Lok Sabha Question No. 2215 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Unemployed Youth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2215

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  MARCH, 2021

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

## 2215.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAIVASAVA:

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

- (a) whether  the  NITI  Aayog  has  collected  the  data  of  unemployed  youth  of  the country;
- (b) if so, the state-wise details thereof including the factors determining employment oriented economy;
- (c) the  details  of  the  schemes  initiated  by  the  Government  for  employment generation in the country;
- (d) whether  the  said  schemes  are  not  effective  in  providing  job/employment  to unemployed youth and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to formulate a new employment policy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the other effective steps taken/to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on employment and unemployment is conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI).  As  per  the  PLFS  2018-19,  the  state-wise details  of  estimated  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  on usual  status  (principal  status  +  subsidiary  status)  basis  in  the  country  is    given  at Annexure. The reports of PLFS surveys are available at MoSPI website www.mospi.gov.in.
- (c)  &  (d):  Employment  generation  is  a  priority  of  the  Government.  Government  has taken various steps for generating employment in the country through schemes such as  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).

Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojna  (ABRY)  Scheme  has  been  launched  with effect  from  1st  October  2020  to  incentivize  creation  of  new  employment  along  with social  security  benefits  and  restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during  COVID-19 pandemic.  This  scheme  reduces  the  financial  burden  of  the  employers  of  various sectors/industries including MSME and encourages them to hire more workers. Under ABRY, Government of India is providing for a period of two years both the employees' share (12% of wages) and employer's share (12% of wages) of contribution payable or only the employees' share, depending on employment strength of the EPFO registered establishments.

To boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Government of India has launched Garib Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyaan  on  20th  June  2020.  The  Abhiyaan  focuses  on  durable  rural infrastructure  and  providing  modern  facilities  like  internet  in  the  villages.  Skill Mapping of the rural migrant labour being done to help them work closer home.

PM-SVANidhi  Scheme  facilitates  collateral  free  working  capital  loan  upto Rs.10,000/-  of  one-year  tenure,  to  approximately,  50  lakh  street  vendors,  to  resume their businesses.

(e) & (f): The Government has notified four Labour Codes namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and  the Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working  Conditions  Code,  2020  by  simplifying, amalgamating  and  rationalizing  the  relevant  provisions  of  29  Central  Labour  laws. Codification  of  the  Labour  Laws  will  inter  alia  reduce  multiplicity  of  definitions  & authorities  facilitate  implementation  &  use  of  technology  in  enforcement  of  labour laws  and  bring  transparency  &  accountability  in  enforcement  which  would  promote setting up of more enterprises, thus catalysing the creation of employment opportunities  in  the  country.  It  would  promote  setting  up  of  industries  by  reducing rigidity  of  labour  market  and  facilitate  hassle  free  compliance,  paving  the  way  for realizing the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat. It will also harmonize needs of workers and industry and will prove an important milestone for welfare of the workers.

In addition, RBI and Government of India have taken measures to infuse liquidity in the economy to sustain the market economy and raise the level of employment.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a & b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2215 due for reply on 08-03-2021

State/UT-wise details of unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above according to usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) approach to the extent available

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs            | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|           |                      | 2017-18 (PLFS)             | 2018-19 (PLFS)             |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 4.5                        | 5.3                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 5.8                        | 7.7                        |
| 3         | Assam                | 7.9                        | 6.7                        |
| 4         | Bihar                | 7.0                        | 9.8                        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 3.3                        | 2.4                        |
| 6         | Delhi                | 9.4                        | 10.4                       |
| 7         | Goa                  | 13.9                       | 8.7                        |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 4.8                        | 3.2                        |
| 9         | Haryana              | 8.4                        | 9.3                        |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 5.5                        | 5.1                        |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 5.4                        | 5.1                        |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 7.5                        | 5.2                        |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 4.8                        | 3.6                        |
| 14        | Kerala               | 11.4                       | 9.0                        |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 4.3                        | 3.5                        |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 4.8                        | 5.0                        |
| 17        | Manipur              | 11.5                       | 9.4                        |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 1.6                        | 2.7                        |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 10.1                       | 7.0                        |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 21.4                       | 17.4                       |
| 21        | Odisha               | 7.1                        | 7.0                        |
| 22        | Punjab               | 7.7                        | 7.4                        |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 5.0                        | 5.7                        |
| 24        | Sikkim               | 3.5                        | 3.1                        |
| 25        | Tamilnadu            | 7.5                        | 6.6                        |
| 26        | Telangana            | 7.6                        | 8.3                        |
| 27        | Tripura              | 6.8                        | 10.0                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 7.6                        | 8.9                        |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh        | 6.2                        | 5.7                        |
| 30        | West Bengal          | 4.6                        | 3.8                        |
| 31        | Andaman & N. Island  | 15.8                       | 13.5                       |
| 32        | Chandigarh           | 9.0                        | 7.3                        |
| 33        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.4                        | 1.5                        |
| 34        | Daman & Diu          | 3.1                        | 0.0                        |
| 35        | Lakshadweep          | 21.3                       | 31.6                       |
| 36        | Puduchery            | 10.3                       | 8.3                        |
|           | All India            | 6.0                        | 5.8                        |

Source: Annual report of PLFS 2017-18 & 2018- 19,  MoS&PI