Lok Sabha Question No. 1456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Jobs Provided in Government/Private Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  JULY, 2019

## JOBS PROVIDED IN GOVERNMENT/PRIVATE SECTOR

1456. DR.SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR.HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI SU. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

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

- (a) the number of jobs provided in Government/Private Sectors during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise, sector-wise;
- (b) whether the data released by Labour Ministry recently has shown that unemployment rate rose to 45 year high of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the sector-wise details where the unemployment was highest;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  constituted  high  power  committee  to create more jobs in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  to  create  new  jobs  for unemployed and if so, the steps taken to achieve the target?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As  per  the  report  of  Pay  Research  Unit  (PRU)  of  the  Department  of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, the estimated number of central government civilian regular employees during 2014, 2015 and 2016 in major ministries/ departments(excluding Union Territories) are given below:

| Year (as on 1st March)   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |
|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Employees (in lakh)      |  32.24 |  32.29 |  32.21 |

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  Worker  Population  Ratio (WPR)  on  usual status (principal status+subsidiary status) basis for the persons of age 15 years and above State-wise is given at Annexure.

(b) & (c): As per the results of the survey, the estimated unemployment rate on usual status (ps+ss) basis for persons of all ages in the country is given below:

| Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   |
|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Survey Year                | Male                       | Female                     | Person                     |
| 2017-18* (PLFS)            | 6.2                        | 5.7                        | 6.1                        |
| 2011-12 (NSS 68th round)   | 2.1                        | 2.4                        | 2.2                        |
| 2009-10 NSS 66th round     | 2.0                        | 2.3                        | 2.0                        |
| 2004-05 NSS 61ST round)    | 2.2                        | 2.6                        | 2.3                        |

(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)

(d) The estimated workforce by major sectors during these period is given below:

| Estimated Workforce by Major Sectors   | Estimated Workforce by Major Sectors   | Estimated Workforce by Major Sectors   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sectors                                | 2011-12 (NSS 68th round)               | 2017-18* (PLFS)                        |
| Primary                                | 48.9%                                  | 44.1%                                  |
| Secondary                              | 24.3%                                  | 24.8%                                  |
| Tertiary                               | 26.8%                                  | 31.1%                                  |

(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)

(e)  &  (f):  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  like  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 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. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has been initiated since April, 2015 by Government for facilitating self-employment. Under  PMMY collateral free loans uptoRs. 10 lakh, are extended to small/micro business enterprises  and  to  individuals  to  enable  them  to  setup  or  expand  their business activities. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (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. 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.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1456 FOR 01-07-2019 REGARDING JOBS PROVIDED IN GOVERNEMENT/PRIVATE SECTOR.

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

|         |                           | rural+ urban   | rural+ urban   | rural+ urban   |
|---------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UTs                 | Male           | Female         | person         |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 75.3           | 40.8           | 57.2           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 66.4           | 13.0           | 42.3           |
| 3       | Assam                     | 74.7           | 11.0           | 43.7           |
| 4       | Bihar                     | 63.7           | 4.0            | 35.5           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 76.6           | 47.6           | 62.4           |
| 6       | Delhi                     | 68.1           | 12.8           | 42.7           |
| 7       | Goa                       | 64.4           | 22.9           | 42.9           |
| 8       | Gujarat                   | 74.0           | 19.0           | 47.4           |
| 9       | Haryana                   | 68.3           | 12.8           | 41.7           |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh          | 71.0           | 47.5           | 58.9           |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir           | 72.7           | 27.6           | 51.0           |
| 12      | Jharkhand                 | 68.1           | 14.6           | 41.7           |
| 13      | Karnataka                 | 74.0           | 24.8           | 49.1           |
| 14      | Kerala                    | 65.8           | 20.4           | 41.2           |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh            | 75.9           | 31.0           | 54.3           |
| 16      | Maharashtra               | 71.4           | 29.1           | 50.5           |
| 17      | Manipur                   | 64.0           | 19.8           | 42.5           |
| 18      | Meghalaya                 | 75.4           | 50.2           | 62.3           |
| 19      | Mizoram                   | 67.1           | 26.0           | 46.4           |
| 20      | Nagaland                  | 52.9           | 11.0           | 32.8           |
| 21      | Orissa                    | 72.9           | 18.3           | 44.9           |
| 22      | Punjab                    | 69.8           | 13.7           | 42.9           |
| 23      | Rajasthan                 | 69.1           | 26.3           | 48.2           |
| 24      | Sikkim                    | 74.0           | 41.6           | 58.7           |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                | 71.8           | 31.3           | 51.0           |
| 26      | Telangana                 | 69.1           | 30.3           | 49.8           |
| 27      | Tripura                   | 70.5           | 11.1           | 42.0           |
| 28      | Uttarakhand               | 65.0           | 16.1           | 40.6           |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh             | 70.0           | 13.1           | 41.8           |
| 30      | West Bengal               | 75.3           | 20.1           | 47.8           |
| 31      | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 76.4           | 19.1           | 48.7           |
| 32      | Chandigarh                | 74.0           | 20.0           | 46.9           |
| 33      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 86.8           | 39.7           | 66.3           |
| 34      | Daman & Diu               | 85.8           | 24.1           | 63.2           |
| 35      | Lakshadweep               | 65.6           | 9.1            | 34.4           |
| 36      | Puducherry                | 64.4           | 13.4           | 37.8           |
|         | All-India                 | 71.2           | 22.0           | 46.8           |

Source: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), July 2017-June 2018, M/o Statistics &

Programme Implementation.