Lok Sabha Question No. 1299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Information on Job Losses
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## INFORMATION ON JOB LOSSES

## 1299.  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any official and authenticated information about job losses in various sectors reported in the country during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard and the factors responsible for such job losses; and
- (c) whether the textile, banking, infrastructure, information technology and even organized sectors have been affected severely by job losses; and
- (d) if so, the facts and details thereof and the strategies formulated by the Government to address the problem of job losses in various sectors in an effective way?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  Labour  Bureau, an attached office of the  Ministry of Labour & Employment  conducted  Quarterly  Quick  Employment  Surveys  in  eight selected  labour  intensive  and  export-oriented  sectors  namely  textiles, leather,  metals,  automobiles,  gems  and  jewellery,  transport,  IT/BPO  and handloom/ powerloom. The job growth in these 8 sectors from 2013 to 2015 is given at   Annex-I.

The coverage of the Quarterly Quick  Employment  Survey  was revamped during 2016 with expanded coverage of organised industries/sectors.  The  eight  broad  organised  sectors  are  manufacturing, construction,  Trade,  Transport,  Accommodation  &  Restaurants,  IT/BPO, Education & Health. The change in employment in these eight sectors from July 2016 to October 2017 is given at   Annex-II.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is  the priority  of  the  Government.  The  Government  is  implementing  various programs  in  this  direction  like  fast  tracking  various  projects  involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes such as 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  (DAYNULM).

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government interalia for facilitating self-employment. Under PMMY collateral free loans upto Rs. 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 Rozgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been launched by  the  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  for  incentivizing  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 three years. Till 28.01.2019, more than 1.05 crore   employees have been benefitted through 1.30 lakh establishments under this scheme.

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.

Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  is  implementing  National  Career Service  Project  (NCSP)  for  transforming  the  employment  services  in  the country  using  technology  to  bring  more  employment  opportunities  to jobseekers.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d)  OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1299 FOR 11-02-2019 REGARDING INFORMATION ON JOB LOSSES. JOB GROWTH IN 8 MAJOR SECTORS AS PER QUARTERLY QUICK EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS

CONDUCTED BY LABOUR BUREAU.

(in lakhs)

| Sl. No.           | Industry/ Group     |   Jan,13 to Dec,13 |   Jan,14 to Dec,14 |   Jan,15 to Dec,15 |   Total |
|-------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------|
| 1                 | 2                   |               3    |               4    |               5    |    6    |
| 1                 | Textiles            |               2.86 |               1.41 |               0.72 |    4.99 |
| 2                 | Leather             |               0.44 |              -0.07 |              -0.08 |    0.29 |
| 3                 | Metal               |              -0.35 |               0.74 |               0.37 |    0.76 |
| 4                 | Automobile          |               0.16 |               0.25 |              -0.08 |    0.33 |
| 5                 | Gems &Jewellery     |               0.09 |               0.11 |              -0.19 |    0.01 |
| 6                 | Transport           |              -0.09 |              -0.11 |              -0.04 |   -0.24 |
| 7                 | IT/BPO              |               1.09 |               1.93 |               0.76 |    3.78 |
| 8                 | Handloom/ Powerloom |              -0.02 |              -0.05 |              -0.11 |   -0.18 |
| TOTAL (Year wise) | TOTAL (Year wise)   |               4.18 |               4.21 |               1.35 |    9.74 |

Annex-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d)  OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1299 FOR 11-02-2019 REGARDING  INFORMATION ON JOB LOSSES. SECTOR WISE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT IN EIGHT SECTORS AS PER QUARTERLY QUICK

## EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY LABOUR BUREAU.

( in lakhs)

| S.No.   | Sector                     |   Level Estimates As on 1 April, 2016 |   1 st Jul 16 over 1 st Apr'16 |   1 st Oct 16 over 1 st Jul'16 |   1 st Jan'17 over 1 st Oct'16 |   1 st Apr'17 over 1 st Jan'17 |   1 st Jul'17 over 1 st Apr'17 |   1 st Oct.'17 over 1 st July'17 |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Manufacturing              |                                101.17 |                          -0.12 |                           0.24 |                           0.83 |                           1.02 |                          -0.87 |                             0.89 |
| 2       | Construction               |                                  3.67 |                          -0.23 |                          -0.01 |                          -0.01 |                           0.02 |                           0.1  |                            -0.22 |
| 3       | Trade                      |                                 14.45 |                           0.26 |                          -0.07 |                           0.07 |                           0.29 |                           0.07 |                             0.14 |
| 4       | Transport                  |                                  5.8  |                           0.17 |                           0    |                           0.01 |                           0.03 |                          -0.03 |                             0.2  |
| 5       | Accommodation & Restaurant |                                  7.74 |                           0.01 |                          -0.08 |                           0    |                           0.03 |                           0.05 |                             0.02 |
| 6       | IT/BPO                     |                                 10.36 |                          -0.16 |                           0.26 |                           0.12 |                           0.13 |                           0.02 |                             0.01 |
| 7       | Education                  |                                 49.98 |                           0.51 |                          -0.02 |                           0.18 |                           0.02 |                           0.99 |                             0.21 |
| 8       | Health                     |                                 12.05 |                           0.33 |                           0    |                           0.02 |                           0.31 |                           0.31 |                             0.11 |
|         | Total                      |                                205.22 |                           0.77 |                           0.32 |                           1.22 |                           1.85 |                           0.64 |                             1.36 |

*Source: Labour Bureau