Lok Sabha Question No. 1305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Creating New Jobs for Youths
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1305

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CREATING NEW JOBS FOR YOUTHS

## 1305.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) the  progress  made  by  the  Government  in  creating  new  jobs  for  the unemployed youths in the country;
- (b) the details of number of jobs created through the various programmes and schemes in the country during last three years, year-wise;
- (c) whether it is true that job growth in the current year is at the lowest level in a decade; and
- (d) if so, the details of the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): 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  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 Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run  by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises,  Ministry  of  Rural Development and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, respectively. Employment generated through these schemes/programmesin the country to the extent available is given below:

| Schemes/Year                                  |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20                 |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Employment generated under PMEGP (in lakh)    |      3.87 |      5.87 | 5.33                    |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS (in crore) |    233.74 |    267.96 | 265.33                  |
| Candidates placed under DDU-GKY (in lakh)     |      0.76 |      1.38 | 1.49                    |
| Placement under DAY-NULM (in lakh)            |      1.15 |      1.78 | 0.44 (till 27- 01-2020) |

## Source: Concerned Ministries

(c)  &  (d):  The  quinquennial  labour  force  surveys  on  employment  and unemployment were conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation.  The  last  such  survey  was conducted during  2011-12.  Now,  NSO  has  switched  to  the  Annual  Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which has been initiated from 2017-18. As per the result of Surveys, the estimated worker population ratio on usual status (principal  status  +  subsidiary  status)  basis  for  persons  of  all  ages  in  the country to the extent available was 38.6%, 34.7% and 35.3% during 2011-12 (NSS 68th  round), 2017-18 (PLFS) and 2018-19 (PLFS) respectively.

Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a flagship scheme known as the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 with the objective to provide skilling  under  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning (RPL) across the country.

Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  has  been  initiated  by the 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.

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 for job seekers.

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