Lok Sabha Question No. 1981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Data of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1981

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2022

## DATA OF CENTRE FOR MONITORING INDIAN ECONOMY(CMIE)

## 1981.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether the unemployment rate in India had risen to record levels at 11.58 per cent for the entire country during the pandemic as per the data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)and if so, details thereof for the past five years, State wise;
- (b) whether immediate, as well as long-term solutions, are being taken regarding the creation of jobs and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the manner in which the Ministry intends to execute its plans despite a decrease in allocation for the MGNREGA Scheme;
- (d) whether  the  Ministry  has  taken  or  plans  to  take  measures  to  cope  with  this increased demand for workand if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  :  As  per  Annual  Employment-Unemployment  Survey  conducted  by  the  Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment during the year 2015-16 and 2016-17 and Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the State/UT-wise estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for age 15 years and above for past five years is at Annexure.

(b) to (d): 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 pandemic. Under this package, the Government is providing fiscal stimulus  of  more  than  Rs.  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.

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme which provide for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Under MGNREGS wage has been increased to Rs. 202 a day from Rs. 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) has been launched with effect from 1st  October,  2020  as  part  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  package  3.0  to  incentivize employers for creation of new employment along with social security benefits and restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during  Covid-19  pandemic.  This  scheme  being implemented through the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), seeks to reduce  the  financial  burden  of  the  employers  and  encourages  them  to  hire  more workers. The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries has been extended from 30.06.2021  to  31.03.2022.  Benefits  have  been  provided  to  50.81  lakh  beneficiaries through 1.33 lakh establishments till 28.02.2022

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented 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 04.03.2022, 33.91 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme.

Government  had  launched  the  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyaan  (GKRA)  of  125 days  on  20th  June,  2020  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood  opportunities  for returnee  migrant  workers  and  similarly  affected  persons  including  youth  in  rural areas, in 116 selected districts across 6 States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh.  The  Abhiyaan  has  achieved  an  employment generation of 50.78 crore person days with a total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore.

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. The Government has put emphasis on railways, roads, urban transport, power, telecom,  textiles  and  affordable  housing  amid  continued  focus  on  the  National Infrastructure  Pipeline.  Budget  2021-22  launched  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI) schemes, with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5 years starting from 2021-22. All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate employment and boost output in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects. The Government of India is encouraging various projects involving substantial investment  and  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises,  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) & Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) of the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) of the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs etc. for employment generation. Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban  Transformation,  Housing  for  All,  Infrastructure  Development  and  Industrial Corridors are also oriented towards generating employment opportunities.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1981 due for reply on 14.03.2022

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  according  to usual status approach

|                     | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)     | Unemployment Rate (in %)     | Unemployment Rate (in %)     |
|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| State/UTs           | Labour Bureau              | Labour Bureau              | Periodic Labour Force Survey | Periodic Labour Force Survey | Periodic Labour Force Survey |
|                     | 2015-16                    | 2016-17                    | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | 2019-20                      |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 3.5                        | 3.1                        | 4.5                          | 5.3                          | 4.7                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 3.9                        | 4.2                        | 5.8                          | 7.7                          | 6.7                          |
| Assam               | 4.0                        | 4.4                        | 7.9                          | 6.7                          | 7.9                          |
| Bihar               | 4.4                        | 5.4                        | 7.0                          | 9.8                          | 5.1                          |
| Chhattisgarh        | 1.2                        | 2.9                        | 3.3                          | 2.4                          | 3.3                          |
| Delhi               | 3.1                        | 4.6                        | 9.4                          | 10.4                         | 8.6                          |
| Goa                 | 9.0                        | 10.1                       | 13.9                         | 8.7                          | 8.1                          |
| Gujarat             | 0.6                        | 0.8                        | 4.8                          | 3.2                          | 2.0                          |
| Haryana             | 3.3                        | 5.2                        | 8.4                          | 9.3                          | 6.4                          |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 10.2                       | 2.6                        | 5.5                          | 5.1                          | 3.7                          |
| Jammu &Kashmir      | 6.6                        | 8.1                        | 5.4                          | 5.1                          | 6.7                          |
| Jharkhand           | 2.2                        | 5.8                        | 7.5                          | 5.2                          | 4.2                          |
| Karnataka           | 1.4                        | 1.8                        | 4.8                          | 3.6                          | 4.2                          |
| Kerala              | 10.6                       | 11.1                       | 11.4                         | 9.0                          | 10.0                         |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 3.0                        | 4                          | 4.3                          | 3.5                          | 3.0                          |
| Maharashtra         | 1.5                        | 1.6                        | 4.8                          | 5.0                          | 3.2                          |
| Manipur             | 3.4                        | 3.9                        | 11.5                         | 9.4                          | 9.5                          |
| Meghalaya           | 4.0                        | 3.3                        | 1.6                          | 2.7                          | 2.7                          |
| Mizoram             | 1.5                        | 2.9                        | 10.1                         | 7.0                          | 5.7                          |
| Nagaland            | 5.6                        | 5.2                        | 21.4                         | 17.4                         | 25.7                         |
| Odisha              | 3.8                        | 4.7                        | 7.1                          | 7.0                          | 6.2                          |
| Punjab              | 5.8                        | 6.5                        | 7.7                          | 7.4                          | 7.3                          |
| Rajasthan           | 2.5                        | 2.7                        | 5.0                          | 5.7                          | 4.5                          |
| Sikkim              | 8.9                        | 5.9                        | 3.5                          | 3.1                          | 2.2                          |
| Tamil Nadu          | 3.8                        | 3.7                        | 7.5                          | 6.6                          | 5.3                          |
| Telangana           | 2.7                        | 2.7                        | 7.6                          | 8.3                          | 7.0                          |
| Tripura             | 10.0                       | 15                         | 6.8                          | 10.0                         | 3.2                          |
| Uttarakhand         | 6.1                        | 3.3                        | 7.6                          | 8.9                          | 7.1                          |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 5.8                        | 5.2                        | 6.2                          | 5.7                          | 4.4                          |
| West Bengal         | 3.6                        | 3.7                        | 4.6                          | 3.8                          | 4.6                          |
| A &NIslands         | 12.0                       | 8.3                        | 15./8                        | 13.5                         | 12.6                         |
| Chandigarh          | 3.4                        | 1.3                        | 9.0                          | 7.3                          | 6.3                          |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 2.7                        | 1.8                        | 0.4                          | 1.5                          | 3.0                          |
| Daman &Diu          | 0.3                        | 1.5                        | 3.1                          | 0.0                          | 2.9                          |
| Lakshadweep         | 4.3                        | 5.2                        | 21.3                         | 31.6                         | 13.7                         |
| Puducherry          | 4.8                        | 5.7                        | 10.3                         | 8.3                          | 7.6                          |
| Ladakh              | -                          |                            | -                            | -                            | 0.1                          |
| All-India           | 3.7                        | 3.9                        | 6.0                          | 5.8                          | 4.8                          |

Source : Annual report, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation & Annual Employment Unemployment Surveys, Labour Bureau, M/o Labour& Employment

*For comparability, the results of above mentioned surveys i.eLabour Bureau and PLFS need to be understood in the context with which the survey methodology and sample selection has been designed.