Lok Sabha Question No. 217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Schemes for Employmen
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT

## 217.   SHRI BALAK NATH:

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

- (a)
- the names of the schemes being run by the Ministry for providing employment;
- (b) if  so,  whether  any  such  schemes  are  being  run/  proposed  to  be  run  for  Alwar district in Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Ministry  proposes  to  create  any  fund  to  provide  employment  in Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there is any scheme of the Ministry to provide loan for self-employment and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  Government  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana (PMRPY)  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan  since  2016  with  the  objective  to incentivise employers for creation of new employment with social security benefits. Under  the  scheme,  Government  of  India  is  paying  Employer's  full  contribution  i.e. 12% towards EPF and EPS both (as admissible from time to time) for a period of three years to the new employees through EPFO w.e.f. 01.04.2018. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through establishment was 31 st March 2019. The beneficiaries registered upto 31st March, 2019 will continue to receive the benefits for 3 years from the date of registration under the scheme.

Government has also implemented  the  National Career Service  (NCS)  Project  as a Mission  Mode  Project  for  transformation  of  the  National  Employment  Service  to provide a variety of employment  related services like job matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, apprenticeship, internships, etc. Under this project, 16 Model Career Centres (MCCs) have been approved in Rajasthan including one at Alwar. The main objective of MCCs is  to  connect  local  youth  with  all  possible  job  opportunities  in  a  transparent  and effective manner, organise job fairs, mobilise the employers, provide career counselling.

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.

Government  has  taken  various  steps  for  generating  employment  in  the  country including Rajasthan 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 to bring about overall improvement in the quality of  life  of  the  people  through  employment  generation,  strengthening  of  livelihood opportunities, promoting self-employment.

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 industryrelevant skill training that will help them in securing a better livelihood and to meet their employment as well as self employment requirement.

Start-up India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong ecosystem that is conducive for the growth of start-up businesses, to drive sustainable economic growth and generate large scale employment opportunities.

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