Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Employment Generation in Bihar
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rama Devi

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 20 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2021

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN BIHAR

## 20. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a) the  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  for  generation  of  new employment in Bihar during the last three years;
- (b) the  number of employment generated so far under the said schemes, scheme-wise; and
- (c) the status of unemployment in Bihar during the last three years, Yearwise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the  priority  of  the  Government.  Government  has  taken  various  steps  for generating  employment  in  the  country  like  encouraging  various  projects involving  substantial  investment  and  increasing  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 (DDUGKY) and Deendayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, respectively.  The  progress  of  the  schemes/  programmes  in  Bihar  is  at Annexure.

Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  has  been  launched  w.e.f.  1 st 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.

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 31 st  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.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). The objective of this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training that will help them in  securing  a  better  livelihood  and  to  meet  their  employment  as  well  as self employment requirement.

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

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.

As  per  the  latest  results  of  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office,  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme Implementation during 2017-18 and  2018-19,  the estimated unemployment  rate  for  the  persons  aged  15  years  and  above  on  usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) basis in Bihar is 7.0% and 9.8% respectively.

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## Annexure

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  20  FOR  19-07-2021  REGARDING  EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN BIHAR

## Employment Generation Schemes/ Programmes

| Employment Generated                                               | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Schemes/Year                                                       | 2018-19                | 2019-20                | 2020-21                |
| Estimated employment generated under PMEGP (No. of Persons)        | 26424                  | 17768                  | 9192                   |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS (Persondays in lakh)            | 1234                   | 1418                   | 2173                   |
| Candidates placed in jobs after training (DDU-GKY) (No.of Persons) | 5851                   | 5861                   | 2620                   |
| Skill Trained Persons given Placement DAY-NULM (No. of Persons)    | 1250                   | 1275                   | 103                    |

Source: Concerned Ministries/Departments