Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Male-Female Unemployment Growth Rate
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *36

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JUNE, 2019

## MALE-FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE

*36.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a) the extent of unemployment in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Unemployment  is  continuously  rising  in  the  country under which the unemployment among women has risen more and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  male-female  unemployment  growth  rate  during  the  last  one decade including the number of employment opportunities provided by the Government during the same period; and
- (d) whether  the  unemployment  rate  is  more  among  the  urban  women compared to the rural women and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *36 DUE FOR REPLY ON 24-06-2019 BY SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ REGARDING 'MALE-FEMALE UNEMPLOYMENT GROWTH RATE'.

(a to d):  As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during 2017-18, the estimated unemployment rate on usual status (ps+ss) basis for all ages in the country  among male and female is given below:

| Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                            | Category                   | (NSS survey period)        | (NSS survey period)        | (NSS survey period)        | (NSS survey period)        |
|                            | of Person                  | 2004-05 (NSS 61st round)   | 2009-10 (NSS 66th round)   | 2011-12 (NSS 68th round)   | 2017-18* (PLFS)            |
|                            | Male                       | 1.6                        | 1.6                        | 1.8                        | 5.8                        |
|                            | Female                     | 1.8                        | 1.6                        | 1.7                        | 3.8                        |
|                            | Person                     | 1.7                        | 1.6                        | 1.7                        | 5.3                        |
|                            | Male                       | 3.8                        | 2.8                        | 3.0                        | 7.1                        |
| Urban                      | Female                     | 6.9                        | 5.7                        | 5.2                        | 10.8                       |
| Urban                      | Person                     | 4.5                        | 3.4                        | 3.4                        | 7.8                        |
|                            | Male                       | 2.2                        | 2.0                        | 2.1                        | 6.2                        |
| Rural+Urban                | Female                     | 2.6                        | 2.3                        | 2.4                        | 5.7                        |
| Rural+Urban                | Person                     | 2.3                        | 2.0                        | 2.2                        | 6.1                        |

(Note: *For comparability, the results of the PLFS need to be understood in the context with which the survey methodology and sample selection has been designed)

The State-wise detail of unemployment rate is given at Annexure.

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,  fasttracking 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).

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. Till 31-05-2019, the scheme has covered 151579 establishments and 1.21 crore beneficiaries. Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  has  been  initiated  by  Government inter  alia  for  facilitating  self-employment.  Under  PMMY  collateral  free  loans uptoRs.  10  lakh,  are  extended  to  micro/small  business  enterprises  and  to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. Upto 31st March, 2019, a cumulative total loans of 18.26 crore were sanctioned under the scheme. 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 to job seekers. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal  Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE).  The  objective  of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up  industry-relevant  skill  training  that  will  help  them  in  securing  a  better livelihood and to meet their employment requirement.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a to d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *36 due for reply on 24-06-2019

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  all  ages  according  to  usual status (ps+ss) Approach during 2017-18(PLFS)

| No.   | State/UTs         | Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   | Unemployment rate (in %)   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl.   |                   | Male                       | Female                     | Person                     |
| 1.    | Andhra Pradesh    | 4.8                        | 4.0                        | 4.5                        |
| 2.    | Arunachal Pradesh | 4.9                        | 12.0                       | 5.9                        |
| 3.    | Assam             | 7.2                        | 13.9                       | 8.1                        |
| 4.    | Bihar             | 7.4                        | 2.8                        | 7.2                        |
| 5.    | Chhattisgarh      | 3.3                        | 3.3                        | 3.3                        |
| 6.    | Delhi             | 9.4                        | 11.4                       | 9.7                        |
| 7.    | Goa               | 8.1                        | 26.0                       | 13.9                       |
| 8.    | Gujarat           | 5.0                        | 4.1                        | 4.8                        |
| 9.    | Haryana           | 8.1                        | 11.4                       | 8.6                        |
| 10.   | Himachal Pradesh  | 6.4                        | 4.3                        | 5.5                        |
| 11.   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 4.2                        | 8.4                        | 5.3                        |
| 12.   | Jharkhand         | 8.2                        | 5.2                        | 7.7                        |
| 13.   | Karnataka         | 4.9                        | 4.7                        | 4.8                        |
| 14.   | Kerala            | 6.2                        | 23.2                       | 11.4                       |
| 15.   | Madhya Pradesh    | 5.3                        | 2.1                        | 4.5                        |
| 16.   | Maharashtra       | 4.7                        | 5.4                        | 4.9                        |
| 17.   | Manipur           | 10.2                       | 15.9                       | 11.6                       |
| 18.   | Meghalaya         | 1.3                        | 1.9                        | 1.5                        |
| 19.   | Mizoram           | 8.8                        | 13.3                       | 10.1                       |
| 20.   | Nagaland          | 18.3                       | 34.4                       | 21.4                       |
| 21.   | Odisha            | 7.3                        | 6.3                        | 7.1                        |
| 22.   | Punjab            | 7.0                        | 11.7                       | 7.8                        |
| 23.   | Rajasthan         | 6.0                        | 2.3                        | 5.0                        |
| 24.   | Sikkim            | 2.6                        | 5.2                        | 3.5                        |
| 25.   | Tamil Nadu        | 7.8                        | 7.2                        | 7.6                        |
| 26.   | Telangana         | 7.7                        | 7.2                        | 7.6                        |
| 27.   | Tripura           | 6.1                        | 11.6                       | 6.8                        |
| 28.   | Uttarakhand       | 6.8                        | 10.7                       | 7.6                        |
| 29.   | Uttar Pradesh     | 6.9                        | 3.1                        | 6.4                        |
| 30.   | West Bengal       | 5.0                        | 3.2                        | 4.6                        |
| 31.   | & N Islands       | 5.3                        | 42.8                       | 15.8                       |
| 32.   | Chandigarh        | 5.2                        | 20.8                       | 9.0                        |
| 33.   | Dadra & Nagar     | 0.6                        | 0.0                        | 0.4                        |
| 34.   | Daman & Diu       | 3.0                        | 3.3                        | 3.1                        |
| 35.   | Lakshadweep       | 12.5                       | 50.5                       | 21.3                       |
| 36.   | Puducherry        | 7.2                        | 21.7                       | 10.3                       |
|       | All-India         | 6.2                        | 5.7                        | 6.1                        |

Source: Periodic Labour Force Survey, M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation