Lok Sabha Question No. 3059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Labour Market
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

- (a):

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3059 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## LABOUR MARKET

3059. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

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

- (a)the details of the three surveys on employment and unemployment conducted by  the  labour  bureau,  the  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  and  the survey on employment outcome of the Mudra loans;
- (b)whether the current level of employment generation has not kept pace with the 12 million people entering the labour market every year;
- (c)if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d)whether according to labour data in 2015, India's unemployment rate was 5% and  joblessness  among  graduates  and  above  in  the  18-29  age  group  was
- 18.4% and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the steps taken/being taken by Government to generate more employment in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- The details of the three Surveys are as under:-
- i)  Labour  Bureau  has  been  conducting  Annual  Employment  Unemployment surveys  since  2010.  The    details  of  five  rounds  of  Annual  Employment Unemployment  surveys    conducted  in  the  years  2010-11,  2011-12,  2012-13, 2013-14 & 2015-16 respectively are presented in Annexure-I.
- ii)  NSSO undertook a Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) since April, 2017 to give the quarterly estimates of key employment and unemployment indicators in  Current  Weekly  Status  (CWS)  for  urban  areas,  such  as  Worker  Population Ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) and estimates of employment and unemployment indicators in both usual status  (ps+ss)  and  CWS,  along  with  some  demographic  aspects  of  the population  like,  literacy  rate,  level  of  education,  vocational  training  etc.,  for both urban and rural areas of the country in the form of annual report.

iii)  Mudra  Survey:  In  order  to  assess  employment  generation  under  Pradhan Mantri  Mudra  Yojna  (PMMY),  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  already launched  a  Survey  in  the  Month  of  April,  2018,  the  field  work  and  data  entry work have been completed.

- (b) to (e): Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  a priority  concern  of  the  Government.  Further,  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 the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY)  schemes  run  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  run  by  the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  has  been  initiated  by  the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the year 2016-17 for incentivizing industry for promoting employment generation. Under this scheme, Government is paying the entire employer's contribution (12 % or as admissible) towards the EPS and EPF  w.e.f.  01.04.2018  to  all  eligible  new  employees  and  to  the  existing beneficiaries  for  their  remaining  period  of  three  years  through  EPFO.  It  is applicable for all sectors for the next 3 years from the date of registration of the new employee.

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

According to the  Fifth Annual Employment-Unemployment survey of Labour Bureau, the Unemployment Rate based on Usual Principal Status (UPS) approach and as per Usual Principal & Subsidiary Status (UPSS) approach for persons aged 15 years & above is 5% and 3.7% respectively.

According to the 5th round of Employment-Unemployment Survey (2015-16), the per thousand distribution of Unemployed Youth (age groups 1829) by educational classification is placed at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part(a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No 3059 to be answered on 31/12/2018 raised by Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury regarding  'Labour Market.

Labour Force Participation Rate based on Usual Principal & Subsidiary Status UPSS ( PS + SS ) approach for persons aged 15 Years & above based on 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th EUS.

)tn c r p ni(

| Survey / Sector      | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   | Labour Force Participation Rate under UPSS   |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Survey / Sector      | RURAL                                        | RURAL                                        | RURAL                                        | RURAL                                        | URBAN                                        | URBAN                                        | URBAN                                        | URBAN                                        | RURAL +URBAN                                 | RURAL +URBAN                                 | RURAL +URBAN                                 | RURAL +URBAN                                 |
| Survey / Sector      | M                                            | F                                            | T                                            | P                                            | M                                            | F                                            | T                                            | P                                            | M                                            | F                                            | T                                            | P                                            |
| Second EUS (2011-12) | 79.4                                         | 33.9                                         | -                                            | 57.9                                         | 73.7                                         | 19.1                                         | -                                            | 48.0                                         | 77.9                                         | 30.0                                         | -                                            | 55.4                                         |
| Third EUS (2012-13)  | 78.7                                         | 29.9                                         | -                                            | 55.5                                         | 73.2                                         | 17.8                                         | -                                            | 46.7                                         | 77.2                                         | 26.5                                         | -                                            | 53.1                                         |
| Fourth EUS (2013-14) | 76.4                                         | 36.4                                         | -                                            | 58.8                                         | 74.0                                         | 19.7                                         | -                                            | 47.9                                         | 75.7                                         | 31.1                                         | -                                            | 55.6                                         |
| Fifth EUS (2015-16)  | 78.0                                         | 31.7                                         | 52.2                                         | 55.8                                         | 69.1                                         | 16.6                                         | 41.2                                         | 43.7                                         | 75.5                                         | 27.4                                         | 48.8                                         | 52.4                                         |

M = Male, F = Female, T = Transgender P = Person

Unemployment Rate based on Usual Principal & Subsidiary Status UPSS  (PS+SS)approach for persons aged 15 years & above based on 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5 th  EUS Annual EmploymentUnemployment Survey.

)in per cent(

|                      | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   | Unemployment Rate under UPSS   |
|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Survey/Sector        | RURAL                          | RURAL                          | RURAL                          | RURAL                          | URBAN                          | URBAN                          | URBAN                          | URBAN                          | RURAL +URBAN                   | RURAL +URBAN                   | RURAL +URBAN                   | RURAL +URBAN                   |
|                      | M                              | F                              | T                              | P                              | M                              | F                              | T                              | P                              | M                              | F                              | T                              | P                              |
| Second EUS (2011-12) | 2.4                            | 4.1                            | -                              | 2.9                            | 3.1                            | 11.2                           | -                              | 4.7                            | 2.6                            | 5.3                            | -                              | 3.3                            |
| Third EUS(2012-13)   | 3.3                            | 4.2                            | -                              | 3.5                            | 3.9                            | 11.7                           | -                              | 5.3                            | 3.5                            | 5.6                            | -                              | 4.0                            |
| Fourth EUS (2013-14) | 2.7                            | 3.4                            | -                              | 2.9                            | 3.5                            | 10.8                           | -                              | 4.9                            | 2.9                            | 4.9                            | -                              | 3.4                            |
| Fifth EUS(2015-16)   | 2.9                            | 4.7                            | 0.6                            | 3.4                            | 3.0                            | 10.9                           | 10.3                           | 4.4                            | 3.0                            | 5.8                            | 3.2                            | 3.7                            |

M=Male, F=Female, T=Transgender, P=Person

*The data related to Transgender(T) is collected for the first time in 5 th  EUS

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  part(b)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No 3059 to be answered on 31/12/2018 raised by Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury regarding  'Labour Market'.

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|                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                       | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           | Rural+Urban                                                                                                           |
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| o.                                                                                                                    | classification                                                                                                        | m                                                                                                                     | f                                                                                                                     | t                                                                                                                     | p                                                                                                                     | m                                                                                                                     | f                                                                                                                     | t                                                                                                                     | p                                                                                                                     | m                                                                                                                     | f                                                                                                                     | t                                                                                                                     | p                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                     | 4                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                                    | 14                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                     | Not literate                                                                                                          | 799                                                                                                                   | 259                                                                                                                   | 419                                                                                                                   | 430                                                                                                                   | 33                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                    | 168                                                                                                                   | 723                                                                                                                   | 581                                                                                                                   | 548                                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                                     | Below Primary                                                                                                         | 860                                                                                                                   | 213                                                                                                                   | 546                                                                                                                   | 467                                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                                    | 13                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                     | 25                                                                                                                    | 96                                                                                                                    | 774                                                                                                                   | 454                                                                                                                   | 508                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                     | Primary                                                                                                               | 785                                                                                                                   | 196                                                                                                                   | 361                                                                                                                   | 472                                                                                                                   | 46                                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                     | 31                                                                                                                    | 169                                                                                                                   | 786                                                                                                                   | 639                                                                                                                   | 498                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                     | Middle/Secon dary/ Higher Secondary                                                                                   | 424                                                                                                                   | 107                                                                                                                   | 486                                                                                                                   | 283                                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                                                    | 48                                                                                                                    | 33                                                                                                                    | 533                                                                                                                   | 872                                                                                                                   | 466                                                                                                                   | 684                                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                                     | Certificate course at undergraduate level                                                                             | 373                                                                                                                   | 158                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                     | 293                                                                                                                   | 101                                                                                                                   | 72                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                     | 90                                                                                                                    | 526                                                                                                                   | 770                                                                                                                   | 1000                                                                                                                  | 617                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                     | Diploma at undergraduate level                                                                                        | 439                                                                                                                   | 166                                                                                                                   | 1000                                                                                                                  | 351                                                                                                                   | 116                                                                                                                   | 82                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                     | 105                                                                                                                   | 446                                                                                                                   | 753                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                     | 544                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                     | Graduate& above                                                                                                       | 467                                                                                                                   | 182                                                                                                                   | 362                                                                                                                   | 345                                                                                                                   | 197                                                                                                                   | 166                                                                                                                   | 156                                                                                                                   | 184                                                                                                                   | 336                                                                                                                   | 652                                                                                                                   | 482                                                                                                                   | 471                                                                                                                   |
| All                                                                                                                   | All                                                                                                                   | 487                                                                                                                   | 145                                                                                                                   | 451                                                                                                                   | 326                                                                                                                   | 64                                                                                                                    | 37                                                                                                                    | 37                                                                                                                    | 51                                                                                                                    | 449                                                                                                                   | 819                                                                                                                   | 512                                                                                                                   | 623                                                                                                                   |

m-male; f-female; t-transgender; pperson *********