Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Assessment of Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*124 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  JULY, 2019

## ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

*124. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a) the details and data of employment generation in various sectors during the last five  years and the current year;
- (b) whether any instruction has been given to the Ministries in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*124 DUE FOR REPLY ON 01.07.2019 BY ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH REGARDING ' ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATION '

(a)  to  (c):    As  per  result  of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  by National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and programme Implementation during 2017-2018, estimated  Workforce by Major Sectors on usual status (principal status+subsidiary status) basis in the country are given below:

|           | Estimated Workforce by Major Sectors   | Estimated Workforce by Major Sectors   |                 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|
| Sectors   | 2009-10 (NSS 66 th round)              | 2011-12 (NSS 68th round)               | 2017-18* (PLFS) |
| Primary   | 53.15%                                 | 48.9%                                  | 44.1%           |
| Secondary | 21.48%                                 | 24.3%                                  | 24.8%           |
| Tertiary  | 25.37%                                 | 26.8%                                  | 31.1%           |

(Note:  *For  comparability,  the  results  of  the  PLFS  need  to  be  understood  in  the  context with which the survey methodology and sample selection has been designed)

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  (MGNREGA),  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. Details of the employment generated through these schemes/ programmes are given below:

## YEAR-WISE  DETAILS  OF  VARIOUS  EMPLOYMENT  GENERATION  PROGRAMMES/ SCHEMES

| Employment Generated                                                | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| Schemes/Year                                                        | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                  |
| Estimated employment generated under PMEGP (No.of Persons)          | 357502                 | 323362                 | 407840                 | 387184                 | 586728 (As on 1.03.2019) |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS (Persondays in crore)            | 166.18                 | 235.14                 | 235.64                 | 233.74                 | 267.90 (As on 1.03.2019) |
| Candidates placed in jobs after training (DDU-GKY) (No. of Persons) | 21446                  | 109512                 | 147883                 | 75787                  | 135809 (As on 1.05.2019) |
| Skill Trained Persons given Placement DAY-NULM (No. of Persons)     | 63115                  | 33664                  | 151901                 | 115416                 | 163377 (As on 8.06.2019) |

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. Upto 31st March, 2019, 18.26 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme. 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 16th June, 2019, benefits have been given to 1.21 crore beneficiaries. 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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