Lok Sabha Question No. 80 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Vulnerable Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 80

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH  FEBURARY, 2019

## VULNERABLE EMPLOYMENT

## 80.  SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the International Labour Organization's 'World Employment and Social Outlook Trends Report of 2018' which states that nearly 77% of Indian workers would be vulnerable and that 18.9 million people would be unemployed by 2019;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the fact that with the rising levels of unemployment and deteriorating mental health increasing number of suicides is reported among the students and youth;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in this regard; and; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  holistic  and  real  time  survey data based on conventional parameters to measure the critical problem of unemployment and if so, the details thereof?

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

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  has  published  'World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2018'. As per the report, it is projected that the number of vulnerable employment in Southern Asia which includes India is  expected  to  rise  from  505.7  million  in  2018  to  512.6  million  by  2019  and vulnerable employment rate is expected to be 72% in 2018 and 71.9% in 2019.

(c) & (d): 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,  fasttracking 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.

(e):  To  ascertain  employment  and  unemployment  situation  in  the  country, National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme Implementation has launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) during 201718.

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