Lok Sabha Question No. 3434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Decline in Employment Avenues
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3434

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENT AVENUES

3434.  DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the  reasons  for  decline  in  employment  avenues  and  less  number  of  new employments during the last few years in spite of increase in growth rate;
- (b) the number of persons who have lost their jobs during the last five years and the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to increase employment avenues?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The data on employment/ unemployment is being collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. As per the results of Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons of  15  years  and  above  on  usual  status  in  the country was as under:

(in %)

| PLFS (Year)   |   WPR |   UR |
|---------------|-------|------|
| 2017-18       |  46.8 |  6   |
| 2018-19       |  47.3 |  5.8 |
| 2019-20       |  50.9 |  4.8 |

(c) : Government of India has taken a number of initiatives for promoting employment generation  in  the  country.  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  has  been launched  w.e.f.  1st  October,  2020  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new employment along with social security benefits and restoration of employment. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary under the scheme has been extended from 30th June, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

PM- SVANidhi Scheme has facilitated collateral free working capital loan upto Rs.10,000/-  for  one-year  tenure  to  street  vendors,  to  help  them    resume  their businesses during the post Covid period.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented by the Government inter alia, 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.

In addition, to enhance the employment generation, Government is encouraging  various  projects  involving  substantial  investment  and  through  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), Deendayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  and Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  run  by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  & Medium  Enterprises,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs and Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), respectively.

Besides  these  initiatives,  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government  such  as Make in India, Digital India, Swachh Bharat Mission, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All, Infrastructure development  and  Industrial  corridors  and  Production-Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme have the potential to generate productive employment opportunities.

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