Lok Sabha Question No. 1879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-14
Subject: Manufacturing Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni, Gaurav Gogoi, Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1879 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2022

## MANUFACTURING JOBS

1879. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a)the  data  of  the  quantum  of  manufacturing  jobs  over  the  last  ten years, year-wise;
- (b)the data for the share of manufacturing jobs out of employment over the last ten years;
- total
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  analyzed  the  causes  for  declining share  of  manufacturing  jobs  in  total  employment  over  the  last decade, despite policy measures like Make in India and Production Linked  Subsidy  and  if  so,  the  reasons  for  the  declining  trend thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  prepared  an  action  plan  to  revive manufacturing,  thereby  increasing  employment  opportunities,  and reduce the burden on agriculture to provide employment; and (e)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As per the Economic  Survey  2021-22,  employment  in Manufacturing  Sector  in  India  in  2018-19  was  6.12  crore  which increased to 6.24 crore in 2019-20.

Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour & Employment conducts  Quarterly  Employment  Survey  (QES)  as  part  of  All  India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey for establishments having 10 or more workers.  As per the results of the first round for the period  April  to  June  2021,  employment  increased  to  3.08  crore (approximately) in the nine selected sectors of the economy against a 14) reflecting a growth rate of 29%. It shows a growth rate of 22% in total of 2.37 crores, as reported in the sixth Economic Census (2013Manufacturing sector.

(c) to (e): National Manufacturing Policy notified by Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry  in  2011  identifies  employment  intensive industries like textiles and garments, leather and footwear, gems and jewellery and food processing etc. as special focus attention sectors. The policy provides special attention for small scale industries as they offer  employment  opportunities  both  for  self-employment  and  jobs across diverse geographies.

Keeping  in  view  India's  vision  of  becoming  'Atmanirbhar' and  to  enhance  India's  Manufacturing  Capabilities  and  Exports,  an outlay  of  INR  1.97  lakh  crore  has  been  announced  in  Union  Budget 2021-22  for  Production-Linked  Incentive  (PLI  )  schemes  for  13  key sectors for a period of 5 years starting from fiscal year (FY) 2021- 22.

To boost domestic manufacturing, Department for Promotion  of  Industry  and  Internal  Trade  has  taken  a  number  of measures  including setting up of world class infrastructure by developing  nodes  across  various  Industrial  Corridors;  formulation  of National Master Plan on multimodal connectivity infrastructure; implementation  of  Industrial  development  schemes  for  North-East States, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir to boost industrialization in the industrially backward and hilly States; for start ups, setting up a Fund of Funds and Seed Fund to build up a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship;  Development  of  industrial  information  system  for improving  availability  of  industrial  land  and  amendment  in  Public Procurement Rules to enhance minimum local content.

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