Lok Sabha Question No. 2092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  MARCH, 2021

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 2092. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether the 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,  MGNREGS,  Pt.  Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana and Deendayal Antodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission ,etc for the benefit of youth and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  progress  made  by  the  Government  in  creating  new  jobs  for  the unemployed youths in Bihar particularly in district Gopalganj;
- (c) the number of jobs created through the various programmes and schemes in Bihar during the last two years, district-wise; and
- (d)  whether  the  National  Career  Service  Project  which  comprises  a  digital portal for job-matching in a dynamic, efficient and responsive manner and has a repository of career content for job seekers is benefiting the youth of district Gopalganj of Bihar and if so, the details thereof?

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

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (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 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. Details of the  progress of the scheme/ programme made in Bihar during the last one year is given as follows:

| Schemes/Year                         | 2019-20                  | 2020-21                                       |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Employment Generated under PMEGP     | 17768 (No. of persons)   | 6232 (No. of persons) (As on 31.12.2020)      |
| Candidate placed under DDU-GKY       | 5861 (No. of candidates) | 2147 (No. of Candidates) (Till January, 2021) |
| Persondays Generated under (MGNREGA) | 1418 (in Lakh)           | 1755 (in Lakh) (As on 28.01.2021)             |

Source: Concerned Ministries

Government is implementing 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. Around 12.41 lakh active jobseekers and more than 2000 active employers are registered on NCS portal from Bihar including Gopalganj district.

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