Lok Sabha Question No. 3273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Unemployment in Jharkhand
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## UNEMPLOYMENT IN JHARKHAND

3273. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) whether the State of Jharkhand has witnessed an increase in unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the remedial measures taken by the Government of Jharkhand to curtail unemployment; and
- (d) whether the proposed measures will lead to eliminating the alarming increase?

## 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 & Programme Implementation (MOSPI) since 2017-18.

As per the results of  annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted during 2018-19 and 2019-20, the estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and the estimated  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  15  years  and  above  on  usual  status basis in the country and in the state of Jharkhand is as under:

(in percentage )

| Year      | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | WPR       | UR        | WPR       | UR        |
| All India | 47.3      | 5.8       | 50.9      | 4.8       |
| Jharkhand | 44.9      | 5.2       | 53.6      | 4.2       |

WPR-Worker Population Ratio

UR- Unemployment Rate

(c) & (d): As per the information received from the Government of Jharkhand, in order to  provide  employment  opportunities  to  the  local  youth  in  coordination  with  the private  sector  employers  within  the  State  and  outside  the  State,  the  list  of unemployed  youth  available  in  the  database  of  the  employment  offices  was  made available  online  by  the  state  Government  so  that,  the  employers  could  select  the youth as per their requirement.

Government  of  India  has  also  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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