Lok Sabha Question No. 1113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Un-employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1113 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH DECEMBER, 2018

## UN-EMPLOYMENT

1113.  SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE: COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a) whether  the  number  of  unemployed  persons  including  the  number  of  educated and  un-educated  unemployed  persons  in  the  country  and  those  belonging  to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) is increasing in the country;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  concrete  steps  to  formulate national employment policy in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  conducts  any  survey  regarding  unemployment  and employment in every State of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  targets  fixed  and  efforts  made  by  the  Government  for employment  generation  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  along with the achievements therefrom?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the results of available labour force surveys on employment-unemployment conducted  by  Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  the  estimated unemployment  rate  of  persons  by  educational  classification  and  category-wise    is given below:

| Distribution of persons by educational classification based on usual principal status approach for the persons age group 18-29 years in the country   | Distribution of persons by educational classification based on usual principal status approach for the persons age group 18-29 years in the country   | Distribution of persons by educational classification based on usual principal status approach for the persons age group 18-29 years in the country   | Distribution of persons by educational classification based on usual principal status approach for the persons age group 18-29 years in the country   |
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| Educational Classification                                                                                                                            | Unemployment Rate (in %)                                                                                                                              | Unemployment Rate (in %)                                                                                                                              | Unemployment Rate (in %)                                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                                                       | 2012-13                                                                                                                                               | 2013-14                                                                                                                                               | 2015-16                                                                                                                                               |
| Not literate                                                                                                                                          | 1.4                                                                                                                                                   | 1.8                                                                                                                                                   | 2.2                                                                                                                                                   |
| Primary                                                                                                                                               | 2.5                                                                                                                                                   | 2.3                                                                                                                                                   | 3.1                                                                                                                                                   |
| Middle/Secondary/Higher Secondary                                                                                                                     | 5.3                                                                                                                                                   | 4.7                                                                                                                                                   | 3.3                                                                                                                                                   |
| Graduate & above                                                                                                                                      | 16.1                                                                                                                                                  | 15.6                                                                                                                                                  | 18.4                                                                                                                                                  |

| Estimated Unemployment Rate for the persons age group 15 years & above according to usual status approach in the country   | Estimated Unemployment Rate for the persons age group 15 years & above according to usual status approach in the country   | Estimated Unemployment Rate for the persons age group 15 years & above according to usual status approach in the country   | Estimated Unemployment Rate for the persons age group 15 years & above according to usual status approach in the country   |
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| Category                                                                                                                   | Unemployment Rate (in %)                                                                                                   | Unemployment Rate (in %)                                                                                                   | Unemployment Rate (in %)                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                                            | 2012-13                                                                                                                    | 2013-14                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                                    |
| Scheduled Castes                                                                                                           | 3.7                                                                                                                        | 3.1                                                                                                                        | 3.4                                                                                                                        |
| Scheduled Tribes                                                                                                           | 2.8                                                                                                                        | 2.1                                                                                                                        | 2.4                                                                                                                        |
| Over-all                                                                                                                   | 4.0                                                                                                                        | 3.4                                                                                                                        | 3.7                                                                                                                        |

(b)  &  (c):  An  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  has  been  constituted  to  draft  the  National Employment Policy and consultations have been held with various stakeholders like Ministries, State Governments, Trade Unions, Industry Associations etc. for inputs to the  Policy.  International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  has  recently  been  involved  for formulation of the National Employment Policy.

The  proposed  policy  inter-alia  purports  to  address  macro-economic  policy issues, sectoral policy issues, labour policy, micro and small enterprises' issues, skill development issues, issues relating to women and vulnerable workers and incorporate suggestions for improving employment opportunities.

(d):  To  ascertain  employment  and  unemployment  situation  in  the  country,  National Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme  Implementation conducted quinquennial labour force surveys on employment and unemployment in the country.  Now,  Ministry  has  launched  (during  2017-18)  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey (PLFS).  In  addition,  Labour  Bureau,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  conducts Employment-Unemployment Surveys annually.

(e): 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  like 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 Deendyal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM). The progress of  these schemes is given below:

| Employment Generated                                 | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated     |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| Schemes/Year                                         | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                  |
| Estimated employment generated under PMEGP (in lakh) | 3.23                   | 4.08                   | 3.87                   | 1.11 (till 30-06-2018)   |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS ( in crore)       | 235.14                 | 235.64                 | 234.26                 | 168.11 (till 06-12-2018) |
| Candidates placed under DDU-GK (in lakh)             | 1.09                   | 1.48                   | 0.76                   | 0.96 (till 03-12-2018)   |
| Placement under DAY-NULM (in lakh)                   | 0.34                   | 1.52                   | 1.15                   | 0.23 (till 09-07-2018)   |

Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  has  been  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. Till 10-12-2018, the scheme covered 1,15,113 establishments and 92.23 lakh beneficiaries.

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