Lok Sabha Question No. 2321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Scheme for Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  JULY, 2019

## SCHEME FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 2321.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme for employment generation keeping in view the increasing number of youths in the country;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  proposal  for  a  new  employment  generation programme through a collaboration between the Union Government and the State Governments; and
- (c) whether any provision is likely to be put in place to make the youths of the country employable and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  of the youth is the priority concern 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) run by Ministry of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGA),  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by  Ministry  of  Rural Development and Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

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.

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.

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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