6.3 |
| 13        | Karnataka                 |             8.2 |
| 14        | Kerala                    |             5.9 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh            |             4.2 |
| 16        | Maharashtra               |            10.2 |
| 17        | Manipur                   |             1.7 |
| 18        | Meghalaya                 |             2.5 |
| 19        | Mizoram                   |             2.1 |
| 20        | Nagaland                  |             1.3 |
| 21        | Orissa                    |             3.3 |
| 22        | Punjab                    |             5.5 |
| 23        | Rajasthan                 |             3.1 |
| 24        | Sikkim                    |             4.9 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                |            11.5 |
| 26        | Telangana                 |             3.7 |
| 27        | Tripura                   |             2.6 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               |             9.5 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh             |             2.6 |
| 30        | West Bengal               |             2.4 |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |             0.6 |
| 32        | Chandigarh                |            14.3 |
| 33        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |            64   |
| 34        | Daman & Diu               |            36.6 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep               |             0   |
| 36        | Puducherry                |            14.8 |
|           | All-India                 |             5.3 |

Source: Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2017-18,

M/o Statistics  &   Programme Implementation.