Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Migration for Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Ramcharan Bohra

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 370

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## MIGRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT

## †*370. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken a joint initiative with the State Governments to control the migration for employment and if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly of Bundelkhand;
- (b)the details of the efforts being made for employment generation in Bundelkhand;
- (c)whether the Government is aware of the migration of labourers/unemployed youth from rural areas of the country, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d)the  number  of  labourers  migrated  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, State-wise/UT-wise; and
- (e)the  remedial  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to prevent  the  migration  of  labourers/  unemployed  youths  and  to provide work to them near their place of residence?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) to (e):

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  370*  FOR  REPLY  ON  27/03/2023 RAISED  BY  SHRI  KUNWAR  PUSHPENDRA  SINGH  CHANDEL  &  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA REGARDING MIGRATION FOR EMPLOYMENT.

(a) to (e): The Central Government in coordination with State Governments  is  implementing  various  developmental  schemes  for creating employment opportunities and improving rural infrastructure to  encourage  people  to  stay  in  rural  areas,  earn  their  livelihood  and raise their quality of life near their places of residence and hence act as a deterrent to distress migration of rural population. Some of such schemes being implemented including in Bundelkhand are:

Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), provides for guaranteed wage employment of 100 days in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members are willing to take up manual work. Further, an additional 50 days of wage employment  is  provided  over  and  above  100  days  in  the  notified drought  affected  areas  or  natural  calamity  affected  areas  in  the country.

Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NRLM)  is  implemented  with  the  objective  of  providing self-employment to the women members of the rural poor families by mobilizing them into Self Help Groups (SHGs).

Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs) provides  for  skill  development  programme  for  self-employment.  This training with access to Bank loans helps in creating self-employment opportunities at local level.

Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) is aimed at developing 300 rural growth clusters called 'Rurban Clusters' which have latent potential for growth, in all States and UTs. These clusters were  conceptualized  with  the  objective  to  bridge  the  rural-urban divide,  reduce  migration  from  rural  to  urban  areas  and  eventually facilitate reverse migration.

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.

The  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  scheme  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. PM  GatiShakti  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. 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 in the country including the State of Uttar Pradesh.  All  these  initiatives  are  expected  to  collectively  generate employment in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects. As  per  the  Report  Migration  in  India,  2020-21,  based  on PLFS  2020-21,  released  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation  (MoSPI),  the  total  migration  rate  in  India  was  28.9% and in rulal was 26.5%. Out of the total migrant persons, around 10.8% persons  were  migrated  due  to  employment  related  reasons.  The employment  related  reasons  include  in  search  of  employment/better employment, for employment/ work (to take up employment/ to take up better employment/ business/ proximity to place of work/ transfer) and loss of job/closure of unit/lack of employment opportunities.

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