Lok Sabha Question No. 3467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3467 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH   MARCH, 2020

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 3467. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set any target for employment generation for the coming five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to formulate a new policy regarding employment orientation during the current year;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): 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  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (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 industryrelevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood. 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. Government has also implemented the National Career Service (NCS) Project which comprises 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.

(c) to (e): An Inter-Ministerial  Committee  was  constituted  to  draft  the National Employment  Policy  and  consultations  were held  with  various stakeholders  like Ministries,  State  Governments,  Trade  Unions,  Industry Associations, ILO etc. for inputs to the Policy.

The  proposed  policy    inter-alia,  purport  to  address  macro-economic  policy  issues, sectoral policy issues, labour policy issues, micro and small enterprises' issues, skill development issues, issues relating to women  and  vulnerable sections and incorporate suggestions for improving employment opportunities.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3464 for 16.03.2020

## Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in percent) according to usual status (ps+ss) for each State/UT age groups: 15 years and above

| Sl.   |                           | rural+ urban   | rural+ urban   | rural+ urban   |
|-------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| No.   | State/UTs                 | Male           | Female         | person         |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh            | 75.3           | 40.8           | 57.2           |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh         | 66.4           | 13.0           | 42.3           |
| 3     | Assam                     | 74.7           | 11.0           | 43.7           |
| 4     | Bihar                     | 63.7           | 4.0            | 35.5           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh              | 76.6           | 47.6           | 62.4           |
| 6     | Delhi                     | 68.1           | 12.8           | 42.7           |
| 7     | Goa                       | 64.4           | 22.9           | 42.9           |
| 8     | Gujarat                   | 74.0           | 19.0           | 47.4           |
| 9     | Haryana                   | 68.3           | 12.8           | 41.7           |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh          | 71.0           | 47.5           | 58.9           |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 72.7           | 27.6           | 51.0           |
| 12    | Jharkhand                 | 68.1           | 14.6           | 41.7           |
| 13    | Karnataka                 | 74.0           | 24.8           | 49.1           |
| 14    | Kerala                    | 65.8           | 20.4           | 41.2           |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh            | 75.9           | 31.0           | 54.3           |
| 16    | Maharashtra               | 71.4           | 29.1           | 50.5           |
| 17    | Manipur                   | 64.0           | 19.8           | 42.5           |
| 18    | Meghalaya                 | 75.4           | 50.2           | 62.3           |
| 19    | Mizoram                   | 67.1           | 26.0           | 46.4           |
| 20    | Nagaland                  | 52.9           | 11.0           | 32.8           |
| 21    | Orissa                    | 72.9           | 18.3           | 44.9           |
| 22    | Punjab                    | 69.8           | 13.7           | 42.9           |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 | 69.1           | 26.3           | 48.2           |
| 24    | Sikkim                    | 74.0           | 41.6           | 58.7           |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                | 71.8           | 31.3           | 51.0           |
| 26    | Telangana                 | 69.1           | 30.3           | 49.8           |
| 27    | Tripura                   | 70.5           | 11.1           | 42.0           |
| 28    | Uttarakhand               | 65.0           | 16.1           | 40.6           |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh             | 70.0           | 13.1           | 41.8           |
| 30    | West Bengal               | 75.3           | 20.1           | 47.8           |
| 31    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 76.4           | 19.1           | 48.7           |
| 32    | Chandigarh                | 74.0           | 20.0           | 46.9           |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 86.8           | 39.7           | 66.3           |
| 34    | Daman & Diu               | 85.8           | 24.1           | 63.2           |
| 35    | Lakshadweep               | 65.6           | 9.1            | 34.4           |
| 36    | Puducherry                | 64.4           | 13.4           | 37.8           |
|       | All-India                 | 71.2           | 22.0           | 46.8           |

Source:  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS),  July  2017-June  2018,  M/o  Statistics  & Programme Implementation.