Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Target to Control Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1354

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## TARGET TO CONTROL UNEMPLOYMENT

1354.  DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  employment  opportunities  created  by  the Government during the last three years, year-wise and sector-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  to  control  the  increasing unemployment in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  As  per  the  results  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted during 2017-18 and annual employment-unemployment surveys conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated percentage distribution of workers in usual status(principal status+subsidiary status) by broad industry division to the extent available is  given below:

## (in percentage)

| Sector    | Survey by Labour Bureau   | Survey by Labour Bureau   | Survey by NSO   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| Year-wise | 2013-14                   | 2015-16                   | 2017-18 (PLFS)  |
| Primary   | 48.3                      | 47.3                      | 44.14           |
| Secondary | 22.4                      | 21.9                      | 24.81           |
| Tertiary  | 29.3                      | 31.0                      | 31.07           |

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

(b) & (c): 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  (MGNREGS),  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 industry-relevant 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.

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