Lok Sabha Question No. 1263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Growth Rate of Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, RANJANBEN BHATT, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## GROWTH RATE OF EMPLOYMENT

## 1263.  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

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

- (a) the actual job opportunities created since 2014;
- (b) whether the Government has fixed annual growth rate in employment for the 12th five year plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any survey on employment and unemployment after 2014 and if so, the details and the findings thereof;
- (d) whether the annual growth of employment does not commensurate/ is not in sync with the growth of economy and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the response of the Government thereto;
- (e) whether  there  is  a  need  to  promote  labour-intensive  manufacturing  to  increase employment opportunities; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the labour intensive manufacturing industry identified by the Government in this regard and the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the target?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):    As  per  the  available  result  of  annual  Surveys  on  Employment  and Unemployment conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  based  on  Usual  Principal  and  Subsidiary Status (UPSS) approach for persons aged 15 years and above was 51.0% in 2012-13, 53.7%  in  2013-14  and  50.5%  in  2015-16.  As  per  estimate  released  by  Ministry  of Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation,  the  corresponding  growth  rates  of  Gross

Domestic Product (GDP) at Constant Prices (Base Year 2011-12) in the country during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2015-16 was 5.5%, 6.4% and 8.2% respectively.

In addition, Labour Bureau's revamped Quartely Employment Survey (QES) launched in April, 2016 measured relative change in employment situation over successive quarters in  sizeable  segment  of  Non-farm  Industrial  economy.  The  survey  covered  8  major sectors  namely  Manufacturing,  Construction,  Trade,  Transport,  Accommodation  and Restaurant,  IT/BPO,  Education  and  Health.  The  details  of  Sector-wise  change  in employment are given in Annexure-I.

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation started Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in 2017, which is regular and continuing survey designed to yield annual estimates on labour force on employment and unemployment along with quarterly estimates for the urban areas. For the year 2017-18 (July 2017 to June 2018), NSSO has completed survey and submitted draft  report  to  National  Statistical  Commission  (NSC),  who  has  approved  the  same. NSSO is currently processing the quarterly data for the period July 2017 to December 2018.

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  YojanaNational  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  run  by  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs. Details of the employment generated through these schemes/ programmes are given in Annexure-II.

Government has decided to strategically promote labour-intensive manufacturing and expand employment opportunities by promoting tourism and agro-based industries.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government for facilitating self-employment. Under PMMY collateral free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are extended to small/micro business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their  business  activities.  Till  25 th   January,  2019,  total  15.59  crore  loans  have  been sanctioned under the scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana has been initiated by the Ministry of Labour and  Employment  in  the  year  2016-17  for  incentivizing  employers  for  employment generation. Under this scheme, Government is paying the entire employer's contribution  (12  %  or  as  admissible)  towards  the  EPS  and  EPF  for  all  sectors  w.e.f. 01.04.2018    to  all  eligible  new  employees  for  the  next  3  years  from  the  date  of registration  of  the  new  employee.  Till  4 th   February,  2019,  these  benefits  have  been given to 1.31 lakh establishments covering 1.06 crore beneficiaries.

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## Annexure-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1263 FOR 11-02-2019 REGARDING GROWTH RATE OF EMPLOYMENT

SECTOR-WISE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT IN EIGHT SECTORS AS PER QUARTERLY QUICK EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY LABOUR BUREAU.

( in lakhs)

| S.No.   | Sector                     |   1st Jul 16 over 1st Apr'16 |   1st Oct 16 over 1st Jul'16 |   1st Jan'17 over 1st Oct'16 |   1st Apr'17 over 1st Jan'17 |   1st Jul'17 over 1st Apr'17 |   1st Oct.'17 over 1st July'17 |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1       | Manufacturing              |                        -0.12 |                         0.24 |                         0.83 |                         1.02 |                        -0.87 |                           0.89 |
| 2       | Construction               |                        -0.23 |                        -0.01 |                        -0.01 |                         0.02 |                         0.1  |                          -0.22 |
| 3       | Trade                      |                         0.26 |                        -0.07 |                         0.07 |                         0.29 |                         0.07 |                           0.14 |
| 4       | Transport                  |                         0.17 |                         0    |                         0.01 |                         0.03 |                        -0.03 |                           0.2  |
| 5       | Accommodation & Restaurant |                         0.01 |                        -0.08 |                         0    |                         0.03 |                         0.05 |                           0.02 |
| 6       | IT/BPO                     |                        -0.16 |                         0.26 |                         0.12 |                         0.13 |                         0.02 |                           0.01 |
| 7       | Education                  |                         0.51 |                        -0.02 |                         0.18 |                         0.02 |                         0.99 |                           0.21 |
| 8       | Health                     |                         0.33 |                         0    |                         0.02 |                         0.31 |                         0.31 |                           0.11 |
|         | Total                      |                         0.77 |                         0.32 |                         1.22 |                         1.85 |                         0.64 |                           1.36 |

Source: Labour Bureau

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (f) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1263 FOR 11-02-2019 REGARDING GROWTH RATE OF EMPLOYMENT

## Employment generated through various schemes/ programmes

| 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                 | 311976 (Upto 31.12.2018)   |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS (Persondays in lakh)            | 16619                  | 23514.19               | 23564.07               | 23412.35               | 20940.23 (Upto 30.01.2019) |
| Candidates placed in jobs after training (DDU-GKY) (No.of Persons) | 54196                  | 109512                 | 147883                 | 75787                  | 119331 (Till Jan., 2019)   |
| Skill Trained Persons given Placement DAY- NULM (No. of Persons)   | 63115                  | 33664                  | 151901                 | 115416                 | 107750 (Upto 23.01.2019)   |