Lok Sabha Question No. 190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Social Security
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.190 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## SOCIAL SECURITY

## 190.    DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  sectors  where  unemployment  is  more  prevalent  in  the country;
- (b) whether Government has assessed the number of unemployed among economically  weaker  section/Scheduled  Caste/Scheduled  Tribe  and  Other Backward  Caste  (SC/ST/OBC)  physically  handicapped/  woman  in  urban/rural area of India;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  contemplates  to  formulate  any  policy  to  give unemployment  allowance  to  such  educated  unemployed  youths  along  with provision for providing unemployment oriented skill development training and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has provided/proposes to provide social security to such unemployed persons and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the  number  of  unemployed  youth  provided  employment  through  the  said schemes during the last three years and the current year, year and State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The quinquennial labour force surveys on employment and unemployment were conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The last such survey was conducted during 2011-12. Now,  NSSO  has  switched  to  the  annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) whichwas conducted during 2017-18. The estimated unemployment rate on usual status  (principal  status  +  subsidiary  status)  basis  for  persons  of  all  ages  in  the country for different categories in rural and urban area is given below.

| Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Area                       | Gender                     | Scheduled Tribes           | Scheduled Castes           | Other Backward Class       | All                        |
|                            | Male                       | 4.9                        | 6.4                        | 5.7                        | 5.8                        |
| Rural                      | Female                     | 2.2                        | 3.2                        | 3.8                        | 3.8                        |
|                            | Person                     | 4.0                        | 5.6                        | 5.3                        | 5.3                        |
|                            | Male                       | 7.0                        | 8.2                        | 6.9                        | 7.1                        |
| Urban                      | Female                     | 7.6                        | 10.5                       | 10.9                       | 10.8                       |
|                            | Person                     | 7.1                        | 8.8                        | 7.8                        | 7.8                        |
| Rural                      | Male                       | 5.1                        | 6.8                        | 6.1                        | 6.2                        |
| +                          | Female                     | 2.6                        | 4.9                        | 5.7                        | 5.7                        |
| Urban                      | Person                     | 4.3                        | 6.3                        | 6.0                        | 6.1                        |

Separate data for differently abled unemployed is not available. However, as per the information  received  from  the  States/UTs,  the  number  of  differently  abled  job seekers, all of whom may not necessarily be unemployed, registered on live register of  employment  exchanges  in  the  country  to  the  extent  available  were  6.85  lakh during 2016 (provisional).

- (d)  to  (f):      Government  of  India  is  not  providing  unemployment  allowance  to  the unemployed  persons.  Further,  under  Skill  India  Mission,  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) imparts employable skills to the youth through long term and short term training. The Ministry is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) to provide employable skills to the youth of the nation. Ministries/ Departments/ States also run skill development schemes across various sectors to improve the employability of youth and facilitate placements. Schemes such as the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) wherein Government reimburses 25 percent of the stipend payable to apprentices enhances employability of the youth to access employment.

Government  has  launched  three  social  security  schemes  pertaining  to  the Insurance and Pension sectors, namely Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY)  and  the  Atal  Pension Yojana  (APY)  to  move  towards  creating  a  universal  social  security  system.  The schemes  provide  essential  and  affordable  social  protection  to  all  citizens  in  a convenient  manner  linked  to  auto-debit facility  from  bank  accounts  and  is applicable to all. As on 01-10-2019, gross  number of enrolment by banks, subject to verification of eligibility criteria, is 16.56 crore in PMSBY and 6.29 crore in PMJJBY. As far as APY is concerned, a total number of  1.86 crore people have enrolled as on 30-09-2019 under this scheme.

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