Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *115

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

*115.  SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has prepared any comprehensive programme  to  provide  employment  to  the  educated  youths  and generate employment opportunities for them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of people provided with employment in the organised sector  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  State-wise  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.
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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *115 DUE FOR REPLY ON 10-02-2020 BY  SHRI  DILESHWAR  KAMAIT,  M.P.  REGARDING  'EMPLOYMENT

GENERATION'. (a) to (c): 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, fast-tracking various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes such as 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 Deendayal Antodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). Promoting  entrepreneurship  is  essential  for  enabling  the  youth  to productively contribute to the economic development of the country. Accordingly, the Government  of India has accorded priority to entrepreneurship  through  various  measures  such  as  Startup  India, Mudra Scheme, etc. so as to train and finance entrepreneurs. The Government of India has adopted Skill Development as a National Priority  and  has  launched  Skill  India  Mission.  Under  Skill  India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing  a  flagship  scheme  known  as  the  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 with an objective to provide skilling  to  one  crore  people  under  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) across the country for four years i.e. 2016-2020 with an outlay of 12,000 crore.

Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  was  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. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through the employer under PMRPY was 31.03.2019.

Besides  these  initiatives,  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government such  as  Make  in  India,  Digital  India,Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing  for  All,  Infrastructure  development  and  Industrial  corridors have the potential to generate productive employment opportunities. Ministries/ Departments/ States run skill development schemes across various  sectors  to  improve  the  employability  of  youth  and  also facilitate  placements. Schemes such as the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) wherein Government reimburses 25 percent of the stipend payable to apprentices also enhances employability of the youth to access employment.

State/UT-wise  estimated  worker  population  ratio  for  both  organised and unorganised sector for above survey periods is given at Annexure. *****

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *115 due for reply on 10-02-2020.

State/UT-wise details of worker population ratio for persons of age 15 years and above according to usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) basis to the extent available.

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | Worker Population Ratio (in %)   | Worker Population Ratio (in %)   | Worker Population Ratio (in %)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | Survey by Labour Bureau          | Survey by Labour Bureau          | Survey by NSO (PLFS)             |
| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | 2013-14                          | 2015-16                          | 2017-18                          |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 64.8                             | 61.6                             | 57.2                             |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 63.4                             | 62.1                             | 42.3                             |
| 3.        | Assam             | 59.3                             | 50.6                             | 43.7                             |
| 4.        | Bihar             | 48.0                             | 48.4                             | 35.5                             |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh      | 65.6                             | 67.3                             | 62.4                             |
| 6.        | Delhi             | 40.2                             | 40.8                             | 42.7                             |
| 7.        | Goa               | 47.9                             | 44.7                             | 42.9                             |
| 8.        | Gujarat           | 52.9                             | 49.0                             | 47.4                             |
| 9.        | Haryana           | 45.5                             | 44.7                             | 41.7                             |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 68.4                             | 40.8                             | 58.9                             |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 43.3                             | 36.7                             | 51.0                             |
| 12.       | Jharkhand         | 64.8                             | 65.2                             | 41.7                             |
| 13.       | Karnataka         | 56.8                             | 55.5                             | 49.1                             |
| 14.       | Kerala            | 48.0                             | 45.2                             | 41.2                             |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 59.2                             | 44.8                             | 54.3                             |
| 16.       | Maharashtra       | 55.2                             | 52.2                             | 50.5                             |
| 17.       | Manipur           | 61.2                             | 59.9                             | 42.5                             |
| 18.       | Meghalaya         | 68.7                             | 62.8                             | 62.3                             |
| 19.       | Mizoram           | 71.2                             | 67.4                             | 46.4                             |
| 20.       | Nagaland          | 49.8                             | 63.5                             | 32.8                             |
| 21.       | Odisha            | 54.0                             | 51.2                             | 44.9                             |
| 22.       | Punjab            | 41.1                             | 40.2                             | 42.9                             |
| 23.       | Rajasthan         | 54.5                             | 53.7                             | 48.2                             |
| 24.       | Sikkim            | 64.8                             | 61.4                             | 58.7                             |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu        | 58.3                             | 56.3                             | 51.0                             |
| 26.       | Telangana         | 65.1                             | 56.6                             | 49.8                             |
| 27.       | Tripura           | 54.9                             | 61.9                             | 42.0                             |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand       | 46.9                             | 44.6                             | 40.6                             |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 48.1                             | 43.7                             | 41.8                             |
| 30.       | West Bengal       | 48.7                             | 50.7                             | 47.8                             |
| 31.       | A & N Islands     | 53.7                             | 54.1                             | 48.7                             |
| 32.       | Chandigarh        | 39.7                             | 37.1                             | 46.9                             |
| 33.       | Dadra & Nagar     | 42.1                             | 45.4                             | 66.3                             |
| 34.       | Daman & Diu       | 43.2                             | 50.1                             | 63.2                             |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep       | 42.8                             | 34.6                             | 34.4                             |
| 36.       | Puducherry        | 44.2                             | 50.9                             | 37.8                             |
|           | All-India         | 53.7                             | 50.5                             | 46.8                             |

Source:  1. Annual Report PLFS, 2017-18 , M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation;

2. Employment-Unemployment  survey,  Labour Bureau.

Note: Survey methodology and sample selection are different in PLFS and Labour Bureau survey.