Lok Sabha Question No. 598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 598 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 598.   SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK: SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to generate employment for around 10 lakh youth in the country, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any guidelines/directions in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that still unemployment crisis continues to increase, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  solve  this  issue,  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e) the funds allocated in this regard during the last three years, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country.

Creation  and  filling  up  of  posts  in  the  Central  Ministries/Departments  is  the responsibility of the concerned Ministry/ Department and all Ministries/ Departments have been directed to take action in mission mode for filling up the vacant posts in time bound manner.

As per the latest available Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reports, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and  above  was  6.0%,  5.8%,  4.8%  and  4.2%  during  2017-18,  2018-19,  2019-20  and 2020-21, respectively, which shows that unemployment in the country has declining trend.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the  Government.  Accordingly,  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 Rupees 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 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) was launched with effect from 1st  October,  2020  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment  and restoration of loss of employment during Covid-19 pandemic. The terminal date for registration  of  beneficiaries  was  31.03.2022.  Since  inception  of  the  scheme,  till 24.01.2023,  benefits  of  Rs.  8474.55  Crore  have  been  provided  to  60.26  lakhs beneficiaries under the scheme.

Government is implementing Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM  SVANidhi  Scheme)  since  June  01,  2020  to  facilitate  collateral  free  working capital  loan  to  street  vendors  to  restart  their  businesses,  which  were  adversely impacted  during  the  Covid-19  pandemic.  As  on  17.01.2023,  37.84  lakh  loans amounting to Rs. 4,379 Crore have been disbursed under the scheme.

Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  was  launched  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. During 2022-23 (till 20.01.2023), an amount of Rs 2.66 lakh crore was disbursed in 3.60 crore loan accounts sanctioned under the scheme.

The  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  schemes  is  being  implemented  by  the Government with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5 years starting from 2021-22 which have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs.

PM GatiShakti 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),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Pt.  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana  (DDU-GKY)  and  Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. for employment generation.

Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India, Start-up India, Stand-up India, Digital India, Housing for All etc. are also oriented towards generating employment opportunities.

All  these  initiatives  are  expected  to collectively  generate  employment in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects.

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