Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Employment Generation for Youths
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *18 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2022

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION FOR YOUTHS

- *18.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  generate  employment  for around 10 lakh youths in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and timeframe fixed for its implementation;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines/directions  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *18 DUE FOR REPLY ON 18-07-2022 REGARDING  'EMPLOYMENT  GENERATION  FOR  YOUTHS'  BY  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI, M.P.

(a) 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.

Creation and filling up of posts in the Central Ministries/Departments is the responsibility  of  the  concerned  Ministry/  Department  and  all  Ministries/ Departments have been directed to take action in mission mode for filling up the vacant posts in time bound manner.

Further, 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.  The  PLI  Schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs.  The PLI scheme is implemented by the  concerned  Ministries/Departments  within  the  overall  financial  limits prescribed.  The  guidelines/directions  of  PLI  scheme  are  issued  by  the respective Ministries/Departments.

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 08.07.2022, 35.94 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme.

Government  is  implementing  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) since June 01, 2020 to facilitate collateral free working capital loan to street vendors to restart their businesses, which were adversely impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic. As on July 11, 2022, 33.34 lakh  loans  amounting  to  ₹3,615  Crore  have  been  disbursed  to  30.26  lakh beneficiaries under the scheme.

The  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  has  been  launched  with effect  from  1st  October,  2020  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new employment and restoration of loss of employment during Covid-19 pandemic. The  terminal  date  for  registration  of  beneficiaries  was  31.03.2022.  As  on 13.07.2022  benefits  have  been  provided  to  59.54  lakh  beneficiaries  out  of which 53.23 lakh beneficiaries have joined as new joinees.

Besides  these  initiatives,  various  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government such as Make in India, Start-up India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Prime Minister's Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Deen Dayal Antodaya YojanaNational  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  etc.  are  also  oriented towards  generating  employment  opportunities.  Further,  PM  GatiShakti  is  a transformative approach of Government of India which is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for all.

As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI),  the  estimated  Worker Population  Ratio  (WPR)  on  usual  status  for  age  15  years  and  above  has increased  from  46.8%  in  year  2017-18  to  52.6%  in  year  2020-21.  This indicates that more and more people are getting employment.

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