Lok Sabha Question No. 4634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Unemployment
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## Unemployment

## 4634. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  recent  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  has  yielded  any  fruits  to  bring down the unemployment amongst the youth which is stated to be about 17 per cent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  aims  to  tackle  this  demographic  issue  once  in  a generation through sustained efforts; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to solve the major issue of employability through quality of higher education?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Various programs/schemes are being implemented by different Ministries/departments  of  Central  Government  to  bring  down  the  unemployment  amongst  the youth.  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  under  the  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development has informed that India Skill Report, 2019 by Wheebox, People Strong and CII states that 57% of the final year engineering graduates are employable which is marginal increase of 5% points since last year and the larger change of over 15% points in past 5 years. This clearly shows the efforts made by various stake holders including Government led skilling initiatives, University Grants Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in recent past have started creating an impact.Further, under PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana (PMKVY)  2016-20, a scheme of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), which focuses on employment approx. 16.61 Lakh candidates have been placed across the country during 2016-2020. The State/UT-wise details are at annexure-I.

(c) & (d): In order to make education more relevant and to create 'industry fit' skilled work force,  3  schemes  are  being  implemented  by  UGC  under  National  Skills  Qualifications Framework (NSQF) which are Community Colleges (since 2013-14), B.Voc Degree Programme (since 2014-15) and DeenDayalUpadhayay (DDU) Kaushal Kendra (since 2015-16). There are 188  Community  Colleges,  289  Institutions  offering  B.Voc  Degree  Programmes  and  68  DDU KaushalKendras in which 68,663 students are enrolled in various skill programmes.Toincrease the  employability of graduates in the country, acurriculum on Life Skills (JeevanKaushal) has been formulated by UGC to empower graduates with the vital skills like Self Competency and Confidence,  Emotional  Competency,  Intellectual  Competency,  Professional  Competency  and Social  Competency  for  global  employment  and  for  leading  a  successful  life.  UGC  has  also formulated  Learning  Outcomes  based  Curriculum  Framework  (LOCF)  which  aims  to  equip students with knowledge, skill, value and attitude.

Also, AICTE has taken many steps to bring down unemployment amongst the youth of the  country.  In  the  year  2018,  AICTE  introduced  the  Vocational  Degree/  Diploma  Programs leading  to  Degree  or  Diploma  in  Vocational  Education  under  National  Skill  Qualification Framework (NSQF) for AICTE approved institutions.It has also formulated its Internship policy for students of Technical Education which mandates internship for all UG/  Diploma students.AICTE has made mandatory for all the intuitions to have industry institute cell. Every institute  has  to  sign  5  MoUs  with  industry.All  branches  of  Engineering  and  Technology  shall offer Elective Courses in the EMERGING AREAS viz., Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT),  Blockchain,  Robotics,  Quantum  Computing,  Data  Sciences,  Cyber  Security,  3D Printing and Design, Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality (AR/VR) as specified in the approval Process Handbook.

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ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)& (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4634  FOR  REPLY  ON  23.03.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE, HON'BLE M.P. REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT

| S.No.   | State/UT                   | Reported Placed   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.      | Andaman and Nicobar Island | 124               |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh             | 75,235            |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh          | 2,725             |
| 4.      | Assam                      | 33,366            |
| 5.      | Bihar                      | 81,038            |
| 6.      | Chandigarh                 | 3,371             |
| 7.      | Chhattisgarh               | 22,747            |
| 8.      | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     | 681               |
| 9.      | Daman and Diu              | 1,428             |
| 10.     | Delhi                      | 59,917            |
| 11.     | Goa                        | 740               |
| 12.     | Gujarat                    | 45,406            |
| 13.     | Haryana                    | 134,783           |
| 14.     | Himachal Pradesh           | 18,376            |
| 15.     | Jammu and Kashmir          | 41,721            |
| 16.     | Jharkhand                  | 21,125            |
| 17.     | Karnataka                  | 45,488            |
| 18.     | Kerala                     | 17,369            |
| 19.     | Lakshdweep                 | 0                 |
| 20.     | Madhya Pradesh             | 155,659           |
| 21.     | Maharashtra                | 49,142            |
| 22.     | Manipur                    | 5,500             |
| 23.     | Meghalaya                  | 4,510             |
| 24.     | Mizoram                    | 3,760             |
| 25.     | Nagaland                   | 1,932             |
| 26.     | Odisha                     | 49,130            |
| 27.     | Puducherry                 | 5,495             |
| 28.     | Punjab                     | 84,496            |
| 29.     | Rajasthan                  | 133,287           |
| 30.     | Sikkim                     | 931               |
| 31.     | Tamil Nadu                 | 112,492           |
| 32.     | Telangana                  | 77,773            |
| 33.     | Tripura                    | 6,656             |
| 34.     | Uttar Pradesh              | 246,846           |
| 35.     | Uttarakhand                | 34,052            |
| 36.     | West Bengal                | 84,660            |
| Total   |                            | 1,661,961         |

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