Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1309

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

## 1309.  SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) the  number  of  employment  exchanges  functioning  in  the  country  at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  a  decrease  has  been  noticed  in  the  registration  of  the  job seekers  in  employment  exchanges,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the reasons therefor;
- (c) the  number  of  jobs  provided  to  the  registered  unemployed  persons through  employment  exchanges  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, year-wise and State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to review the functioning of employment  exchanges,  in  view  of  their  performance  in  ensuring employment to the registered job seekers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per the information received from the States/UTs, the number of employment exchanges functioning in the country are 997. The number of job seekers,  all  of  whom  may  not  necessarily  be  unemployed,  registered  in employment exchanges,as per information available, during 2015, 2016, 2017 and  2018  (upto  May)  were  69.4  lakh,  59.6  lakh,  39.5  lakh  and  14.1  lakh respectively. The State/UT-wise detail of number of employment exchanges and placement made through employment exchanges are given at Annexure.

(d): The Ministry is implementing 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,  etc.  These  services  are  available  online  on  the National Career Service Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) supported by a Call Centre/Helpdesk.  The  services  under  NCS  are  accessible  from  multiple delivery channels like NCS Portal, Employment Exchanges (Career Centres), Common Service Centre etc. The NCS Project also envisages setting up of Model  Career Centres (MCCs)  in collaboration with States and other institutions of repute to deliver employment services. The Ministry provides financial assistance to these centres based on the proposals received. These Model  Career  Centres  can  be  replicated  by  the  States  from  their  own resources. In  addition,  the  NCS  project  has  a  component  of  interlinking  of employment exchanges with NCS, under which funding is provided to States for upgradation of infrastructures in employment exchanges. The Government provides financial assistance based on the proposals received from States.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1309 due for reply on 19-09-2020

State/UTs-wise details of number of employment exchanges and placement made through employment exchanges in the country to the extent available.

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | Number of Employment   | Placement (in thousand)   | Placement (in thousand)   | Placement (in thousand)   | Placement (in thousand)   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | Exchanges              | 2015                      | 2016                      | 2017                      | 2018 # (up to May)        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 17                     | 0.2                       | 0.5                       | 0.2                       | 0.1                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 12                     | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 3         | Assam             | 52                     | 0.9                       | 0.6                       | 0.8                       | 0.6                       |
| 4         | Bihar             | 47                     | 1.1                       | 1.9                       | 0.3                       | 0.0                       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 26                     | 3.2                       | 0.2                       | 0.5                       | 0.5                       |
| 6         | Delhi             | 14                     | 0.2                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 7         | Goa               | 1                      | 2.9                       | 1.1                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 48                     | 336.7                     | 330.1                     | 395.0                     | 106.2                     |
| 9         | Haryana           | 59                     | 0.3                       | 0.4                       | 0.0                       | 0.1                       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 15                     | 1.1                       | 1.5                       | 0.7                       | 1.2                       |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 17                     | 0.1                       | 0.2                       | 1.6                       | 0.0                       |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 42                     | 2.9                       | 2.5                       | 3.5                       | 0.5                       |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 40                     | 0.8                       | 0.7                       | 0.4                       | 0.1                       |
| 14        | Kerala            | 89                     | 8.2                       | 11.3                      | 8.9                       | 4.4                       |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 49                     | 0.1                       | 0.1                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 47                     | 22.9                      | 37.6                      | 2.9                       | 19.6                      |
| 17        | Manipur           | 11                     | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.5                       | 0.0                       |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 12                     | 0.1                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.1                       |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 3                      | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 8                      | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 21        | Odisha            | 40                     | 1.3                       | 3.8                       | 3.9                       | 0.1                       |
| 22        | Punjab            | 47                     | 1.7                       | 2.6                       | 2.1                       | 0.5                       |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 38                     | 0.4                       | 0.1                       | 0.1                       | 0.0                       |
| 24        | Sikkim*           | -                      | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                         |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 35                     | 7.7                       | 6.2                       | 1.8                       | 0.7                       |
| 26        | Telangana         | 14                     | 0.5                       | 0.5                       | 0.1                       | 0.0                       |
| 27        | Tripura           | 5                      | 0.4                       | 0.2                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 24                     | 0.2                       | 0.3                       | 0.1                       | 0.0                       |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     | 99                     | 0.4                       | 1.5                       | 1.0                       | 0.3                       |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 77                     | 0.5                       | 1.2                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 31        | A & N Islands     | 1                      | 0.1                       | 0.4                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 32        | Chandigarh        | 2                      | 0.1                       | 0.2                       | 0.2                       | 0.1                       |
| 33        | D & N Haveli      | 1                      | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 34        | Daman & Diu       | 2                      | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 1                      | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 1                      | 0.1                       | 0.1                       | 0.0                       | 0.0                       |
|           | Total             | 997                    | 395.0                     | 405.5                     | 424.6                     | 135.2                     |

Note: *No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State;   # Provisional;

Total may not tally due to rounding off.

Source: Employment Exchange Statistics compiled by Directorate General of Employment, MoL&E based on information received from State Governments.