Lok Sabha Question No. 1057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Employment Vacancies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1057 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  JULY, 2021

## EMPLOYMENT VACANCIES

## 1057. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  fill  up  the  employment vacancies in various sectors;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  specifically  for  the  State  of  Telangana  and Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  come  out  with  a  National Employment Policy, that would benefit several job seekers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) For  filling  up  of  vacancies  in  the  Central  Ministries/Departments, their  Attached  and  Subordinate  offices,  Department  of  Personnel  & Training (DoPT) have issued instructions vide their OM No. 43014/03/2019Estt(B) dated 21.01.2020 requesting them to review the vacancies and to fill them in a time bound manner.
- (b) Respective  State  Governments  fill  up  their  vacancies  as  per  their own policies and rules. However, as per information received from Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, they have taken following steps in this direction :
- i) Released  Annual  Calendar  for  Recruitment  for  the  Year  2021-22  for around 10,143 posts through Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission,  Andhra  Pradesh  State  Level  Police  Recruitment  Board, District Selection Committee, & other Recruiting agencies of the various Government Departments.
- ii) Has established 15004 Village Secretariats/Ward Secretariats as administrative units for every 2000 / 4000 population. For this, 1,26,728 posts are filled and 7966 are notified to fill up the posts.
- iii) Has been making recruitment in private sector through Job melas / Job fairs in coordination with Employment & Training Department.
- iv) Has  created  Andhra  Pradesh  Corporation  for  Outsourced  Services (APCOS)  to  place  the  engaged  manpower  to  the  needy  Departments  / Organizations,  as  per  their  requirements  to  create  a  transparent, accountable and sustainable outsourcing ecosystem.

(c)&(d)  The Government has notified four Labour Codes namely, the Code on  Wages,  2019,  the  Industrial  Relations  Code,  2020,  the  Code  on  Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code,  2020  by  simplifying,  amalgamating  and  rationalizing  the  relevant provisions of 29 Central Labour laws. Codification of the Labour Laws will inter alia, reduce multiplicity of definitions & authorities, facilitate implementation  &  use  of  technology  in  enforcement  of  labour  laws,  and bring  transparency  &  accountability  in  enforcement  which  would  promote setting up of more enterprises, thus catalysing the creation of employment opportunities  in  the  country.  It  would  promote  setting  up  of  industries  by reducing  rigidity  of  labour  market  and  facilitate  hassle  free  compliance, paving  the  way  for  realizing  the  goal  of  Atmanirbhar  Bharat.  It  will  also harmonize  needs  of  workers  and  industry  and  will  prove  an  important milestone for welfare of the workers.

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