Lok Sabha Question No. 987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Unemployment Rate in Educated Population
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 987

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2021

## UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN EDUCATED POPULATION

## 987.  SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the State-wise unemployment rate in the educated population (here defined as those who have earned any post-secondary qualification);
- (b) the measures in place to address unemployment among the educated population;
- (c) whether the  Government has collected data on the State-wise rate of underemployment among the educated population;
- (d) if so, the details therefor and the measures in place to address underemployment among the educated population; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) on employment and unemployment is conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation since 2017. The report is available on the website of the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  www.mospi.nic.in.  As  per the PLFS 2019-20, the State/UT-wise and Qualification-wise estimated unemployment rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  on  usual  status  (principal  status  + subsidiary status) basis to the extent available in the country is given at Annexure.

Government of India has taken a number  of initiatives for promoting employment  generation  in  the  country  including  among  the  educated  population. 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.  This  scheme  being  implemented through EPFO seeks to reduce the financial burden of the employers and encourages them to hire more workers. Under ABRY, Government of India is providing for a period of two years, both the employees' share (12% of wages) and employers' share (12% of wages)  of  contribution  or  only  employees'  share  of  contribution  depending  on employment  strength  of  the  EPFO  registered  establishments,  for  new  employees whose monthly wage is less than Rs. 15,000/- per month. The new employees under the scheme includes those who have lost their employment during Covid-19 pandemic and did not join any EPF covered establishment upto 30.09.2020. The terminal date for registration of beneficiary under the scheme has been extended from 30th June, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY), Government of India has contributed both 12% employer's share and 12% employee's share under Employees Provident  Fund  (EPF),  totaling  24%  of  the  wage  for  the  wage  month  from  March  to August,  2020  for  the  establishments  having  100  employees  with  90%  of  such employees earning less than Rs. 15000/-. This has helped in providing employment in EPFO registered establishments during post Covid period.

Earlier  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  was  launched  to incentivise employers for creation of new employment. Under the scheme, Government of India is paying Employer's contribution i.e. 12% for a period of three years to the new employees earning upto Rs. 15,000/- through EPFO. The terminal date for  registration  of  beneficiary  through  establishment  was  31st  March  2019.  The beneficiaries registered upto 31st March, 2019 will continue to receive the benefit for 3 years from the date of registration under the scheme i.e. upto 31st March, 2022.

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.

Besides above 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), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Deendayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  and Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  VikasYojana  (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  have  the  potential  to  generate  productive  employment opportunities.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  987  due  for  reply  on 26.07.2021

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  of  different  general education  level  according  to  usual  status  (principal  status  +  subsidiary  status)  approach  to  the  extent available during 2019-20 (PLFS)

(in %)

|                      | General Education Level   | General Education Level     | General Education Level   | General Education Level   | General Education Level   | General Education Level   |
|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| State \ UT           | higher secondary          | diploma/ certificate course | graduate                  | post graduate & above     | secondary & above         | all                       |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 7.3                       | 16.7                        | 24.5                      | 28.7                      | 13.6                      | 4.7                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 10.5                      | 0.0                         | 23.9                      | 36.5                      | 15.7                      | 6.7                       |
| Assam                | 14.9                      | 4.0                         | 20.1                      | 6.6                       | 13.5                      | 7.9                       |
| Bihar                | 6.6                       | 84.9                        | 19.9                      | 12.3                      | 10.0                      | 5.1                       |
| Chhattisgarh         | 6.6                       | 34.1                        | 17.8                      | 12.7                      | 8.5                       | 3.3                       |
| Delhi                | 10.1                      | 14.6                        | 13.5                      | 16.1                      | 11.5                      | 8.6                       |
| Goa                  | 11.6                      | 14.8                        | 15.0                      | 15.3                      | 11.6                      | 8.1                       |
| Gujarat              | 3.5                       | 5.2                         | 5.3                       | 8.8                       | 3.9                       | 2.0                       |
| Haryana              | 10.6                      | 13.1                        | 13.4                      | 8.9                       | 9.7                       | 6.4                       |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 4.5                       | 10.8                        | 17.9                      | 10.8                      | 6.5                       | 3.7                       |
| Jharkhand            | 9.1                       | 24.7                        | 14.0                      | 14.3                      | 9.6                       | 4.2                       |
| Karnataka            | 3.5                       | 9.9                         | 19.8                      | 10.4                      | 9.1                       | 4.2                       |
| Kerala               | 17.5                      | 13.8                        | 28.2                      | 24.2                      | 16.7                      | 10.0                      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 4.6                       | 17.1                        | 14.7                      | 6.3                       | 7.1                       | 3.0                       |
| Maharashtra          | 6.3                       | 10.9                        | 8.6                       | 2.5                       | 5.6                       | 3.2                       |
| Manipur              | 12.9                      | 9.4                         | 18.2                      | 21.3                      | 14.2                      | 9.5                       |
| Meghalaya            | 10.0                      | 5.9                         | 16.6                      | 19.7                      | 10.9                      | 2.7                       |
| Mizoram              | 12.7                      | 0.0                         | 14.3                      | 22.3                      | 11.6                      | 5.7                       |
| Nagaland             | 34.3                      | 34.5                        | 46.3                      | 56.0                      | 36.6                      | 25.7                      |
| Odisha               | 16.9                      | 28.4                        | 25.3                      | 10.5                      | 16.9                      | 6.2                       |
| Punjab               | 15.8                      | 16.4                        | 14.5                      | 14.1                      | 11.7                      | 7.3                       |
| Rajasthan            | 5.4                       | 14.1                        | 22.8                      | 16.9                      | 11.7                      | 4.5                       |
| Sikkim               | 5.3                       | 13.9                        | 11.1                      | 2.1                       | 5.9                       | 2.2                       |
| Tamil Nadu           | 6.2                       | 16.4                        | 20.6                      | 13.5                      | 11.7                      | 5.3                       |
| Telangana            | 9.7                       | 12.8                        | 26.9                      | 24.6                      | 14.0                      | 7.0                       |
| Tripura              | 6.6                       | 16.3                        | 13.8                      | 5.6                       | 8.3                       | 3.2                       |
| Uttarakhand          | 13.8                      | 22.0                        | 21.9                      | 8.3                       | 12.6                      | 7.1                       |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 6.3                       | 21.2                        | 15.6                      | 10.6                      | 8.7                       | 4.4                       |
| West Bengal          | 9.1                       | 13.9                        | 15.2                      | 11.5                      | 10.1                      | 4.6                       |
| Andaman & N. Island  | 29.4                      | 19.7                        | 29.8                      | 18.9                      | 23.2                      | 12.6                      |
| Chandigarh           | 10.5                      | 0.0                         | 3.0                       | 8.2                       | 6.9                       | 6.3                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 4.1                       | 3.2                         | 8.6                       | 17.3                      | 6.7                       | 3.0                       |
| Daman & Diu          | 7.8                       | 5.6                         | 3.4                       | 0.0                       | 4.5                       | 2.9                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 14.6                      | 49.6                        | 21.9                      | 21.2                      | 14.6                      | 6.7                       |
| Ladakh               | 1.2                       | 0.0                         | 0.0                       | 0.0                       | 0.3                       | 0.1                       |
| Lakshadweep          | 27.8                      | 29.3                        | 35.2                      | 0.0                       | 20.3                      | 13.7                      |
| Puducherry           | 9.1                       | 10.1                        | 19.8                      | 8.4                       | 10.5                      | 7.6                       |
| all India            | 7.9                       | 14.2                        | 17.2                      | 12.9                      | 10.1                      | 4.8                       |

Source: Annual report  PLFS, 2019-20;  M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation.