Lok Sabha Question No. 1969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Increasing Unemployment Rate
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arjun Singh, Vijay Kumar, Bhagirath Chaudhary, Hemant Tukaram Godse, V. Kalanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1969 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## INCREASING UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

## 1969.   SHRI ARJUN SINGH:

SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a) the reasons for increasing unemployment in the country as compared to the last five years;
- (b)
- the steps taken by the Government to stop unemployment;
- (c) whether the Covid-19 waves have increased the unemployment population ratio in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the measures/steps have been taken by the Government to safeguard the  interests  of  unorganized  and  skill  workers  due  to  pandemic situation;
- the unemployment rate in the country, State/UT-wise and whether the Government  has  any  proposal  to  create  employment  for  lakhs  of unemployed youth of the country, if so, the details thereof and the time limit set for its implementation along with the number of unemployed youths who have been provided employment in the country during the
- (e) last two years, State/UT-wise;
- (f) whether the Government has issued any guidelines in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether  the  State  Governments  are  also  reaping  the  benefits  of Government policies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (g):  The  data source on Employment and Unemployment is Periodic Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  which  is  conducted  by  the  Ministry  of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June of next year. As per the latest available Annual PLFS Reports,  the  estimated  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  on  usual  status  for persons of age 15 years and above was 6.0%, 5.8%, 4.8% and 4.2% during 2017-18,  2018-19,  2019-20  and  2020-21,  respectively,  which  shows  that unemployment rate in the country has declining trend.

The  State/UT-wise  estimated  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  on  usual status for persons of age 15 years and above during 2017-18 to 2020-21 is at Annexure-I.

The  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  on  usual  status  for persons of age 15 years & above was 50.9% and 52.6% during 2019-20 and 2020-21,  respectively,  which  shows  that  employment  in  the  country  has increased.

The State/UT-wise estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above during 2019-20 and 2020-21 is at Annexure-II.

Employment generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country. The Government of India has announced Aatmanirbhar Bharat package to provide stimulus to business  and  to  mitigate  the  adverse  impact  of  Covid-19.  Under  this package, the Government is providing fiscal stimulus of more than Rupees Twenty  Seven  lakh  crore.  This  package  comprises  of  various  long  term schemes/ programmes/ policies for making the country self-reliant and to create employment opportunities.

The  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  was  launched  with effect from 1st October, 2020 to incentivize employers for creation of new employment  and  restoration of loss of employment  during Covid-19 pandemic. The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries was 31.03.2022. Since inception of the scheme, till 28.11.2022, benefits of Rs. 7855.07 Crore have been provided to 60.13 lakhs beneficiaries under the scheme.

The  Government  is  implementing  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) since June 01, 2020 to facilitate collateral  free  working  capital  loan  to  street  vendors  to  restart  their businesses, which were adversely impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic. As on 02.12.2022, 37.68 lakh loans amounting to Rs. 4,378 Crore have been disbursed under the scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by the Government 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.  Upto  25.11.2022,  an  amount  of  Rs  15.56  lakh  crore  was disbursed in 37.76 crore loan accounts sanctioned under the scheme.

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes is being implemented by the Government with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5 years starting from 2021-22 which have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs. All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate employment in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects.

PM Gati Shakti is a transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development.  The  approach  is  driven by seven  engines, namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics  Infrastructure.  This  approach  is  powered  by  Clean  Energy  and Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for all.

The  Government  of  India  is  encouraging  various  projects  involving substantial  investment  and  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Pt.  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  etc.  for employment generation. Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes  of  the  Government  such  as  Make  in  India,  Start-up  India, Stand-up India, Digital India, Housing for All etc. are also oriented towards generating employment opportunities.

As  per  the  Unorganised  Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008,  the Government  is  mandated  to  provide  Social  Security  and  welfare  of  the workers of unorganised sector by formulating suitable welfare schemes on matters relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection etc. The details of the social security schemes are as follows: (i) The Life and Disability cover is provided through Pradhan Mantri JeevanJyotiBima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima Yojana (PMSBY).

The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) provides  an  annual  health  cover  of  Rs.  5  lakhs  per  eligible  family  for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization corresponding to 1949 treatment procedures across 27 specialties.

In  order  to  provide  old  age  protection,  the  Government  of  India launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme in 2019. It provides monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- after attaining the age of 60 years.

Apart from above, other schemes such as Public Distribution System through One Nation One Ration Card scheme under National Food Security Act,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act,  Deen Dayal  Upadhyay  Gramin  Kaushal  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana, Mahatma  Gandhi  Bunkar Bima Yojana, PMSVANidhi, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana etc. are also available for the unorganised workers depending upon their eligibility criteria.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part(a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1969 due for reply on19.12.2022.

## State/UT-wise Unemployment Rate(UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above during 2017-18 to 2020-21.

| S.No.     | States/UTs           | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 4.5       | 5.3       |       4.7 | 4.1       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 5.8       | 7.7       |       6.7 | 5.7       |
| 3         | Assam                | 7.9       | 6.7       |       7.9 | 4.1       |
| 4         | Bihar                | 7.0       | 9.8       |       5.1 | 4.6       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 3.3       | 2.4       |       3.3 | 2.5       |
| 6         | Delhi                | 9.4       | 10.4      |       8.6 | 6.3       |
| 7         | Goa                  | 13.9      | 8.7       |       8.1 | 10.5      |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 4.8       | 3.2       |       2   | 2.2       |
| 9         | Haryana              | 8.4       | 9.3       |       6.4 | 6.3       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 5.5       | 5.1       |       3.7 | 3.3       |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 7.5       | 5.2       |       4.2 | 3.1       |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 4.8       | 3.6       |       4.2 | 2.7       |
| 13        | Kerala               | 11.4      | 9.0       |      10   | 10.1      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 4.3       | 3.5       |       3   | 1.9       |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 4.8       | 5.0       |       3.2 | 3.7       |
| 16        | Manipur              | 11.5      | 9.4       |       9.5 | 5.6       |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 1.6       | 2.7       |       2.7 | 1.7       |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 10.1      | 7.0       |       5.7 | 3.5       |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 21.4      | 17.4      |      25.7 | 19.2      |
| 20        | Odisha               | 7.1       | 7.0       |       6.2 | 5.3       |
| 21        | Punjab               | 7.7       | 7.4       |       7.3 | 6.2       |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 5.0       | 5.7       |       4.5 | 4.7       |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 3.5       | 3.1       |       2.2 | 1.1       |
| 24        | TamilNadu            | 7.5       | 6.6       |       5.3 | 5.2       |
| 25        | Telangana            | 7.6       | 8.3       |       7   | 4.9       |
| 26        | Tripura              | 6.8       | 10.0      |       3.2 | 3.2       |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 7.6       | 8.9       |       7.1 | 6.9       |
| 28 Uttar  | Pradesh              | 6.2       | 5.7       |       4.4 | 4.2       |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 4.6       | 3.8       |       4.6 | 3.5       |
| 30        | Andaman & N. Island  | 15.8      | 13.5      |      12.6 | 9.1       |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 9.0       | 7.3       |       6.3 | 7.1       |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.4       | 1.5       |       3   |           |
| 33        | Daman &Diu           | 3.1       | 0.0       |       2.9 | 4.2       |
| 34        | Jammu &Kashmir       | 5.4       | 5.1       |       6.7 | 5.9       |
| 35        | Ladakh               | -         | -         |       0.1 | 2.9       |
| 36        | Lakshadweep          | 21.3      | 31.6      |      13.7 | 13.4      |
| 37        | Puducherry           | 10.3      | 8.3       |       7.6 | 6.7       |
| All India | All India            | 6.0       | 5.8       |       4.8 | 4.2       |

Source: PLFS,MoSPI.

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1969 due for reply on 19.12.2022

State/UT-wise details of Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above for the period 2019-20 and 2020-21.

| S. No.     | State/UTs           |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|------------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh      |      55.5 | 58.6      |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh   |      44.3 | 48.5      |
| 3          | Assam               |      43.2 | 50.5      |
| 4          | Bihar               |      39.7 | 39.9      |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh        |      65.4 | 63.6      |
| 6          | Delhi               |      43.3 | 42.7      |
| 7          | Goa                 |      47.3 | 43.4      |
| 8          | Gujarat             |      54.7 | 55.0      |
| 9          | Haryana             |      42.9 | 44.0      |
| 10         | Himachal Pradesh    |      70.5 | 69.5      |
| 11         | Jharkhand           |      53.6 | 59.6      |
| 12         | Karnataka           |      53.1 | 55.3      |
| 13         | Kerala              |      45.3 | 46.1      |
| 14         | Madhya Pradesh      |      57.7 | 60.2      |
| 15         | Maharashtra         |      55.7 | 53.9      |
| 16         | Manipur             |      45.5 | 41.0      |
| 17         | Meghalaya           |      58.6 | 62.0      |
| 18         | Mizoram             |      50.7 | 54.5      |
| 19         | Nagaland            |      44.8 | 49.5      |
| 20         | Odisha              |      51.9 | 53.5      |
| 21         | Punjab              |      47.8 | 47.2      |
| 22         | Rajasthan           |      55   | 55.3      |
| 23         | Sikkim              |      68.8 | 71.3      |
| 24         | Tamil Nadu          |      55.3 | 56.9      |
| 25         | Telangana           |      55.7 | 57.8      |
| 26         | Tripura             |      49.6 | 53.8      |
| 27         | Uttarakhand         |      49.5 | 48.7      |
| 28         | Uttar Pradesh       |      45.1 | 48.0      |
| 29         | West Bengal         |      49.7 | 53.0      |
| 30         | Andaman & N. Island |      49.8 | 58.2      |
| 31         | Chandigarh          |      45.5 | 43.1      |
| 32 Dadra & | Nagar Haveli        |      72.2 |           |
| 33         | Daman & Diu         |      64.5 | 54.0      |
| 34         | Jammu & Kashmir     |      52.5 | 55.5      |
| 35         | Ladakh              |      62.7 | 69.1      |
| 36         | Lakshadweep         |      48   | 40.1      |
| 37         | Puducherry          |      47.7 | 48.1      |
|            | All India           |      50.9 | 52.6      |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI.