Lok Sabha Question No. 4353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Measurers for Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4353 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH JANUARY, 2019

## MEASURERS FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 4353.  SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  apart  from  Skill  Development towards employment generation for unskilled or low-skilled workers, especially in the urban areas, to absorb and reallocate the country's surplus labour into jobs that are best suited for them; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (b):    Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving employability  is  the priority concern of the Government. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. 'Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)'  in the statutory towns to reduce poverty and vulnerability of  urban  poor  households  by  enabling  them  access  to  gainful  selfemployment  and  skilled  wage  employment  opportunities,  for  improvement  in  their livelihoods  on  a  sustainable  basis.  The  mission  also  aims  at  building  strong  grassroot level  institutions  of  the  urban  poor.  Further,  the  mission  aims  at  providing  shelter equipped  with  essential  services  to  the  urban  homeless.  In  addition,  the  Mission  also aims at addressing livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors by facilitating access to suitable spaces, institutional credit, social security, etc.  Details of no. of  skill trained candidates placed under (EST&P), beneficiaries assisted for setting up Individual/ Group micro enterprises (SEP(I&G)) and no. of SHGs disbursed loans under SHG- Bank Linkage programme  under  DAY-NULM  since  2014-15  till  date  (As  on  05.12.2018)  is  given  at Annexure.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government for facilitating self-employment.  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. Under PMMY, as on 30.11.2018, the number of loans sanctioned is 14.75 core.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the year 2016-17 for incentivizing employers for employment generation. Under this scheme, Government is paying the entire employer's contribution (12 % or as admissible) towards the EPS and EPF for all sectors w.e.f. 01.04.2018  to all eligible new employees for the next 3 years from the date of registration of the new employee.  Till 31st   December,  2018,  benefits  have  been  given  to  1.21  lakh  establishments  covering 98.38 lakh beneficiaries.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4353 FOR 07.01.2019 REGARDING MEASURERS FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

Details of no. of  skill trained candidates placed under (EST&P), beneficiaries assisted for setting up Individual/ Group micro enterprises (SEP(I&G)) and no. of  SHGs  disbursed  loans  under  SHG-  Bank  Linkage  programme,  year  wise, state-wise progress under DAY-NULM  since 2014-15 till date (As on 05.12.2018).

|   Sl. No. |                                                                                     | 2014-15     |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | Cumulative   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
|         1 | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed                                           | 63115 33664 |    151901 |    115416 |     94753 |    458849 |              |
|         2 | Number of beneficiaries assisted for setting up Individual/ Group micro enterprises | 34830       |     58755 |     86219 |    116700 |     58879 | 355383       |
|         3 | No. of SHGs disbursed loans under SHG- Bank Linkage programme                       | 35544       |     61324 |    170610 |    136157 |     63720 | 467355       |

Source: M/o Housing and Urban Affairs