Lok Sabha Question No. 4347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Employment to Educated Youth/ Young Students in Rajasthan
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4347

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07th JANUARY, 2019

## EMPLOYMENT TO EDUCATED YOUTH/YOUNG STUDENTS IN RAJASTHAN

4347.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  provided  employment  to  educated  youth/  young students in Rajasthan; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  the  employment provided to such  students/youth  during  the  last  three  years  in  the  State  particularly  in Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency?

## ANSWER

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

(a) &  (b):  As  per  the  results  of  available  labour  force  surveys  on  employmentunemployment conducted by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, the distribution of persons by educational classification based on usual principal status approach  for  the  age  group  18-29  years    in  Rajasthan  (including  Udaipur)  is  given below. Parliamentary Constituency-wise data is not maintained centrally.

| Educational Classification        | Employed (in %)   | Employed (in %)   | Employed (in %)   |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Primary                           | 2012-13           | 2013-14           | 2015-16           |
|                                   | 47.9              | 44.5              | 42.9              |
| Middle/Secondary/Higher Secondary | 41.1              | 40.1              | 28.0              |
| Graduate & above                  | 36.3              | 34.3              | 33.2              |

Further, 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). The progress of these schemes in Rajasthan is given below:

| Employment Generated                           | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated     |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| Schemes/Year                                   | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                  |
| Estimated employment generated under PMEGP     | 13408                  | 12614                  | 9616 (As on 30.11.2018)  |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS ( in crore) | 25.96                  | 23.98                  | 14.69 (As on 30.11.2018) |
| Candidates placed under DDU-GKY                | 3397                   | 693                    | 2744 (As on 03.12.2018)  |
| Placement under DAY-NULM                       | -                      | 33                     | 1345 (As on 05.12.2018)  |

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 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. As on 30.11.2018,  under  the  scheme,  0.96  lakh  candidates  have  been  reported  placed  in various sectors across the Rajasthan.

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  31-12-2018,  the  scheme  covered  7601 establishments and 3.77 lakh beneficiaries in Rajasthan.

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 small/micro business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup  or  expand  their  business  activities.    In  Rajasthan  loans  sanctioned  under  the scheme were 11.60 lakh, 12.04 lakh and 17.47 lakh during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 201718 respectively.

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