Lok Sabha Question No. 1271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Rise in Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1271

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT

## 1271.  SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the causes of rising unemployment in the country; and
- (b) the number of recruitment done by the Government on a permanent basis, year-wise during the last ten years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  results  of  annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) conducted  by  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme Implementation during 2017-18 and annual employmentunemployment  survey  conducted  by  Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment,  the  estimated  unemployment  rate  on  usual  status  (principal status + subsidiary status) basis for the persons of age 15 years and above to the extent available is given below:

| Unemployment Rate       | Unemployment Rate   |
|-------------------------|---------------------|
| Survey*                 | All-India           |
| 2017-18 (PLFS)          | 6.0%                |
| 2015-16 (Labour Bureau) | 3.7%                |
| 2013-14 (Labour Bureau) | 3.4%                |

(Note:  *  Survey  methodology  and  sample  selection  are  different  in  PLFS  and Labour Bureau survey)

As  per  the  Annual  Reports  on  Pay  and  Allowances  of  Central  Government Employees  published  by  Pay  and  Research  Unit,  Department  of  Expenditure, Ministry of Finance containing information on Central Government Employees (Gazetted/Non-Gazetted), the estimated number of Central Government Regular Employees for the years 2007 to  2016 is given below:

Source :- Pay Research unit, M/o Finance

| Regular Civilian Employees in Central Government (excluding Union Territories)   | Regular Civilian Employees in Central Government (excluding Union Territories)   | Regular Civilian Employees in Central Government (excluding Union Territories)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year (As on 1 st March)                                                          | No. of Sanctioned Posts (in Lakh)                                                | No. of Employees in Position (in Lakh)                                           |
| 2007                                                                             | 35.47                                                                            | 31.09                                                                            |
| 2008                                                                             | 35.62                                                                            | 31.17                                                                            |
| 2009                                                                             | 35.64                                                                            | 31.07                                                                            |
| 2010                                                                             | 36.02                                                                            | 30.68                                                                            |
| 2011                                                                             | 36.63                                                                            | 30.82                                                                            |
| 2012                                                                             | 36.85                                                                            | 30.85                                                                            |
| 2013                                                                             | 37.17                                                                            | 31.14                                                                            |
| 2014                                                                             | 36.46                                                                            | 32.24                                                                            |
| 2015                                                                             | 36.49                                                                            | 32.29                                                                            |
| 2016                                                                             | 36.34                                                                            | 32.21                                                                            |