Lok Sabha Question No. 803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 803

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT

803.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes for the purpose to provide sufficient employment opportunities in the rural areas and small towns in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes any special schemes to provide job opportunities  in  the  said  areas  to  check  migration  of  people  to metropolitan cities; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  funds  earmarked  for  the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  Employment generation coupled with improving employability in the country including rural areas and small towns is the priority of the Government. Multi-pronged strategies are being taken by the Government to  address  issues  relating  to  employment  opportunity  through  Centrally Sponsored  Schemes  viz.  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyoday  Yojana-  National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deendayal UpadhyayGramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Pradhan Mantri Gram  Sadak Yojana (PMGSY),  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherjee  RURban  Mission,  National  Career Service (NCS) etc.

Further,  the  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  steps  for generating employment in the country. The  Government  of  India  has announced Aatmanirbhar Bharat package to provide stimulus to business and to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid 19. Under this package, the Government is providing fiscal stimulus of more than Rs. Twenty Seven lakh  crore.  This  package  comprises  of  various  long  term  schemes/ programmes/  policies  for  making  the  country  self-reliant  and  to  create employment opportunities.

The Government launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) of  125  days  on  20th  June,  2020  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers and similarly affected persons including youth in rural areas, in 116 selected districts across 6 States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The  Abhiyaan  has  achieved  an  employment  generation  of  50.78  crore persondays with a total expenditure of Rs 39,293 crore.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) has been launched with effect from 1st October, 2020 as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package 3.0 to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment  along  with social  security  benefits  and  restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during Covid-19 pandemic. This scheme being implemented through the Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO),  seeks  to  reduce  the financial  burden  of  the  employers  and  encourages  them  to  hire  more workers.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of  beneficiaries  has  been extended from 30.06.2021 to 31.03.2022. Benefits of Rs.3435/- crore have been provided to 46.89 lakh beneficiaries through 1.26 lakh establishments till 29.01.2022.

Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme has been launched on June 01, 2020 to provide working capital loans  to  Street  Vendors,  vending  in  urban  areas,  to  resume  their businesses, which were impacted adversely due to COVID-19. Under this scheme, credit worth Rs. 3,054 crore to 30.2 lakh street vendors as on 30.11.2021

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 21.01.2022, Rs.32.12 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme. The Production Linked Incentive Schemes being implemented by the Government have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs.

PM  Gati Shakti is a transformative approach for economic growth and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure. This approach is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka  Prayas  leading  to  huge  job  and  entrepreneurial  opportunities  for all.

The  Government  of  India  is  encouraging  various  projects  involving substantial  investment  and  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)of the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  of    the  Ministry  of  Housing  & Urban Affairs etc. for employment generation.

Besides  these  initiatives,  various  flagship  programmes  of  the Government such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation,  Housing  for  All, Infrastructure  Development  and  Industrial  Corridors  are  also  oriented towards generating employment opportunities.

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