Lok Sabha Question No. 2226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Virendra  Kumar, Dean Kuriakose, Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2019

## EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

2226.  DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR: ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE: SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

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

- (a) the  State-wise  number  of  employment  exchanges  across  the  country, State/UT-wise along with the number of unemployed persons registered with them;
- (b) the  district-wise  number  of  persons  issued  appointment  letters  through employment exchanges during the last three years and the current year across the country;
- (c) whether  there  is  steady  increase  of  job  seekers  over  the  years  and whether  the  number  of  persons  employed  through  such  exchanges  is minimal;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  for  the  last  two  years,  State/UT-wise  and  the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e) whether the rate of privatization of employment exchanges has decreased or increased district-wise during the last three years; and
- (f)
- if so, State-wise details thereof during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a  to  d):  As  per  the  information  received  from  the  States/UTs,  the  number  of employment  exchanges  functioning  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  job seekers,  all  of  whom  may  not  necessarily  be  unemployed,  registered  on  live register  of  employment  exchanges  and  job  seekers  placed  through  these employment  exchanges  in  the  country  to  the  extent  available  is  given  at Annexure-I. District-wise data is not maintained centrally.

Further, 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).

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated by Government inter  alia  for  facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY  collateral  free  loans uptoRs.  10  lakh,  are  extended  to  micro/small  business  enterprises  and  to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities.

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.

(e) & (f): As  per  the  information  received  from  the  States/UTs,  there  is  no private employment exchange  functioning in the country.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2226 due for reply on 02-122019.

State/UT-wise details of employment exchanges, Job seekers registered on live register and placement through these employment exchanges to the extent available in the country

|         |                   | Number of Employment   | Job seekers (in Lakh)   | Job seekers (in Lakh)   | Job seekers (in Lakh)         | Placement (in Thousand)   | Placement (in Thousand)   | Placement (in Thousand)        |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UTs         | Exchanges              | 2015                    | 2016                    | 2017 (As on Aug.) Provisional | 2015                      | 2016                      | 2017 (As on Aug.) Provisiona l |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 17                     | 9.01                    | 9.14                    | 9.18                          | 0.20                      | 0.50                      | 0.16                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 12                     | 0.75                    | 1.00                    | 1.02                          | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 3       | Assam             | 52                     | 18.13                   | 19.27                   | 19.47                         | 0.85                      | 0.60                      | 0.55                           |
| 4       | Bihar             | 47                     | 6.76                    | 7.81                    | 7.89                          | 1.10                      | 1.90                      | 0.00                           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 26                     | 17.95                   | 21.57                   | 22.51                         | 3.18                      | 0.20                      | 0.25                           |
| 6       | Delhi             | 14                     | 12.63                   | 12.63                   | 12.63                         | 0.19                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 7       | Goa               | 1                      | 1.33                    | 1.19                    | 1.19                          | 2.91                      | 1.10                      | 0.00                           |
| 8       | Gujarat           | 48                     | 6.77                    | 5.98                    | 5.85                          | 336.67                    | 330.10                    | 274.43                         |
| 9       | Haryana           | 59                     | 7.38                    | 7.65                    | 7.77                          | 0.28                      | 0.40                      | 0.05                           |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  | 15                     | 8.20                    | 8.31                    | 8.35                          | 1.11                      | 1.50                      | 0.25                           |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 17                     | 2.79                    | 2.52                    | 2.33                          | 0.08                      | 0.20                      | 0.97                           |
| 12      | Jharkhand         | 42                     | 5.70                    | 4.97                    | 4.66                          | 2.95                      | 2.50                      | 2.78                           |
| 13      | Karnataka         | 40                     | 3.53                    | 3.42                    | 3.38                          | 0.79                      | 0.70                      | 0.27                           |
| 14      | Kerala            | 89                     | 36.16                   | 35.60                   | 34.99                         | 8.22                      | 11.30                     | 6.15                           |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    | 49                     | 17.15                   | 15.97                   | 19.36                         | 0.11                      | 0.10                      | 0.00                           |
| 16      | Maharashtra       | 47                     | 36.87                   | 36.76                   | 34.29                         | 22.88                     | 37.60                     | 1.28                           |
| 17      | Manipur           | 11                     | 7.41                    | 8.11                    | 6.08                          | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 18      | Meghalaya         | 12                     | 0.43                    | 0.42                    | 0.41                          | 0.15                      | 0.00                      | 0.01                           |
| 19      | Mizoram           | 3                      | 0.32                    | 0.30                    | 0.36                          | 0.01                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 20      | Nagaland          | 8                      | 0.73                    | 0.69                    | 0.68                          | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 21      | Odisha            | 40                     | 10.31                   | 9.94                    | 9.80                          | 1.25                      | 3.80                      | 3.76                           |
| 22      | Punjab            | 47                     | 3.56                    | 3.38                    | 3.45                          | 1.71                      | 2.60                      | 1.58                           |
| 23      | Rajasthan         | 38                     | 5.80                    | 4.82                    | 5.30                          | 0.39                      | 0.10                      | 0.10                           |
| 24      | Sikkim#           | -                      | -                       | -                       | -                             | -                         | -                         | -                              |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu        | 35                     | 77.51                   | 77.32                   | 76.88                         | 7.73                      | 6.20                      | 1.24                           |
| 26      | Telangana         | 14                     | 10.09                   | 9.62                    | 9.60                          | 0.50                      | 0.50                      | 0.06                           |
| 27      | Tripura           | 5                      | 2.76                    | 2.80                    | 2.88                          | 0.38                      | 0.20                      | 0.01                           |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 24                     | 7.95                    | 9.28                    | 9.00                          | 0.22                      | 0.30                      | 0.05                           |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     | 99                     | 35.05                   | 32.52                   | 28.43                         | 0.41                      | 1.50                      | 0.08                           |
| 30      | West Bengal       | 77                     | 78.91                   | 77.67                   | 77.61                         | 0.47                      | 1.20                      | 0.00                           |
| 31      | A. & N. Islands   | 1                      | 0.40                    | 0.43                    | 0.43                          | 0.11                      | 0.40                      | 0.00                           |
| 32      | Chandigarh        | 2                      |                         |                         |                               |                           |                           |                                |
| 33      |                   |                        | 0.24                    | 0.19                    | 0.19                          | 0.08                      | 0.20                      | 0.08                           |
|         | D. & N. Haveli    | 1                      | 0.09                    | 0.09                    | 0.09                          | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 34      | Daman And Diu     | 2                      | 0.11                    | 0.11                    | 0.10                          | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 35      | Lakshadweep       | 1                      | 0.19                    | 0.19                    | 0.19                          | 0.00                      | 0.00                      | 0.00                           |
| 36      | Puducherry        | 1                      | 2.09                    | 2.13                    | 2.25                          | 0.09                      | 0.10                      | 0.00                           |
|         | Total @           | 997                    | 435.03                  | 433.76                  | 428.60                        | 394.99                    | 405.50                    | 294.12                         |

Source: Employment Exchange Statistics, Directorate General of Employment

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

@Total may not tally due to rounding off.