Lok Sabha Question No. 1380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Employment Centres into Business DevelopmentCentres
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## EMPLOYMENT CENTRES INTO BUSINESS CENTRES

1380.  SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  convert  the  Employment  centres  into business development centres;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  consider  the  request  for  financial  help from various States including West Bengal for this purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details of the action taken in this regard, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  In  order  to  improve  the  functioning  of  the  Employment  Exchanges,  the Ministry is implementing National Career Service (NCS) Project for transformation of the National Employment Service into National Career Service to provide a variety of  employment  related  services  viz.  job  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational guidance,  information  on  skill  development  courses,  etc.  The  services  are  also available online on the National Career Service Portal (www.ncs.gov.in) supported by Toll-Free Call Centre/ Helpdesk.

The NCS project inter-alia, includes establishment of Model Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States and institutions to deliver employment related services. The MCCs also organise job fairs, mobilise employers, provide career counselling etc. The Ministry gives one time grant-in-aid to the State Government  for establishing the Model Career Centres.

The  interlinking  of  all  employment  exchanges  with  the  NCS  Portal  has  also  been evolved  for  effective  implementation  of  the  NCS  Project.  Under  this  component, Ministry  gives  grant-in-aid  to  the  State  Governments  for  organizing  job  fairs,  upgradation  of  Information  Technology  and  refurbishment  of  infrastructure  of  the existing Employment Exchanges.

The  Government  seeks  financial  proposals  from  the  State  Governments  for  the establishment of Model Career Centres and interlinking of Employment Exchanges under the NCS Project. Details of funds released to the State Governments including the state of West Bengal for the said purposes are annexed (Annexure).

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## ANNEXURE

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1380 DUE FOR REPLY ON 19.09.2020

## (Rupees in lakh)

| S No.     | State/ UTs                | Grant-in-aid released for establishment of Model Career Centres (MCCs)   | Grant-in-aid released for interlinking of employment exchanges   |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 24.11                                                                    | 2.00                                                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 216.21                                                                   | 152.00                                                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 21.18                                                                    | -                                                                |
| 4         | Assam                     | 175.56                                                                   | 464.00                                                           |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 227.83                                                                   | 645.00                                                           |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 147.68                                                                   | 416.00                                                           |
| 7         | Daman and Diu             | -                                                                        | 7.04                                                             |
| 8         | Delhi                     | 24.47                                                                    | -                                                                |
| 9         | Goa                       | 11                                                                       | -                                                                |
| 10        | Gujarat                   | 168.35                                                                   | 406.00                                                           |
| 11        | Haryana                   | 45.41                                                                    | 267.87                                                           |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh          | 35.06                                                                    | 80.87                                                            |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 131.7                                                                    | 200.00                                                           |
| 14        | Jharkhand                 | 134.84                                                                   | 274.00                                                           |
| 15        | Karnataka                 | 193.35                                                                   | 336.00                                                           |
| 16        | Kerala                    | 89.57                                                                    | -                                                                |
| 17        | Lakshadweep               | 10.65                                                                    | -                                                                |
| 18 Madhya | Pradesh                   | 314.76                                                                   | 602.00                                                           |
| 19        | Maharashtra               | 81.56                                                                    | 359.95                                                           |
| 20        | Meghalaya                 | 56.09                                                                    | -                                                                |
| 21        | Mizoram                   | 37.56                                                                    | -                                                                |
| 22        | Nagaland                  | 53.81                                                                    | 95.00                                                            |
| 23        | Odisha                    | 188.28                                                                   | 291.00                                                           |
| 24        | Puducherry                | 52.2                                                                     | 16.21                                                            |
| 25        | Punjab                    | 70.72                                                                    | 84.00                                                            |
| 26        | Rajasthan                 | 356.64                                                                   | 272.00                                                           |
| 27        | Sikkim                    | 67.7                                                                     | -                                                                |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                | 260.21                                                                   | 560.00                                                           |
| 29        | Telangana                 | 202.72                                                                   | 350.00                                                           |
| 30        | Tripura                   | 70.09                                                                    | 39.00                                                            |
| 31 Uttar  | Pradesh                   | 458.23                                                                   | 629.37                                                           |
| 32        | Uttarakhand               | 96.01                                                                    | 112.00                                                           |
| 33        | West Bengal               | 254.08                                                                   | 140.00                                                           |

Note: Grant-in-aid released based on proposals received from State Government.