Lok Sabha Question No. 60 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Industry-wise Job Loss
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 60 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## INDUSTRY-WISE JOB LOSS

## 60. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

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

- (a)whether the Government has the data of industry-wise job loss in the country during the past four years;
- (b)the details of industry-wise jobs created by the Government during the last four years; and
- (c)the details of steps taken by the Government to provide employment  to  the  rural  people  who  lost  employment  due  to adverse conditions in the agricultural sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Labour Bureau initiated a Revamped Quarterly Employment survey  (QES)  in  April,  2016  with  the  objective  to  measure  relative change in employment situation over successive quarters in sizeable segment of Non-farm Industrial economy covering 8 major sectors viz. Manufacturing,  Construction,  Trade,  Transport,  Education,  Health, Accommodation & Restaurants  and  IT/BPO  in  establishments  having 10 or more workers. The sector-wise details regarding level estimates under first round and change estimates of employment under 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5th, 6 th   & 7 th  Rounds from April 2016 to Oct, 2017 is  Annexed.

(c): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a priority concern of the Government.  Further, 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 the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium  Enterprises,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) schemes run by the Ministry of Rural  Development  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  run  by  the    Ministry  of  Housing  & Urban Affairs.

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Annex

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 60 due for reply on 03.02.2020.

| Sector-wise Change of Employment   | Sector-wise Change of Employment   | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     | Sector-wise Change of Employment                                                                                     |
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| S. N o.                            | Sector                             | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) | Level Estimates (1 st Round) and Change Estimates of Employment (2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th &7 th ) (in lakhs) |
|                                    |                                    | Level Estimat es as on 1 April, 2016                                                                                 | Change Estimates (1 July, 2016 over 1 April, 2016)                                                                   | Change Estimates (1 Oct., 2016, over 1 July,2016)                                                                    | Change Estimates (1 Jan., 2017 over 1 Oct., 2016 )                                                                   | Change Estimates (1 Apr., 2017 over 1 Jan 2017)                                                                      | Change Estimates (1 July, 2017 over 1 April, 2017)                                                                   | Change Estimates (1 Oct., 2017 over 1 July, 2017)                                                                    |
| 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                                                                                                                 | 0.10                                                                                                                 | -0.22                                                                                                                |
| 3                                  | Trade                              | 14.45                                                                                                                | 0.26                                                                                                                 | -0.07                                                                                                                | 0.07                                                                                                                 | 0.29                                                                                                                 | 0.07                                                                                                                 | 0.14                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                  | Transport                          | 5.8                                                                                                                  | 0.17                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                                 | 0.03                                                                                                                 | -0.03                                                                                                                | 0.20                                                                                                                 |
| 5                                  | Accommodation &Restaurant          | 7.74                                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                                                 | -0.08                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                 | 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                                                                                                                 | 0.00                                                                                                                 | 0.02                                                                                                                 | 0.31                                                                                                                 | 0.31                                                                                                                 | 0.11                                                                                                                 |
|                                    | Total                              | 205.22                                                                                                               | 0.77                                                                                                                 | 0.32                                                                                                                 | 1.22                                                                                                                 | 1.85                                                                                                                 | 0.64                                                                                                                 | 1.36                                                                                                                 |

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