Lok Sabha Question No. 1611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Unemployed Youth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S. Muniswamy, Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  MARCH, 2020

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

1611. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY: SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL

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

- (a) whether the number of unemployed youth/women has increased during the present year as compared to the previous year;
- (b)
- if so, the State-wise details thereof;
- (c) the  measures  taken/scheme  being  formulated  by  the  Government  to make available employment for the unemployed youth, State-wise; and
- (d) the manner in which the Government is planning to solve the issue of unemployment,  large  scale  migration  of  the  new  generation  seeking employment?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As per the results of annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme  Implementation  during  2017-18,  the  State-wise  estimated unemployment rate including women  for  persons aged 15 years and above on  usual  status  (principal  status  +  subsidiary  status)  basis  to  the  extent available is given at Annexure-I.
- (c)  &  (d)  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).  The  State-wise and year-wise detail  of  employment  generated  through  these  schemes in country to the extent available is given at Annexure-II,III,IV&V respectively.

Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing 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.

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 for job seekers.

Besides,  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)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1611 due for reply on 02-03-2020.

State/UT-wise  details  of  Unemployment  Rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above according  to usual status(principal status+ subsidiary status) basis to the extent available.

|         |                      | Unemployment Rate (in %)        | Unemployment Rate (in %)     |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UTs            | Survey by Labour Bureau 2015-16 | Survey by NSO (PLFS) 2017-18 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 3.5                             | 4.5                          |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 3.9                             | 5.8                          |
| 3       | Assam                | 4.0                             | 7.9                          |
| 4       | Bihar                | 4.4                             | 7.0                          |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 1.2                             | 3.3                          |
| 6       | Delhi                | 3.1                             | 9.4                          |
| 7       | Goa                  | 9.0                             | 13.9                         |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 0.6                             | 4.8                          |
| 9       | Haryana              | 3.3                             | 8.4                          |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 10.2                            | 5.5                          |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 6.6                             | 5.4                          |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 2.2                             | 7.5                          |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 1.4                             | 4.8                          |
| 14      | Kerala               | 10.6                            | 11.4                         |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 3.0                             | 4.3                          |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 1.5                             | 4.8                          |
| 17      | Manipur              | 3.4                             | 11.5                         |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 4.0                             | 1.6                          |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 1.5                             | 10.1                         |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 5.6                             | 21.4                         |
| 21      | Odisha               | 3.8                             | 7.1                          |
| 22      | Punjab               | 5.8                             | 7.7                          |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 2.5                             | 5.0                          |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 8.9                             | 3.5                          |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 3.8                             | 7.5                          |
| 26      | Telangana            | 2.7                             | 7.6                          |
| 27      | Tripura              | 10.0                            | 6.8                          |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 6.1                             | 7.6                          |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh        | 5.8                             | 6.2                          |
| 30      | West Bengal          | 3.6                             | 4.6                          |
| 31      | A & N Islands        | 12.0                            | 15.8                         |
| 32      | Chandigarh           | 3.4                             | 9.0                          |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 2.7                             | 0.4                          |
| 34      | Daman & Diu          | 0.3                             | 3.1                          |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 4.3                             | 21.3                         |
| 36      | Puducherry           | 4.8                             | 10.3                         |

Source:1. Annual Report PLFS, 2017-18,  M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation.

2. Employment-Unemployment survey, Labour Bureau.

Note: Survey methodology and sample selection are different in PLFS and Labour Bureau survey.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1611 due for reply on 02-03-2020.

State/UT-wise  details  of  employment  generated  under  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 | 2017-18                                           | 2018-19                                           | 2019-20 (As on 31.12.2019)                        |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1744                                              | 1832                                              | 320                                               |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 12216                                             | 17760                                             | 10056                                             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1672                                              | 2240                                              | 896                                               |
| 4         | Assam                     | 18256                                             | 29896                                             | 7576                                              |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 18456                                             | 26424                                             | 7368                                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 360                                               | 224                                               | 10304                                             |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 11704                                             | 24752                                             | 448                                               |
| 8         | Delhi                     | 920                                               | 1056                                              | 376                                               |
| 9         | Goa                       | 400                                               | 624                                               | 21648                                             |
| 10        | Gujarat*                  | 15008                                             | 28000                                             | 8712                                              |
| 11        | Haryana                   | 13744                                             | 17320                                             | 6192                                              |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh          | 7088                                              | 11192                                             | 20336                                             |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 30024                                             | 60232                                             | 4808                                              |
| 14        | Jharkhand                 | 8888                                              | 14376                                             | 16280                                             |
| 15        | Karnataka                 | 16920                                             | 29256                                             | 10152                                             |
| 16        | Kerala                    | 10776                                             | 19888                                             | 0                                                 |
| 17        | Lakshadweep               | 00                                                | 00                                                | 6808                                              |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh            | 14432                                             | 20208                                             | 20032                                             |
| 19        | Maharashtra**             | 26632                                             | 45136                                             | 2848                                              |
| 20        | Manipur                   | 4800                                              | 10328                                             | 1168                                              |
| 21        | Meghalaya                 | 600                                               | 3120                                              | 2200                                              |
| 22        | Mizoram                   | 1992                                              | 8984                                              | 2224                                              |
| 23        | Nagaland                  | 7440                                              | 9664                                              | 9136                                              |
| 24        | Odisha                    | 19192                                             | 24560                                             | 320                                               |
| 25        | Puducherry                | 352                                               | 608                                               | 7448                                              |
| 26        | Punjab                    | 12160                                             | 14408                                             | 11648                                             |
| 27        | Rajasthan                 | 12616                                             | 18872                                             | 304                                               |
| 28        | Sikkim                    | 296                                               | 440                                               | 22904                                             |
| 29        | Tamil Nadu                | 32760                                             | 41480                                             | 9088                                              |
| 30        | Telangana                 | 9520                                              | 16408                                             | 1960                                              |
| 31        | Tripura                   | 8928                                              | 9432                                              | 80                                                |
| 32        | Uttar Pradesh             | 43456                                             | 41944                                             | 17424                                             |
| 33        | Uttarakhand               | 12904                                             | 17448                                             | 6880                                              |
| 34        | West Bengal               | 10928                                             | 19304                                             | 9872                                              |
|           | Total                     | 387184                                            | 587416                                            | 257816                                            |

Source: M/o Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

* including Daman & Diu

** including Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1611 due for reply on 02-03-2020.

## State/UT-wise  details  of  Persondays  Generated  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

|         |                   | Person days Generated (in crore)   | Person days Generated (in crore)   | Person days Generated (in crore)   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State             | 2017-18                            | 2018-19                            | 2019-20 (as on 28.01.2020)         |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 21.21                              | 24.65                              | 15.77                              |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.43                               | 0.69                               | 0.56                               |
| 3       | Assam             | 4.81                               | 5.33                               | 4.54                               |
| 4       | Bihar             | 8.17                               | 12.34                              | 10.28                              |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 11.99                              | 13.86                              | 10.20                              |
| 6       | Goa               | 0.010                              | 0.0015                             | 0.0015                             |
| 7       | Gujarat           | 3.53                               | 4.20                               | 2.77                               |
| 8       | Haryana           | 0.90                               | 0.78                               | 0.65                               |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  | 2.20                               | 2.85                               | 2.01                               |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 3.71                               | 3.69                               | 1.49                               |
| 11      | Jharkhand         | 5.93                               | 5.37                               | 5.38                               |
| 12      | Karnataka         | 8.57                               | 10.45                              | 9.32                               |
| 13      | Kerala            | 6.20                               | 9.75                               | 6.09                               |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    | 16.22                              | 20.30                              | 15.90                              |
| 15      | Maharashtra       | 8.25                               | 8.46                               | 4.93                               |
| 16      | Manipur           | 0.61                               | 1.17                               | 1.62                               |
| 17      | Meghalaya         | 2.92                               | 3.42                               | 2.35                               |
| 18      | Mizoram           | 1.44                               | 1.81                               | 1.63                               |
| 19      | Nagaland          | 2.00                               | 1.33                               | 0.95                               |
| 20      | Odisha            | 9.22                               | 8.31                               | 7.91                               |
| 21      | Punjab            | 2.23                               | 2.04                               | 1.93                               |
| 22      | Rajasthan         | 23.98                              | 29.42                              | 2.79                               |
| 23      | Sikkim            | 0.35                               | 0.34                               | 0.22                               |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        | 23.89                              | 25.77                              | 21.03                              |
| 25      | Telangana         | 11.48                              | 11.77                              | 9.75                               |
| 26      | Tripura           | 1.76                               | 2.53                               | 2.75                               |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     | 18.15                              | 21.22                              | 19.86                              |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       | 2.23                               | 2.22                               | 1.32                               |
| 29      | West Bengal       | 31.26                              | 33.83                              | 16.38                              |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar | 0.02                               | 0.02                               | 0.0017                             |
| 31      | Lakshadweep       | 0.0006                             | 0.0010                             | 0.0003                             |
| 32      | Puducherry        | 0.07                               | 0.07                               | 0.061                              |
|         | Total             | 233.74                             | 267.99                             | 205.77                             |

Source: M/o Rural Development (MIS)

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1611 due for reply on 02-03-2020.

## State-wise detail of total number of candidates placed in jobs after training under Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen KaushlyaYojana (DDU-GKY)

2019-20

|         |                   | No. of candidates placed in jobs after training   | No. of candidates placed in jobs after training   | No. of candidates placed in jobs after training   |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State             | 2017-18                                           | 2018-19                                           | 2019-20                                           |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 10954                                             | 24841                                             | 6106                                              |
| 2       | Assam             | 3464                                              | 7397                                              | 11842                                             |
| 3       | Bihar             | 4859                                              | 5851                                              | 4381                                              |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | 539                                               | 2583                                              | 3396                                              |
| 5       | Gujarat           | 160                                               | 1486                                              | 1896                                              |
| 6       | Haryana           | 5832                                              | 3919                                              | 5657                                              |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                                                 | 576                                               | 651                                               |
| 8       | Jammu and Kashmir | 1424                                              | 631                                               | 1203                                              |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 2375                                              | 3421                                              | 6681                                              |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 4752                                              | 5411                                              | 5048                                              |
| 11      | Kerala            | 4175                                              | 9656                                              | 5751                                              |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 1823                                              | 2098                                              | 1732                                              |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 7390                                              | 4500                                              | 7113                                              |
| 14      | Manipur           | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 466                                               |
| 15      | Meghalaya         | 0                                                 | 253                                               | 424                                               |
| 16      | Mizoram           | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 302                                               |
| 17      | Nagaland          | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 353                                               |
| 18      | Odisha            | 14035                                             | 31481                                             | 26072                                             |
| 19      | Punjab            | 563                                               | 1443                                              | 972                                               |
| 20      | Rajasthan         | 693                                               | 3381                                              | 4338                                              |
| 21      | Sikkim            | 0                                                 | 64                                                | 32                                                |
| 22      | Tamil Nadu        | 765                                               | 185                                               | 1958                                              |
| 23      | Telangana         | 9048                                              | 15604                                             | 6131                                              |
| 24      | Tripura           | 526                                               | 2093                                              | 304                                               |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh     | 892                                               | 4839                                              | 4701                                              |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       | 0                                                 | 253                                               | 551                                               |
| 27      | West Bengal       | 1518                                              | 3700                                              | 2801                                              |
|         | Total             | 75787                                             | 135666                                            | 110862                                            |

Source: M/o Rural Development

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Lok    Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.1611 due for reply on 02-03-2020.

## State-wise detail of placement under Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)

|            |                   | No. of Skill Trained Persons given Placement   | No. of Skill Trained Persons given Placement   | No. of Skill Trained Persons given Placement   |
|------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.     | State/UT          | 2017-18                                        | 2018-19                                        | 2019-20 (As on 27.01.2020)                     |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh    | 12010                                          | 54610                                          | 6                                              |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh | 113                                            | 622                                            | 1                                              |
| 3          | Assam             | 1284                                           | 452                                            | 426                                            |
| 4          | Bihar             | 1546                                           | 826                                            | 625                                            |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh      | 6476                                           | 5182                                           | 1041                                           |
| 6          | Goa               | 639                                            | 1255                                           | 27                                             |
| 7          | Gujrat            | 6388                                           | 13213                                          | 2727                                           |
| 8          | Haryana           | 685                                            | 2945                                           | 336                                            |
| 9 Himachal | Pradesh           | 100                                            | 417                                            | 100                                            |
| 10 Jammu   | & Kashmir         | 25                                             | 115                                            | 84                                             |
| 11         | Jharkhand         | 20795                                          | 6859                                           | 827                                            |
| 12         | Karnataka         | 898                                            | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 13         | Kerala            | 2413                                           | 4509                                           | 1392                                           |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh    | 3039                                           | 32501                                          | 2784                                           |
| 15         | Maharashtra       | 6083                                           | 29227                                          | 25715                                          |
| 16         | Manipur           | 0                                              | 109                                            | 90                                             |
| 17         | Meghalaya         | 111                                            | 210                                            | 0                                              |
| 18         | Mizoram           | 91                                             | 1433                                           | 564                                            |
| 19         | Nagaland          | 1749                                           | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 20         | Odisha            | 776                                            | 0                                              | 0                                              |
| 21         | Punjab            | 1139                                           | 1473                                           | 1176                                           |
| 22         | Rajasthan         | 33                                             | 2725                                           | 1009                                           |
| 23         | Sikkim            | 0                                              | 248                                            | 0                                              |
| 24         | Tamilnadu         | 1156                                           | 2963                                           | 170                                            |
| 25         | Telangana         | 10013                                          | 5070                                           | 989                                            |
| 26         | Tripura           | 2                                              | 228                                            | 6                                              |
| 27 Uttar   | Pradesh           | 30058                                          | 738                                            | 234                                            |
| 28         | Uttarakhand       | 0                                              | 1076                                           | 77                                             |
| 29         | West Bengal       | 6919                                           | 8954                                           | 3554                                           |
| 30         | Chandigarh        | 875                                            | 262                                            | 106                                            |
| 31         | Delhi             | 0                                              | 21                                             | 0                                              |
| Total      |                   | 115416                                         | 178243                                         | 44066                                          |

Source: M/o Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation