Lok Sabha Question No. 4784 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Registered Unemployed Persons
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4784

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2019

## REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED PERSONS

## 4784.   SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  registered  unemployed  persons  in  the  country  at present, State-wise, including the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether employment opportunities have not increased in the country of late;
- (c) if so, the details of the targets and the achievements made with regard to employment generation and provision of employment during the last three years, year-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  inculcate  job-oriented  studies particularly for the youth, both educated and uneducated in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  As  per  the  information  received  from  the  States/UTs,  the  number  of  jobseekers,  all  of  whom  may  not  necessarily  be  unemployed,  registered  on  live register  of  employment exchanges in the country including the State ofTamil Naduto the extent available is given at Annexure.

(b) to (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,  fasttracking  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 Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NULM).  Details  of  the  employment  generated  through  these schemes/ programmes are 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                   | 5.87 (till 31-03-2019) |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS (in crore)        | 235.14                 | 235.64                 | 233.74                 | 267.9 (till May, 2019) |
| Candidates placed under DDU-GKY (in lakh)            | 1.09                   | 1.48                   | 0.76                   | 1.36 (till May, 2019)  |
| Placement under DAY-NULM (in lakh)                   | 0.34                   | 1.52                   | 1.15                   | 1.63 (till 18-06-2019) |

Source: Respective Ministry

Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana  (PMKVY)  is  the  flagship  scheme  of  the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up  industry-relevant  skill  training  that  will  help  them  in  securing  a  better livelihood and to meet their employment requirement.

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  01-07-2019,  the scheme has covered 1,52,035 establishments and 1.21 crore beneficiaries.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government inter  alia  for  facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY  collateral  free  loans upto  Rs.  10  lakh,  are  extended  to  micro/small  business  enterprises  and  to individuals  to  enable  them  to  setup  or  expand  their  business  activities.  Upto 31st March, 2019, 18.26 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme.

Government has implemented the National Career Service (NCS) Project which comprises a digital portal that provides a nation-wide online platform for the  job  seekers  and  employers  for  job-matching  in  a  dynamic,  efficient  and responsive manner and has a repository of career content to job seekers.

Start-up India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to  build  a  strong  ecosystem  that  is  conducive  for  the  growth  of  start-up businesses,  to  drive  sustainable  economic  growth  and  generate  large  scale employment opportunities.

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.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4784 due for reply on 22-07-2019.

State/UT-wise Job-seekersregistered on live register of employment exchanges to the extent availablein the country during 2016*

(in thousand)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs         | Job-seeker registered on live register   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 913.9                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 99.8                                     |
| 3         | Assam             | 1926.7                                   |
| 4         | Bihar             | 780.6                                    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 2156.6                                   |
| 6         | Delhi             | 1262.6                                   |
| 7         | Goa               | 118.7                                    |
| 8         | Gujarat           | 597.7                                    |
| 9         | Haryana           | 765.1                                    |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  | 830.9                                    |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 251.8                                    |
| 12        | Jharkhand         | 497.3                                    |
| 13        | Karnataka         | 341.9                                    |
| 14        | Kerala            | 3559.8                                   |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1597.3                                   |
| 16        | Maharashtra       | 3676.0                                   |
| 17        | Manipur           | 810.5                                    |
| 18        | Meghalaya         | 42.2                                     |
| 19        | Mizoram           | 30.1                                     |
| 20        | Nagaland          | 68.6                                     |
| 21        | Odisha            | 993.7                                    |
| 22        | Punjab            | 338.3                                    |
| 23        | Rajasthan         | 482.3                                    |
| 24        | Sikkim#           | -                                        |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        | 7731.9                                   |
| 26        | Telangana         | 962.3                                    |
| 27        | Tripura           | 280.3                                    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       | 927.8                                    |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     | 3251.6                                   |
| 30        | West Bengal       | 7767.1                                   |
| 31        | A. & N. Islands   | 42.7                                     |
| 32        | Chandigarh        | 18.7                                     |
| 33        | D. & N. Haveli    | 9.3                                      |
| 34        | Daman And Diu     | 10.5                                     |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       | 19.0                                     |
| 36        | Puducherry        | 212.7                                    |
|           | Total @           | 43376.1                                  |

Source: Employment Exchange Statistics, Directorate General of Employment

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

*Provisional;

@Total may not tally due to rounding off.