Lok Sabha Question No. 1278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Reduction in Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## REDUCTION IN EMPLOYMENT

1278. PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

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

- (a) whether  3.5  million  Employment  opportunities  have  reduced  in  the Micro, Small and Medium Industries in the country during the last four years;
- (b)
- if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) the  details  and  the  names  of  industrial  and  manufacturing  sectors where the employment opportunities reduced during the said period;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  identified  sectors  in  the  country  where employment opportunities are likely to be generated in future; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (e): Government is not aware of any such data for the MSME Sectors. The  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of Statistics  & Programme  Implementation,  conducted  a  survey  of  unincorporated  nonagricultural  enterprises  (excluding  construction)  during  its  73rd  round (July, 2015 - June, 2016). As per this survey, the total employment in the MSME Sector is 1109.89 lakh.

Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  has adopted the cluster development approach as a key strategy for enhancing productivity, competitiveness and for creation of employment opportunities in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the country.

In addition the Ministry implements several schemes and programmes to  strengthen the MSMEs & promote employment. Some of the important initiatives  in  this  regard  interalia  include  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation  programme (PMEGP), Mission Solar Charkha, Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI), A Scheme for Promoting innovation, Rural Industry & Entrepreneurship (ASPIRE), Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme, Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS), National  Manufacturing  Competitiveness  programme  (NMCP),  Marketing Assistance Scheme and MSE-Cluster Development programme etc.

The  Quarterly  Quick  Employment  Survey  by  Labour  Bureau,  an attached  office  of  the  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  was  revamped during 2016 with expanded coverage of enterprises in organised industries/sectors employing 10 or more workers. The eight broad organised sectors are manufacturing, construction, Trade, Transport, Accommodation & Restaurants, IT/BPO, Education & Health. The change in employment in these eight sectors from July 2016 to October 2017 is given at   Annexure.

Make  in  India  is  a  new  national  programme  designed  to  facilitate investment, foster innovation, enhance skill development, project intellectual property and build best in class manufacturing infrastructure. The  Make  in  India  Project  will  focus  on  25  priority  sectors  including aviation, construction, leather, textiles and garments, tourism and hospitality,  automobiles,  auto-components,  food  processing,  roads  and highways, mining, IT and BPM etc for generation of employment opportunities.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1278 FOR 11-02-2019 REGARDING REDUCTION IN EMPLOYMENT. SECTOR WISE CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT IN EIGHT SECTORS AS PER QUARTERLY QUICK

EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY LABOUR BUREAU.

( in lakhs)

| S.No.   | Sector                     |   Level Estimates As on 1 April, 2016 |   1 st Jul 16 over 1 st Apr'16 |   1 st Oct 16 over 1 st Jul'16 |   1 st Jan'17 over 1 st Oct'16 |   1 st Apr'17 over 1 st Jan'17 |   1 st Jul'17 over 1 st Apr'17 |   1 st Oct.'17 over 1 st July'17 |
|---------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Manufacturing              |                                101.17 |                          -0.12 |                           0.24 |                           0.83 |                           1.02 |                          -0.87 |                             0.89 |
| 2       | Construction               |                                  3.67 |                          -0.23 |                          -0.01 |                          -0.01 |                           0.02 |                           0.1  |                            -0.22 |
| 3       | Trade                      |                                 14.45 |                           0.26 |                          -0.07 |                           0.07 |                           0.29 |                           0.07 |                             0.14 |
| 4       | Transport                  |                                  5.8  |                           0.17 |                           0    |                           0.01 |                           0.03 |                          -0.03 |                             0.2  |
| 5       | Accommodation & Restaurant |                                  7.74 |                           0.01 |                          -0.08 |                           0    |                           0.03 |                           0.05 |                             0.02 |
| 6       | IT/BPO                     |                                 10.36 |                          -0.16 |                           0.26 |                           0.12 |                           0.13 |                           0.02 |                             0.01 |
| 7       | Education                  |                                 49.98 |                           0.51 |                          -0.02 |                           0.18 |                           0.02 |                           0.99 |                             0.21 |
| 8       | Health                     |                                 12.05 |                           0.33 |                           0    |                           0.02 |                           0.31 |                           0.31 |                             0.11 |
|         | Total                      |                                205.22 |                           0.77 |                           0.32 |                           1.22 |                           1.85 |                           0.64 |                             1.36 |

*Source: Labour Bureau, MoLE