Lok Sabha Question No. 3110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Decline in Number of Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3110 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2021

## DECLINE IN NUMBER OF JOBS

3110. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS

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

- (a) whether  there  is  an  unprecedented  decline  of  9  million  in  jobs  in  the country during the last three years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  and  year-wise  and  the  reaons therefor; and
- (c) the details of fresh steps the Government proposes to take in order to arrest the alarming condition of unemployment in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation  during  2017-18,  2018-19,    the  estimated  Worker  Population Ratio  (WPR)  for  the  persons  aged  15  years  and  above  on  usual  status (principal  status  +  subsidiary  status)  basis  was  46.8%  in  the  year  2017-18 which increased to 47.3% in 2018-19 at all India level.  State/UT-wise detail to the extent available in the country is given at Annexure-I.

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  the priority of the Government. Government has taken various steps for generating  employment  in  the  country  like  encouraging  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 Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)

run  by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises,  Ministry  of  Rural Development and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, respectively.

The  Government    is    providing    fiscal stimulus of more than rupees twenty  seven  lakh  crore  as  part  of  the  Aatmanirbhar  financial  Package. Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  package  comprises  of  various  long  term  schemes/ programmes/  policies  for  making  the  country  self-reliant  and  to  create employment opportunities for organised and unorganised sectors.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojna (ABRY) Scheme has been launched to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment  along  with  social security  benefits  and  restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during  COVID-19 pandemic. This scheme being implemented through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation  (EPFO)  reduces  the  financial  burden  of  the  employers  of various sectors/industries including MSME and encourages them to hire more workers. Under ABRY, the Government of India is bearing for a period of two years, both the employees' share (12% of wages) and employers' share (12% of wages) of contribution payable or only the employees' share, depending on employment strength of the EPFO registered establishments.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented 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 industry-relevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood  and  to  meet  their  employment  as  well  as  self  employment requirement.

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.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3110 FOR 15-03-2021 REGARDING DECLINE IN NUMBER OF JOBS.

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

(in %)

| Sl.No   | State/UTs            | PLFS*   | PLFS*   |
|---------|----------------------|---------|---------|
|         |                      | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 57.2    | 54.8    |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 42.3    | 40.9    |
| 3       | Assam                | 43.7    | 43.4    |
| 4       | Bihar                | 35.5    | 36.4    |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 62.4    | 61.2    |
| 6       | Delhi                | 42.7    | 44.5    |
| 7       | Goa                  | 42.9    | 45.9    |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 47.4    | 49.7    |
| 9       | Haryana              | 41.7    | 41.9    |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 58.9    | 63.9    |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 51.0    | 52.9    |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 41.7    | 44.9    |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 49.1    | 49.3    |
| 14      | Kerala               | 41.2    | 44.9    |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 54.3    | 52.3    |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 50.5    | 50.6    |
| 17      | Manipur              | 42.5    | 44.3    |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 62.3    | 61.8    |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 46.4    | 45.6    |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 32.8    | 38.1    |
| 21      | Odisha               | 44.9    | 47.6    |
| 22      | Punjab               | 42.9    | 44.2    |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 48.2    | 50.0    |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 58.7    | 61.1    |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 51.0    | 51.4    |
| 26      | Telangana            | 49.8    | 50.6    |
| 27      | Tripura              | 42.0    | 41.9    |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 40.6    | 41.4    |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh        | 41.8    | 40.8    |
| 30      | West Bengal          | 47.8    | 49.7    |
| 31      | A & N Islands        | 48.7    | 49.1    |
| 32      | Chandigarh           | 46.9    | 47.3    |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 66.3    | 68.6    |
| 34      | Daman & Diu          | 63.2    | 55.1    |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 34.4    | 29.5    |
| 36      | Puducherry           | 37.8    | 47.8    |
|         | All India            | 46.8    | 47.3    |

Source: *Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2017-18, 2018-19  M/o Statistics  & Programme Implementation.