Lok Sabha Question No. 4046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Manufacturing Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4046 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 th   JULY, 2019.

## EMPLOYMENT OPPURTUNITIES IN MAUNFACTURING  SECTOR

## 4046. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to create more employment opportunities in manufacturing sector during the last three years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  such  plans  under  which  incentive  amount  is provided  to  the  manufacturing  companies  for  providing  employment  to  the people belonging to economically weaker section or backward class; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यएवंउद्योग मंत्रालयमेंराज् यमंत्री( श्रीसोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE &INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a)to(c):    Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  of  the  youth  is  the priority  concern  of  the  Government.  Government  has  taken  various  steps  for generating employment in the country including the economically weaker section and backward class  in  manufacturing  sector.  These  include  encouraging  private sector of the 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,  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  run  by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

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.

Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  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.

Besides these initiatives, flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India,  Digital  India,  Ease  of  Doing  Business,  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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