Lok Sabha Question No. 1548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Unemployment in Educated Population
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1548

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JULY, 2019

## UNEMPLOYMENT IN EDUCATED POPULATION

## 1548.  SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the  State-wise  unemployment  rate  in  the  educated  population  especially those who have earned a post-secondary qualification;
- (b) the  measures  in  place  to  address  unemployment  among  the  educated population;
- (c) whether the Government has collected data on the State-wise rate of under employment among the educated population;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  therefor  and  the  measures  in  place  to  address  under employment among the educated population; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  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 estimated unemployment rate of educated persons  (secondary  &  above)  on  usual  status  (principal  status+subsidiary status)  basis    in  the  country  was  11.4%.  The  State-wise  detail  is  given  at Annexure.

(b)  to  (e):  Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  the priority of the Government. Government has taken various steps for generating employment  in  the  country  like  encouraging  private  sector  of  economy,  fasttracking various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure  on  schemes  such  as  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme  (PMEGP),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  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.  Under  this  scheme,  Government  is  paying entire employer's contribution (12% or as admissible) towards EPF and EPS for all eligible new employees for all sectors for 3 years.

Government has implemented the National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Project which comprises a digital portal that provides a nation-wide online platform for the  job  seekers  and  employers  for  job-matching  in  a  dynamic,  efficient  and responsive manner and has a repository of career content to job seekers.

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.

Start-up India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to  build  a  strong  ecosystem  that  is  conducive  for  the  growth  of  start-up businesses,  to  drive  sustainable  economic  growth  and  generate  large  scale employment opportunities.

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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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1548 due for reply on 01-07-2019

State/UT-wise details of unemployment rate for educated persons (secondary & above) of age 15 years  and  above  according  to  usual  status  (principal  status+subsidiary  status)  basis  during 2017-18 (PLFS)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             |   Unemployment Rate(%) |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh       |                   14   |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                   12.5 |
| 3.        | Assam                |                   13.6 |
| 4.        | Bihar                |                   10   |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh         |                    8.6 |
| 6.        | Delhi                |                   12.4 |
| 7.        | Goa                  |                   15.6 |
| 8.        | Gujarat              |                    7.5 |
| 9.        | Haryana              |                   11.8 |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh     |                    9.7 |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir      |                   11.4 |
| 12.       | Jharkhand            |                   13.7 |
| 13.       | Karnataka            |                    9.1 |
| 14.       | Kerala               |                   19.8 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh       |                    8.6 |
| 16.       | Maharashtra          |                    8   |
| 17.       | Manipur              |                   17.7 |
| 18.       | Meghalaya            |                    5.7 |
| 19.       | Mizoram              |                   16   |
| 20.       | Nagaland             |                   30.4 |
| 21.       | Orissa               |                   16.1 |
| 22.       | Punjab               |                   11.4 |
| 23.       | Rajasthan            |                   11.3 |
| 24.       | Sikkim               |                    8.4 |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu           |                   15.4 |
| 26.       | Telangana            |                   15.3 |
| 27.       | Tripura              |                   12.2 |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand          |                   12.9 |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh        |                   10.9 |
| 30.       | West Bengal          |                    9.5 |
| 31.       | A & N Islands        |                   26.3 |
| 32.       | Chandigarh           |                   12.4 |
| 33.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                    0.7 |
| 34.       | Daman & Diu          |                    6.5 |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep          |                   26.3 |
| 36.       | Puducherry           |                   14   |
|           | All-India            |                   11.4 |

Source: Periodic Labour Force Survey, M/o  Statistics and Programme Implementation

(Note:  *For  comparability,  the  results  of  the  PLFS  need  to  be  understood  in  the  context  with which the survey methodology and sample selection has been designed)