Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Employment Data
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JUNE, 2019

## EMPLOYMENT  DATA

## 379.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently released the employment data in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  unemployment  in  the  country  has  increased  manifold  as compared to the previous year and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the sectors which are lagging behind in providing employment and the extent to which GST and demonetisation has affected employment opportunities in the country;
- (d) whether the Government has any plan for the next three years to increase employment generation in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the further action taken or being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a&  b):  A    Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  was  conducted  during  2017-18  by  National Sample Survey Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. The survey report has recently been released by the Government. 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 68 th round)  | 2.1                        | 2.4                        | 2.2                        |
| 2009-10 (NSS 66 th round)  | 2.0                        | 2.3                        | 2.0                        |
| 2004-05 (NSS 61 st 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)

(c):    National  Sample  Survey  Office,  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation conducted labour force survey on employment and unemployment during the year 2011-12 and PLFS  during  2017-18.  The  estimate  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 68 th 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)

(d)  &  (e):  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 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.

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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