Lok Sabha Question No. 86 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Labourers Dependent on Agriculture
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 86 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## LABOURERS DEPENDENT ON AGRICULTURE

## †86. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  of  labourers dependent  on  agriculture  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof including Rajasthan;
- (b)whether  it  has  been  ascertained  that  labourers  dependent  on agriculture  get  employment  throughout  the  year  and  if  so,  the State/UT-wise details including Dausa thereof;
- (c)whether any action has been taken by the Government to provide employment throughout the year to farmers and labourers dependent on agriculture; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof including achievements?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (d):  Yes,  Sir.  Mahatma  Gandhi  National    Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA),  2005  provide    for    the enhancement  of  livelihood  security  of  the  households  in  rural areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one  hundred  days  of guaranteed  wage    employment    in    every    financial  year    to    every household whose  adult  members volunteer  to  do  unskilled manual work. Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven  wage  employment

programme.  It  provides  livelihood  security  i.e.,  fall  back  option    for livelihood  for  the  rural  households  when  no  better  employment opportunity    is    available.  The  demand  for    work    is    influenced  by various    factors    such    as    rain-fall,  availability    of    alternative  and remunerative  employment    opportunities  outside    Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS. Employment generation coupled with improving employability through skill development is the priority 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),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalyal  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  and  Deendyal Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM). Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for incentivising employers for  promoting  employment  generation.  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government inter alia for facilitating selfemployment. Under PMMY collateral free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended  to  small/micro  business  enterprises  and  to  individuals  to enable them to setup or expand their business activities.

Further, Data for Rajasthan specially Dausa is not maintained Centrally.

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