Lok Sabha Question No. 3628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Growth Rate of Employment/ Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3628

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15TH JULY, 2019

## GROWTH RATE OF EMPLOYMENT/UNEMPLOYMENT

3628.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

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

- (a) the State-wise growth rate of employment and unemployment in public as well as private sector during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  State-wise  details  of  the  targets  set  and  achievements  made  regarding employment growth during the said period;
- (c) the reasons for decline in employment growth rate, if any; and
- (d) the steps/measures taken by the Government to improve employment growth in the country especially in reserved categories and to check unemployment growth?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): As per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office(NSO), Ministry of Statistics and programme Implementation during 2017-2018 and annual employment-unemployment surveys conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the estimated Worker Population Ratio on usual status (principal status+subsidiary status) basis for  persons  aged  15  years  and  above    to  the  extent  available  is    given  in  the Annexure.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority concern of  the  Government.  Government  has  taken  various  steps  especially  for the reserved categories for generating employment in the country like encouraging  private  sector  of  economy,  fast  tracking  various  projects  involving substantial  investment  and  increasing  public  expenditure  on  various  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), Deendayal Antodaya YojanaNational 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. This scheme has a dual benefit, where, on the one  hand, the employer  is incentivised for increasing the employment base of workers in the establishment, and on the other hand,  these workers will have access to social security benefits of the organised sector. The scheme aims to cover a large number of informal workers to the formal workforce.

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. Upto 31st March, 2019, 18.26 crore loans 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.

Start-up India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to build a strong ecosystem that is conducive for the growth of start-up businesses, to  drive  sustainable  economic  growth  and  generate  large  scale  employment opportunities.

Besides these initiatives, flagship programmes of the Government such as Make  in  India,  Digital  India,  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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Annexure  referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3628  due for  15-07-2019.

Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in percent) according to usual status principal status+subsidiary status (ps+ss) for each State/UT age groups: 15 years and above

(in %)

| Sl.No   | State/UTs            | PLFS*   | Survey by Labour Bureau**   | Survey by Labour Bureau**   |
|---------|----------------------|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl.No   | State/UTs            | 2017-18 | 2013-14                     | 2015-16                     |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 57.2    | 64.8                        | 61.6                        |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 42.3    | 63.4                        | 62.1                        |
| 3       | Assam                | 43.7    | 59.3                        | 50.6                        |
| 4       | Bihar                | 35.5    | 48.0                        | 48.4                        |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh         | 62.4    | 65.6                        | 67.3                        |
| 6       | Delhi                | 42.7    | 40.2                        | 40.8                        |
| 7       | Goa                  | 42.9    | 47.9                        | 44.7                        |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 47.4    | 52.9                        | 49.0                        |
| 9       | Haryana              | 41.7    | 45.5                        | 44.7                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh     | 58.9    | 68.4                        | 40.8                        |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 51.0    | 43.3                        | 36.7                        |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 41.7    | 64.8                        | 65.2                        |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 49.1    | 56.8                        | 55.5                        |
| 14      | Kerala               | 41.2    | 48.0                        | 45.2                        |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 54.3    | 59.2                        | 44.8                        |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 50.5    | 55.2                        | 52.2                        |
| 17      | Manipur              | 42.5    | 61.2                        | 59.9                        |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 62.3    | 68.7                        | 62.8                        |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 46.4    | 71.2                        | 67.4                        |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 32.8    | 49.8                        | 63.5                        |
| 21      | Odisha               | 44.9    | 54.0                        | 51.2                        |
| 22      | Punjab               | 42.9    | 41.1                        | 40.2                        |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 48.2    | 54.5                        | 53.7                        |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 58.7    | 64.8                        | 61.4                        |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 51.0    | 58.3                        | 56.3                        |
| 26      | Telangana            | 49.8    | 65.1                        | 56.6                        |
| 27      | Tripura              | 42.0    | 54.9                        | 61.9                        |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 40.6    | 46.9                        | 44.6                        |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh        | 41.8    | 48.1                        | 43.7                        |
| 30      | West Bengal          | 47.8    | 48.7                        | 50.7                        |
| 31      | A & N Islands        | 48.7    | 53.7                        | 54.1                        |
| 32      | Chandigarh           | 46.9    | 39.7                        | 37.1                        |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 66.3    | 42.1                        | 45.4                        |
| 34      | Daman & Diu          | 63.2    | 43.2                        | 50.1                        |
| 35      | Lakshadweep          | 34.4    | 42.8                        | 34.6                        |
| 36      | Puducherry           | 37.8    | 44.2                        | 50.9                        |
|         | All India            | 46.8    | 53.7                        | 50.5                        |

(Note: #Survey methodology and sample selection are different in PLFS and Labour Bureau  survey)

Source: *Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2017-18, M/o

Statistics  & Programme Implementation.

**Employment &Unemployment Surveys of Labour Bureau.