Lok Sabha Question No. 3600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Annual Growth Rate of Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar, A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3600

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2020

## ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF EMPLOYMENT

3600. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.: DR. A.CHALLAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  the  targets  for  annual  growth  rate  of employment in the country including rural and urban areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof particularly the scheme for rural and urban youngsters across the country;
- (c) the  actual  job  opportunities  created  during  the  last  two  years  and  the  current year;
- (d) whether  the  annual  growth  of  employment  does  not  commensurate  with  the growth of economy;
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to address this issue?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f)  :  No,  sir.  However,  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  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 Deendyal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM).

|                                                                  | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated      |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
| Schemes/Year                                                     | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                   |
| Estimated employment generated under PMEGP (No.of person )       | 387184                 | 587416                 | 257816 (As on 31.12.19)   |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS ( in Crore)                   | 233.74                 | 268.00                 | 205.77 (As on 28/01/2020) |
| Candidates placed in jobs after training DDU-GKY (No.of person ) | 75787                  | 135666                 | 110862 (till Dec 2019)    |
| Skill Trained Persons given Placement DAY-NULM (No. of person )  | 115416                 | 163377                 | 44066 (As on 27.01.2020)  |

Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has implemented  a flagship scheme  known  as  the  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana  (PMKVY)  2016-20  with  an  objective  to  provide  skilling  to  one  crore people  under  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL) across the country for four years i.e. 2016-2020.

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.

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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