Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Vulnerable Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *279

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31ST DECEMBER, 2018

## VULNERABLE EMPLOYMENT

*279.  DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the recent report of the World Employment and Social Outlook, wherein it has been stated that  around  77  per  cent  of  Indian  workers  will  have  vulnerable employment and poor quality job by the year 2019;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take any steps to overcome such vulnerable employment position in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *279  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  31-12-2018  BY  DR.  C. GOPALAKRISHNAN REGARDING VULNERABLE EMPLOYMENT

(a) &  (b):  The  International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  has  published  'World Employment  and  Social  Outlook  Trends  -  2018'.  As  per  the  report,  it  is projected  that  the  number  of  vulnerable  employment  in  Southern  Asia  which includes India is expected to rise from 498.7 million in 2017 to 505.7 million in 2018 and  512.6  million  by  2019  and  vulnerable  employment  rate  is  72.1%  in 2017 and is expected to be 72% in 2018 and 71.9% in 2019.

(c) & (d): 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 private sector of economy, fasttracking  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 Deendyal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana 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. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated since April, 2015 by  Government  for  facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY  collateral  free loans uptoRs. 10 lakh, are extended to small/micro business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (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.

Government  has  implemented  the  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  Project which comprises a digital portal that provides a nation-wide online platform for the  job  seekers  and  employers  for  job-matching  in  a  dynamic,  efficient  and responsive manner and has a repository of career content to job seekers.

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