Lok Sabha Question No. 2232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Cause of Rising Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2021

## CAUSE OF RISING UNEMPLOYMENT

## 2232. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

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

- (a) the causes of rising unemployment in India since Covid-19 Pandemic from March 2020;
- (b) the number of recruitments done by the Government on a permanent basis during the last two years;
- (c) the company-wise number of job opportunities currently being provided by private companies in the country, along with the State and UT-wise details thereof including Maharashtra;
- (d) whether there is any provision for private companies to provide jobs to the local people in the company and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the number of local people  who have got employment at present along with the company-wise and State-wise details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  with  respect  to the number of people who have been dropped out of the workforce of the country between March 2020 and June 2021?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  COVID-19  pandemic  lockdowns  have  affected  economies  across  the globe including India. Government has taken several initiatives to address the challenges and threats posed by the pandemic.

The Government is providing fiscal stimulus of more than Rs. Twenty seven lakh crore as part of the Aatmanirbhar financial Package. Aatmanirbhar Bharat package comprises of various long term schemes/programmes/  policies  for  making  the  country  self-reliant  and  to create employment opportunities.

(b):  The  number  of    recruitments  carried  out  by  three  major  recruiting agencies,  i.e.  Staff  Selection  Commission  (SSC),  Union  Public  Service Commission (UPSC) and Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), for group 'A', 'B' & 'C' in the Central government during last two years is given below:

| Group           | Year                                          | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Group 'A'       | No. of candidates recommended for appointment | 5,230     | 3,609     |
| Group 'B' & 'C' | No. of candidates recommended for appointment | 14,691    | 68,891    |

(c)  &  (d):  Jobs  are  provided  by  employers  including  private  companies based on their requirement. Company-wise data is not maintained centrally.

(e) & (f): As per the Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation  during  2019-20  (survey  period  July  2019  to  June  2020), the State and UT-wise details of estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) for  persons of age 15 years and above on usual status basis including in Maharashtra is placed at Annexure.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2232 FOR 02-08-2021 REGARDING CAUSE OF RISING UNEMPLOYMENT.

Worker Population Ratio (WPR) according to usual status (ps+ss) for each State/UT age group: 15 years and above

(in percentage)

| Sl.No        | State/UTs            |   2019-20 (PLFS) |
|--------------|----------------------|------------------|
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh       |             55.5 |
| 2            | Arunachal Pradesh    |             44.3 |
| 3            | Assam                |             43.2 |
| 4            | Bihar                |             39.7 |
| 5            | Chhattisgarh         |             65.4 |
| 6            | Delhi                |             43.3 |
| 7            | Goa                  |             47.3 |
| 8            | Gujarat              |             54.7 |
| 9            | Haryana              |             42.9 |
| 10           | Himachal Pradesh     |             70.5 |
| 11           | Jharkhand            |             53.6 |
| 12           | Karnataka            |             53.1 |
| 13           | Kerala               |             45.3 |
| 14           | Madhya Pradesh       |             57.7 |
| 15           | Maharashtra          |             55.7 |
| 16           | Manipur              |             45.5 |
| 17           | Meghalaya            |             58.6 |
| 18           | Mizoram              |             50.7 |
| 19           | Nagaland             |             44.8 |
| 20           | Odisha               |             51.9 |
| 21           | Punjab               |             47.8 |
| 22           | Rajasthan            |             55   |
| 23           | Sikkim               |             68.8 |
| 24           | Tamil Nadu           |             55.3 |
| 25           | Telangana            |             55.7 |
| 26           | Tripura              |             49.6 |
| 27           | Uttarakhand          |             49.5 |
| 28           | Uttar Pradesh        |             45.1 |
| 29           | West Bengal          |             49.7 |
| 30 Andaman & | N. Islands           |             49.8 |
| 31           | Chandigarh           |             45.5 |
| 32           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |             72.2 |
| 33 Daman     | & Diu                |             64.5 |
| 34           | Jammu & Kashmir      |             52.5 |
| 35           | Ladakh               |             62.7 |
| 36           | Lakshadweep          |             48   |
| 37           | Puducherry           |             47.7 |
|              | All India            |             50.9 |

Source: Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), 2019-20 M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation.