Lok Sabha Question No. 2270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Loss of Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: MOHAMMAD SALIM, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2270

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24TH DECEMBER, 2018

## LOSS OF JOBS

2270.  SHRI MOHD. SALIM: SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  around  550  persons  are  losing  their  jobs  daily  in  the country due to various reasons;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof along with the detail of laying off during the last four years, Sector/State/UT-wise; and
- (c) the details of number of graduates, post-graduates and Ph.D holders who were unemployed during the last four years, Sector/Year/State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per the Statistics on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and layoffs  in  India  compiled  by  Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment on the basis  of  the  returns  received  from  the  Labour  Departments  of  the  States  and  the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central), the State-wise and Sector-wise information regarding number of units affecting lay-offs, number of workers laid-off thereby during 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 is at Annexure-I.

(c):  As  per  the  result  from  the  available  labour  force  surveys  on  EmploymentUnemployment  conducted  by  Labour  Bureau,  the  estimated  unemployed  persons having qualification graduate and above aged 15-29 years in the country is given at Annexure-II. Data for post-graduates and Ph. D holders is not maintained separately.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a & b) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 2270 due for reply on 24-12-2018.

State & Sector-wise number of units affecting Lay-off & Workers Laid-off during the year 2015 (Jan to Dec) (Provisional)

| STATE /UT      | Public Sector   | Public Sector           | Co-operative Sector   | Co-operative Sector     | Joint Sector   | Joint Sector            | Private Sector   | Private Sector          | Total        | Total                   |
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|                | No. of Units    | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units          | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units   | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units     | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units | No. of Workers Affected |
| Andhra Pradesh | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 39                      | 1            | 39                      |
| Andhra Pradesh | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Karnataka      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 23               | 345                     | 23           | 345                     |
| Karnataka      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Kerala         | 1               | 35                      | 1                     | 36                      | -              | -                       | 18               | 1618                    | 20           | 1689                    |
| Kerala         | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Puducherry     | 2               | 910                     | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | 2            | 910                     |
| Puducherry     | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Rajasthan      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | 0            | 0                       |
| Rajasthan      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Tamilnadu      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 140                     | 1            | 140                     |
| Tamilnadu      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Telangana      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 307                     | 1            | 307                     |
| Telangana      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Uttar Pradesh  | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 3                | 224                     | 3            | 224                     |
| Uttar Pradesh  | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| TOTAL :        |                 |                         |                       |                         |                |                         |                  |                         |              |                         |
| State Sphere   | 3               | 945                     | 1                     | 36                      | -              | -                       | 47               | 2673                    | 51           | 3654                    |
| Central Sphere | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| GRAND TOTAL    | 3               | 945                     | 1                     | 36                      | -              | -                       | 47               | 2673                    | 51           | 3654                    |

Source: Labour Bureau

- Note:  1. This statement is based on the returns/information received in the Bureautill 30th Nov, 2018

2. The information in respect of remaining States/UTs is either 'NIL' or 'Not reported'.

3. The information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.

4. '- 'denotes NIL information.

## State & Sector-wise number of units affecting Lay-off & Workers Laid-off during the year 2016 (Jan to Dec)(Provisional)

| STATE /UT      | Public Sector   | Public Sector           | Co-operative Sector   | Co-operative Sector     | Joint Sector   | Joint Sector            | Private Sector   | Private Sector          | Total        | Total                   |
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|                | No. of Units    | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units          | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units   | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units     | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units | No. of Workers Affected |
| Andhra Pradesh | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 39                      | 1            | 39                      |
| Andhra Pradesh | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Bihar          | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 2                | 53                      | 2            | 53                      |
| Bihar          | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Haryana        | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 2                | 164                     | 2            | 164                     |
| Haryana        | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Karnataka      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 4                | 41                      | 4            | 41                      |
| Karnataka      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Kerala         | 1               | 223                     | 1                     | 36                      | -              | -                       | 12               | 2172                    | 14           | 2431                    |
| Kerala         | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Puducherry     | 2               | 911                     | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | 2            | 911                     |
| Puducherry     | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Rajasthan      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | -            | -                       |
| Rajasthan      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Telangana      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 2                | 321                     | 2            | 321                     |
| Telangana      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Uttar Pradesh  | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 2                | 240                     | 2            | 240                     |
| Uttar Pradesh  | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| TOTAL :        |                 |                         |                       |                         |                |                         |                  |                         |              |                         |
| State Sphere   | 3               | 1134                    | 1                     | 36                      | -              | -                       | 25               | 3030                    | 29           | 4200                    |
| Central Sphere | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| GRAND TOTAL    | 3               | 1134                    | 1                     | 36                      | -              | -                       | 25               | 3030                    | 29           | 4200                    |

## Source: Labour Bureau

- Note:  1. This statement is based on the returns/information received in the Bureautill 30th Nov, 2018
2. The information in respect of remaining States/UTs is either 'NIL' or 'Not reported'.
3. The information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.
4. '- 'denotes NIL information.
- Note:  1. This statement is based on the returns/information received in the Bureautill 30th Nov, 2018
2. The information in respect of remaining States/UTs is either 'NIL' or 'Not reported'.
3. The information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.
4. '- 'denotes NIL information.

State & Sector-wise number of units affecting Lay-off & Workers Laid-off during  the year 2017 (Jan to Dec)  (Provisional)

| STATE /UT        | Public Sector   | Public Sector           | Co-operative Sector   | Co-operative Sector     | Joint Sector   | Joint Sector            | Private Sector   | Private Sector          | Total        | Total                   |
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|                  | No. of Units    | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units          | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units   | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units     | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units | No. of Workers Affected |
| Andhra Pradesh   | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 2                | 199                     | 2            | 199                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Bihar            | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 23                      | 1            | 23                      |
| Bihar            | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Haryana          | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 4                | 211                     | 4            | 211                     |
| Haryana          | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 4                | 505                     | 4            | 505                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Kerala           | 1               | 223                     | 2                     | 243                     | -              | -                       | 17               | 2523                    | 20           | 2989                    |
| Kerala           | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Puducherry       | 2               | 911                     | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | 2            | 911                     |
| Puducherry       | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Tamil Nadu       | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 70                      | 1            | 70                      |
| Tamil Nadu       | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Telangana        | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 2                | 321                     | 2            | 321                     |
| Telangana        | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 20                      | 1            | 20                      |
| Uttar Pradesh    | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| TOTAL :          |                 |                         |                       |                         |                |                         |                  |                         |              |                         |
| State Sphere     | 3               | 1134                    | 2                     | 243                     | -              | -                       | 32               | 3872                    | 37           | 5249                    |
| Central Sphere   | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| GRAND TOTAL      | 3               | 1134                    | 2                     | 243                     | -              | -                       | 32               | 3872                    | 37           | 5249                    |

## Source: Labour Bureau

## State & Sector-wise number of units affecting Lay-off & Workers Laid-off during  2018 (January to October) (Provisional)

| STATE /UT      | Public Sector   | Public Sector           | Co-operative Sector   | Co-operative Sector     | Joint Sector   | Joint Sector            | Private Sector   | Private Sector          | Total        | Total                   |
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|                | No. of Units    | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units          | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units   | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units     | No. of Workers Affected | No. of Units | No. of Workers Affected |
| Andhra Pradesh | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | -            | -                       |
| Andhra Pradesh | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Bihar          | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | -            | -                       |
| Bihar          | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Haryana        | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 3                | 74                      | 3            | 74                      |
| Haryana        | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Karnataka      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | -            | -                       |
| Karnataka      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Kerala         | -               | -                       | 2                     | 243                     | -              | -                       | 8                | 1640                    | 10           | 1883                    |
| Kerala         | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Puducherry     | 2               | 911                     | 1                     | 147                     | -              | -                       | -                | -                       | 3            | 1058                    |
| Puducherry     | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| Telangana      | -               | -                       | -                     | -                       | -              | -                       | 1                | 307                     | 1            | 307                     |
| Telangana      | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| TOTAL :        |                 |                         |                       |                         |                |                         |                  |                         |              |                         |
| State Sphere   | 2               | 911                     | 3                     | 390                     | -              | -                       | 12               | 2021                    | 17           | 3322                    |
| Central Sphere | (-)             | (-)                     | (-)                   | (-)                     | (-)            | (-)                     | (-)              | (-)                     | (-)          | (-)                     |
| GRAND TOTAL    | 2               | 911                     | 3                     | 390                     | -              | -                       | 12               | 2021                    | 17           | 3322                    |

Source: Labour Bureau

Note:  1. This statement is based on the returns/information received in the Bureautill 30th Nov, 2018

2. The information in respect of remaining States/UTs is either 'NIL' or 'Not reported'.
3. The information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.
4. '- 'denotes NIL information.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2270due for reply on 24-12-2018

## State/UT-wise  Unemployed  Persons  (Graduate  and  above)  aged  18  -29  years according to Usual Principal Status Approach

| No.             | State/UTs           | Unemployed Persons (in %)   | Unemployed Persons (in %)   | Unemployed Persons (in %)   |
|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.              |                     | 2012-13                     | 2013-14                     | 2015-16                     |
| 1.              | Andhra Pradesh      | 16.3                        | 24.8                        | 24.1                        |
| 2.              | Arunachal Pradesh   | 23.0                        | 24.5                        | 28.7                        |
| 3.              | Assam               | 29.6                        | 28.5                        | 25.3                        |
| 4.              | Bihar               | 24.1                        | 25.7                        | 27.5                        |
| 5.              | Chhattisgarh        | 6.0                         | 14.2                        | 17.4                        |
| 6.              | Delhi               | 8.3                         | 9.4                         | 5.0                         |
| 7.              | Goa                 | 9.0                         | 40.2                        | 14.0                        |
| 8.              | Gujarat             | 4.9                         | 5.0                         | 3.5                         |
| 9.              | Haryana             | 13.2                        | 10.6                        | 12.0                        |
| 10.             | Himachal Pradesh    | 17.3                        | 24.0                        | 34.9                        |
| 11.             | Jammu & Kashmir     | 21.5                        | 13.7                        | 17.2                        |
| 12.             | Jharkhand           | 22.4                        | 25.4                        | 37.1                        |
| 13.             | Karnataka           | 6.5                         | 7.4                         | 7.1                         |
| 14.             | Kerala              | 30.2                        | 32.8                        | 30.2                        |
| 15. Madhya      | Pradesh             | 10.7                        | 11.5                        | 7.9                         |
| 16.             | Maharashtra         | 12.4                        | 11.3                        | 9.4                         |
| 17.             | Manipur             | 11.4                        | 26.6                        | 32.9                        |
| 18.             | Meghalaya           | 22.9                        | 14.5                        | 30.9                        |
| 19.             | Mizoram             | 10.2                        | 20.6                        | 32.1                        |
| 20.             | Nagaland            | 25.6                        | 28.5                        | 37.8                        |
| 21.             | Odisha              | 20.0                        | 29.4                        | 22.8                        |
| 22.             | Punjab              | 11.0                        | 17.5                        | 17.5                        |
| 23.             | Rajasthan           | 9.7                         | 19.7                        | 21.0                        |
| 24.             | Sikkim              | 44.4                        | 65.6                        | 73.3                        |
| 25.             | Tamil Nadu          | 14.4                        | 13.8                        | 16.7                        |
| 26.             | Telangana           | -                           | 16.2                        | 10.7                        |
| 27.             | Tripura             | 44.2                        | 43.6                        | 49.2                        |
| 28. Uttarakhand |                     | 8.9                         | 17.3                        | 20.9                        |
| 29. Uttar       | Pradesh             | 18.1                        | 11.7                        | 23.7                        |
| 30.             | West Bengal         | 32.7                        | 28.5                        | 26.2                        |
| 31. A&N         | Islands             | 14.5                        | 38.4                        | 35.1                        |
| 32.             | Chandigarh          | 7.0                         | 0.5                         | 5.4                         |
| 33.             | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1.2                         | -                           | 14.9                        |
| 34.             | Daman & Diu         | 14.8                        | -                           | 2.1                         |
| 35.             | Lakshadweep         | 22.8                        | 20.7                        | 13.7                        |
| 36.             | Puducherry          | 42.3                        | 15.7                        | 15.3                        |
|                 | All-India           | 16.1                        | 15.6                        | 18.4                        |

Source: E&U survey of Labour Bureau