Lok Sabha Question No. 3443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: New Employment opportunities in Bihar
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443

TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH   AUGUST, 2021

## NEW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BIHAR

## 3443. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

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

- (a)  the  names  of  the  schemes  run  by  the  Government  for  the  generation  of  new employment opportunities in the State of Bihar during the last three years; (b) the scheme-wise number of employment opportunities generated so far; and (c) the year-wise details of unemployment in Bihar during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(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  including  Bihar  through  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  (DDU-GKY)  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. 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.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of beneficiaries has been extended from 30.06.2021 to 31.03.2022. As on 1 st  August, 2021, benefit has been provided to 11,344 employees through 645 establishments in Bihar.

Earlier Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was launched with effect from  1.4.2016  to  incentivise  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment.  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. 1,27,977 employees have been provided benefit through 996 establishments under the scheme since inception in Bihar.

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  the  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.

Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's  Atma  Nirbhar  Nidhi  (PM  SVANidhi)  Scheme  was launched  on  June  01,  2020  to  provide  working  capital  loan  to  Street  Vendors, vending in urban areas, to resume their businesses, which were hurt adversely due to COVID-19 induced lockdown.

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 results of  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  by  National Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation during  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20,  the  estimated  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  on usual status for 15 years and above in Bihar is 7.0%, 9.8% and 5.1% respectively.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443 FOR 09-08-2021

## Employment Generation Schemes/ Programmes

| Employment Generated                                               | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated   | Employment Generated        |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Schemes/Year                                                       | 2018-19                | 2019-20                | 2020-21                | 2021-22                     |
| Estimated employment generated under PMEGP (No. of Persons)        | 26424                  | 17768                  | 17536                  | 2824 (As on 01.07.2021)     |
| Persondays Generated under MGNREGS (Persondays in lakh)            | 1234                   | 1418                   | 2283.34                | 767.39 (As on 13.07.2021)   |
| Candidates placed in jobs after training (DDU-GKY) (No.of Persons) | 5851                   | 5861                   | 2745                   | 591 (As on 9 th July, 2021) |
| Skill Trained Persons given Placement DAY-NULM (No. of Persons)    | 1250                   | 1275                   | 103                    | 6 (As on 30.06.2021)        |

Source: Concerned Ministries/Departments