Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Impact of Demonetisation and GST
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.173

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  FEBURARY, 2019

## IMPACT OF DEMONETISATION AND GST

173.  SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that a large number of workers/labourers have become unemployed on account of closure of their establishments due to impact of demonetisation and GST;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether these labourers are still waiting for getting jobs in the market, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  employment opportunities to such labourers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): There is no data available on unemployment subsequent to the period of demonetisation. However, 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 like 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.  Till  21-01-2019,  the scheme covered 1,28,501 establishments and 1.05 crore beneficiaries.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government inter  alia  for  facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY  collateral  free  loans uptoRs.  10  lakh,  are  extended  to  small/micro  business  enterprises  and  to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. Till 25th January, 2019, total 15.59 crore loans have been sanctioned under the scheme. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) is the flagship  scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this  Skill  Certification  Scheme  is  to  enable  a  large  number  of  Indian  youth  to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. Moreover,  Government  has  been  taking  various  steps  to  boost  industrial development, capital formation and employment generation in the country like Make in India, Startup India and Ease of Doing Business initiatives. Government has initiated labour reforms to create an enabling environment to facilitate ease accountability  and of doing business, ease  of compliance,  transparency, extending the social security coverage for the unorganised workers.

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