Lok Sabha Question No. 1063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Urban Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## URBAN EMPLOYMENT

## 1063.  SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL: SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a)
- whether the Urban Employment has increased up to 8.2 percent;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  been  successful  in  controlling  the  rate  of unemployment from the year 2014 till date;
- (d) if  so,  the  industry-wise/region-wise/  year-wise  details  thereof  from  the year2014 to till date; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of employment opportunities  during  the  said  period  and  the  extent  of  success  achieved therefrom?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (d): As per the results of available labour force surveys on EmploymentUnemployment conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment,  the  Unemployment  Rate    for  Urban  persons  aged  15  years  & above based  on Usual Principal Status basis in  the country during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2015-16 are at Annex-I.
- (e): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority concern 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  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  run  by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium Enterprises,  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Details of the employment  generated  through  these  schemes/  programmes  are  given  at Annex-II & III.

The  Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  been  implementing  the 'Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNULM)'  in the statutory towns in the country to reduce poverty and vulnerability  of  urban  poor  households.  Under  the  Employment  through  Skill Training and Placement (EST&P) component, the Mission provides skill training to candidates and places them in wage/ self-employment. Under SelfEmployment Programme (SEP) component, it provides interest subvention on loans availed by individuals and groups for setting up of micro-enterprises.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana has been launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment for incentivising employers for promoting employment generation.  Under  this  scheme,  Government  is  paying  entire  employer's contribution (12% or as admissible) towards EPF and EPS for all eligible new employees for all sectors for 3 years. Till 10 th  December, 2018, benefits have been given to 1.15 lakh establishments covering 92.45 lakh beneficiaries Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  has  been  initiated  by  Government  for facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY  collateral  free  loans  upto  Rs.  10 lakh,  are  extended  to  small/micro  business  enterprises  and  to  individuals  to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. Under PMMY, as on

30.11.2018, the number of loans sanctioned is 14.75 core.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d)  OF  THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063 FOR 17-12-2018

Unemployment  Rate  (per  1000)  for  persons  aged  15  years  &  above  according  to  Usual Principal  Status  Approach  (ps)  for  each  State/UT  under    3rd,  4th  and  5th  Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey

| Sl.   | Name of State/UT/ All India   | Urban             | Urban             | Urban             |
|-------|-------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| No.   |                               | 3rd EUS (2012-13) | 4th EUS (2013-14) | 5th EUS (2015-16) |
| 1     | 2                             | 3                 | 4                 | 5                 |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh                | 44                | 61                | 44                |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh             | 128               | 69                | 52                |
| 3     | Assam                         | 97                | 44                | 101               |
| 4     | Bihar                         | 58                | 96                | 74                |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                  | 40                | 58                | 68                |
| 6     | Delhi                         | 51                | 49                | 33                |
| 7     | Goa                           | 123               | 83                | 58                |
| 8     | Gujarat                       | 32                | 16                | 7                 |
| 9     | Haryana                       | 52                | 41                | 57                |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh              | 60                | 76                | 23                |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir               | 101               | 74                | 36                |
| 12    | Jharkhand                     | 88                | 65                | 94                |
| 13    | Karnataka                     | 27                | 22                | 19                |
| 14    | Kerala                        | 110               | 118               | 126               |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh                | 39                | 45                | 40                |
| 16    | Maharashtra                   | 52                | 35                | 23                |
| 17    | Manipur                       | 32                | 95                | 70                |
| 18    | Meghalaya                     | 121               | 139               | 134               |
| 19    | Mizoram                       | 22                | 33                | 49                |
| 20    | Nagaland                      | 85                | 112               | 141               |
| 21    | Odisha                        | 93                | 86                | 47                |
| 22    | Punjab                        | 61                | 43                | 62                |
| 23    | Rajasthan                     | 48                | 69                | 43                |
| 24    | Sikkim                        | 147               | 229               | 168               |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                    | 44                | 46                | 36                |
| 26    | Telangana                     | -                 | 74                | 62                |
| 27    | Tripura                       | 194               | 98                | 172               |
| 28    | Uttarakhand                   | 81                | 67                | 32                |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh                 | 82                | 79                | 67                |
| 30    | West Bengal                   | 75                | 69                | 56                |
| 31    | A & N Islands                 | 69                | 192               | 104               |
| 32    | Chandigarh                    | 56                | 28                | 34                |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli          | 20                | 51                | 26                |
| 34    | Daman & Diu                   | 8                 | 61                | 3                 |
| 35    | Lakshadweep                   | 98                | 98                | 175               |
| 36    | Puducherry                    | 126               | 59                | 46                |
| All   | India                         | 57                | 55                | 49                |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063 FOR 17-12-2018

State-wise/UT-wise  Employment  Generated  under  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 | Estimated employment generated (No. of   | Estimated employment generated (No. of   | Estimated employment generated (No. of   | Estimated employment generated (No. of   |          |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 | 2014-15                                  | 2015-16                                  | 2016-17                                  | 2017-18                                  | 2018-19# |
| 1         | Jammu & Kashmir           | 11025                                    | 12115                                    | 14148                                    | 30024                                    | 1064     |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh          | 6352                                     | 5134                                     | 1984                                     | 7088                                     | 9008     |
| 3         | Punjab                    | 6438                                     | 7762                                     | 31498                                    | 12160                                    | 1496     |
| 4         | UT Chandigarh             | 160                                      | 323                                      | 25872                                    | 360                                      | 16424    |
| 5         | Uttarakhand               | 7889                                     | 7232                                     | 12856                                    | 12904                                    | 10776    |
| 6         | Haryana                   | 7024                                     | 2048                                     | 660                                      | 13744                                    | 11792    |
| 7         | Delhi                     | 1584                                     | 14537                                    | 11629                                    | 920                                      | 384      |
| 8         | Rajasthan                 | 15002                                    | 6161                                     | 11016                                    | 12614                                    | 232      |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh             | 48604                                    | 43059                                    | 6916                                     | 43456                                    | 14488    |
| 10        | Bihar                     | 9240                                     | 9496                                     | 11691                                    | 18456                                    | 8024     |
| 11        | Sikkim                    | 54                                       | 16497                                    | 10400                                    | 296                                      | 5528     |
| 12        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 2871                                     | 397                                      | 30286                                    | 1672                                     | 27752    |
| 13        | Nagaland                  | 2407                                     | 104                                      | 13068                                    | 7440                                     | 4472     |
| 14        | Manipur                   | 829                                      | 4998                                     | 15520                                    | 4800                                     | 15360    |
| 15        | Mizoram                   | 6736                                     | 2715                                     | 17799                                    | 1992                                     | 9520     |
| 16        | Tripura                   | 6333                                     | 9072                                     | 8419                                     | 8928                                     | 0        |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 3680                                     | 5355                                     | 2632                                     | 600                                      | 8040     |
| 18        | Assam                     | 15535                                    | 4824                                     | 3400                                     | 18256                                    | 21960    |
| 19        | West Bengal               | 24646                                    | 9026                                     | 7783                                     | 10928                                    | 4680     |
| 20        | Jharkhand                 | 8495                                     | 19624                                    | 20392                                    | 8888                                     | 1472     |
| 21        | Odisha                    | 10211                                    | 12746                                    | 9858                                     | 19192                                    | 3336     |
| 22        | Chhattisgarh              | 5821                                     | 12873                                    | 13408                                    | 11704                                    | 3296     |
| 23        | Madhya Pradesh            | 21896                                    | 17629                                    | 201                                      | 14432                                    | 11808    |
| 24        | Gujarat*                  | 18107                                    | 293                                      | 25764                                    | 15008                                    | 368      |
| 25        | Maharashtra **            | 28311                                    | 14960                                    | 6445                                     | 26632                                    | 7288     |
| 26        | Andhra Pradesh            | 12220                                    | 20161                                    | 17961                                    | 12216                                    | 9616     |
| 27        | Telangana                 | 6604                                     | 500                                      | 36315                                    | 9520                                     | 200      |
| 28        | Karnataka                 | 21825                                    | 7740                                     | 9890                                     | 16920                                    | 20344    |
| 29        | Goa                       | 406                                      | 7761                                     | 26604                                    | 400                                      | 7440     |
| 30        | Lakshadweep               | 93                                       | 17284                                    | 1398                                     | 00                                       | 2904     |
| 31        | Kerala                    | 9738                                     | 0                                        | 376                                      | 10776                                    | 128      |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu                | 36190                                    | 9653                                     | 952                                      | 32760                                    | 25888    |
| 33        | Puducherry                | 386                                      | 20836                                    | 0                                        | 352                                      | 9240     |
| 34        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 790                                      | 447                                      | 699 407840                               | 1744                                     | 10528    |
|           | Total                     | 357502                                   | 323362                                   |                                          | 387184                                   | 284856   |

Source: M/o Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises * including Daman & Diu ** including Dadra & Nagar Haveli # as on 30.11.2018

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1063 FOR 17-12-2018

Details of no. of  skill trained candidates placed under (EST&P under DAY-NULM since 2014-15 till date (As on 05.12.2018).

| Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   | Number of Skill Trained Candidates Placed   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                       | States/UTs                                  | FY 2014-15                                  | FY 2015-16                                  | FY 2016-17                                  | FY 2017-18                                  | FY 2018-19                                  | Cumulative                                  |
| 1                                           | Andhra Pradesh                              | 182                                         | 3116                                        | 35882                                       | 12010                                       | 38100                                       | 89290                                       |
| 2                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 113                                         | 297                                         | 410                                         |
| 3                                           | Assam                                       | 0                                           | 0                                           | 293                                         | 1284                                        | 258                                         | 1835                                        |
| 4                                           | Bihar                                       | 0                                           | 90                                          | 176                                         | 1546                                        | 108                                         | 1920                                        |
| 5                                           | Chhattisgarh                                | 655                                         | 3513                                        | 5858                                        | 6476                                        | 2800                                        | 19302                                       |
| 6                                           | Goa                                         | 0                                           | 0                                           | 66                                          | 639                                         | 833                                         | 1538                                        |
| 7                                           | Gujarat                                     | 0                                           | 226                                         | 3920                                        | 6388                                        | 6741                                        | 17275                                       |
| 8                                           | Haryana                                     | 282                                         | 0                                           | 0                                           | 685                                         | 494                                         | 1461                                        |
| 9                                           | Himachal Pradesh                            | 0                                           | 196                                         | 86                                          | 100                                         | 116                                         | 498                                         |
| 10                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                             | 0                                           | 254                                         | 0                                           | 25                                          | 60                                          | 339                                         |
| 11                                          | Jharkhand                                   | 0                                           | 0                                           | 2700                                        | 20795                                       | 2093                                        | 25588                                       |
| 12                                          | Karnataka                                   | 0                                           | 3527                                        | 637                                         | 898                                         | 0                                           | 5062                                        |
| 13                                          | Kerala                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 443                                         | 2413                                        | 1570                                        | 4426                                        |
| 14                                          | Madhya Pradesh                              | 2337                                        | 4307                                        | 38060                                       | 3039                                        | 19936                                       | 67679                                       |
| 15                                          | Maharashtra                                 | 0                                           | 0                                           | 11768                                       | 6083                                        | 10656                                       | 28507                                       |
| 16                                          | Manipur                                     | 0                                           | 6                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 41                                          | 47                                          |
| 17                                          | Meghalaya                                   | 0                                           | 0                                           | 317                                         | 111                                         | 7                                           | 435                                         |
| 18                                          | Mizoram                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 147                                         | 91                                          | 684                                         | 922                                         |
| 19                                          | Nagaland                                    | 1866                                        | 691                                         | 341                                         | 1749                                        | 0                                           | 4647                                        |
| 20                                          | Odisha                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 2467                                        | 776                                         | 0                                           | 3243                                        |
| 21                                          | Punjab                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1139                                        | 893                                         | 2032                                        |
| 22                                          | Rajasthan                                   | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 33                                          | 1345                                        | 1378                                        |
| 23                                          | Sikkim                                      | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 187                                         | 187                                         |
| 24                                          | Tamil Nadu                                  | 52988                                       | 6262                                        | 0                                           | 1156                                        | 1849                                        | 62255                                       |
| 25                                          | Telangana                                   | 2628                                        | 3718                                        | 1861                                        | 10013                                       | 4078                                        | 22298                                       |
| 26                                          | Tripura                                     | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 2                                           | 101                                         | 103                                         |
| 27                                          | Uttar Pradesh                               | 0                                           | 0                                           | 42174                                       | 30058                                       | 11                                          | 72243                                       |
| 28                                          | Uttarakhand                                 | 0                                           | 0                                           | 1731                                        | 0                                           | 663                                         | 2394                                        |
| 29                                          | West Bengal                                 | 2083                                        | 6322                                        | 2691                                        | 6919                                        | 832                                         | 18847                                       |
| 30                                          | A & N Islands                               | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 31                                          | Chandigarh                                  | 94                                          | 1436                                        | 283                                         | 875                                         | 0                                           | 2688                                        |
| 32                                          | D & N Haveli                                | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 33                                          | Daman & Diu                                 | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 34                                          | Delhi                                       | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
| 35                                          | Puducherry                                  | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           | 0                                           |
|                                             | Total                                       | 63115                                       | 33664                                       | 151901                                      | 115416                                      | 94753                                       | 458849                                      |