Lok Sabha Question No. 4752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Statistics of Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4752

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2019

## STATISTICS OF EMPLOYMENT

4752. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS :

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

- (a) the details of accurate statistics regarding employment in the country including the number of employment provided by the Union Government  during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  details  of employment provided in the State of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Ministry for providing correct and accurate data in this regard during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  As  per  the  results  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) conducted  by  National  Statistical  Office(NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and programme  Implementation  during  2017-2018  and  annual  employmentunemployment  surveys  conducted  by  Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Labour and Employment, the estimated Worker Population Ratio on Usual Status (principal  status+subsidiary  status)  basis  for  persons  aged  15years  and above  to the extent available is  given below:

## (in percentage)

| State         | PLFS    | Survey by Labour Bureau   | Survey by Labour Bureau   |
|---------------|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|               | 2017-18 | 2013-14                   | 2015-16                   |
| Rajasthan     | 48.2    | 54.5                      | 53.7                      |
| Maharashtra   | 50.5    | 55.2                      | 52.2                      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 41.8    | 48.1                      | 43.7                      |
| All India     | 46.8    | 53.7                      | 50.5                      |

(Note: Survey methodology and sample selection are different in PLFS and Labour Bureau survey).

Employment generation coupled with improving employability 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  (MGNREGS),  Pt.Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by  Ministry  of  Rural Development and  Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Details of employment generated through these schemes/ programmes including in the  State  of  Rajasthan,  Maharashtra  and  Uttar  Pradesh  are  given  at Annexure.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) has been launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for incentivising 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 3 years. Till 15th July, 2019, benefits have been given to 1.21 crore beneficiaries.

To  ascertain  the  employment  and  unemployment  situation  in  the country, the quinquennial labour force surveys were conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Labour Bureau also conducts annual employmentunemployment survey which was last conducted during 2016-17. Considering  the  need  for  availability  of  labour  force  statistics  at  more frequent  intervals,  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation had  launched  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  during  2017-18, with  the  objective  of  measuring  quarterly  changes  of  various  statistical indicators of the labour market in urban areas as well as generating the annual  estimates  of  different  labour  force  indicators  both  in  rural  and urban areas.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4752 FOR 22-07-2019 REGARDING STATISTICS OF EMPLOYMENT.

Estimated Employment generated (No. of persons) under  Prime Minister's  Employment Genaration Programme (PMEGP)

| Sl. No.   | State         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Rajasthan     |     13408 |     12614 |     18856 |
| 2         | Maharashtra*  |     17799 |     26632 |     45040 |
| 3         | Uttar Pradesh |     36315 |     43456 |     41928 |
|           | All India     |    407840 |    387182 |    586728 |

Employment generated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment   Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

|       |               | No. of Person days generated (In Crore)   | No. of Person days generated (In Crore)   | No. of Person days generated (In Crore)   |
|-------|---------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State         | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19                                   |
| 1     | Rajasthan     | 25.97                                     | 23.98                                     | 29.42                                     |
| 2     | Maharashtra   | 7.09                                      | 8.25                                      | 8.46                                      |
| 3     | Uttar Pradesh | 15.75                                     | 18.15                                     | 21.26                                     |
|       | All India     | 235.64                                    | 233.74                                    | 267.90                                    |

Source:M/o Rural Development

## No. of candidates placed under Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY)

| Sl.No.   | State         | FY 16-17   | FY 17-18   | FY 18-19   |
|----------|---------------|------------|------------|------------|
|          |               | Placed     | Placed     | Placed     |
| 1        | Rajasthan     | 3397       | 693        | 3381       |
| 2        | Maharashtra   | 3694       | 7390       | 4458       |
| 3        | Uttar Pradesh | 2052       | 892        | 4839       |
|          | All India     | 147883     | 75787      | 135809     |

Source: M/o Rural of Rural Development.

No.  of  skill  trained  candidates  placed  under  Deendayal  Antyodaya  YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

| S.No.   | State         |   FY 2016-17 Placed |   FY 2017-18 Placed |   FY 2018-19 Placed |
|---------|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | Rajasthan     |                   0 |                  33 |                2765 |
| 2       | Maharashtra   |               11768 |                6083 |               20482 |
| 3       | Uttar Pradesh |               42174 |               30058 |                 348 |
|         | All India     |              151901 |              115416 |              163377 |

Source: Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.