Lok Sabha Question No. 3946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Data on Creation of Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash, Behanan Benny, Sisir Kumar Adhikari, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3946

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## DATA ON CREATION OF JOBS

3946.  ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  maintains  data  on  the  number  of  jobs created across industries, annually;
- (b)if so, the details of overall jobs created annually, from 2014 till date;
- (c)whether the latest Union Budget under announcement on Make in India has committed to the creation of 60 lakh new jobs and if so whether any further steps are being taken to address the reported total shortfall of 20 crore jobs in the Indian economy;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  as  of  December  2021,  India  had  53 million unemployed people, of which a huge proportion are women
- according to the centre of monitoring Indian economy therefor; and
- (f)if  so,  the  manner  in  which  it  will  balance  the  economy  and  the proper outline  of  the  Government  to  combat  the  widespread unemployment thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b): 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 total of 2.37 crores, as reported in the sixth Economic Census (201314) reflecting a growth rate of 29%.

As  per  the  Annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey(PLFS) conducted  by  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  the  estimates  of Unemployment  rate  (UR)  (in  percent)    in    usual  status  (ps+ss)  for persons  of  15  years  and  above  has  decreased  from  5.8%  in  PLFS

(2018-19) to 4.8% in  PLFS (2019-20).

- (c) & (d): 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 PLI schemes for 14 key sectors of manufacturing, starting from fiscal year (FY) 2021-22. With the announcement of PLI Schemes, significant creation of production, skills, employment,  economic growth and exports is expected over the next five years and more.
- (e): As  per  the  Quarterly  Bulletin  on  Periodic  Labour  Force Survey(PLFS)  conducted  by  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  the estimates of Unemployment rate (UR) during the period JulySeptember  2021  in  Current  Weekly  Status  (CWS)  in  urban  areas  for male, female and person of age 15 years and above  are  9.3% , 11.6% and 9.8% respectively.
- (f): Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government. Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country like encouraging  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 (DAYNULM) run by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Ministry of  Rural  Development  and  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs, respectively.

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more  than Rs.  Twenty  seven  lakh  crore  as  part  of  the  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat schemes/ programmes/ policies for making the country self-reliant and to create

Government  is  providing fiscal stimulus of financial Package comprising of various long term employment opportunities.

Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  was  launched with  effect  from  1 st   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 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.

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.

Under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), Government of India has contributed both 12% employer's share and 12% employee's share under Employees Provident Fund (EPF), totalling 24% of the wage for the wage month from March to August, 2020 for the  establishments  having  up  to  100  employees  with  90%  of  such employees earning less than Rs. 15000/-.

Government had 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  unemployment  benefit  under  the  Atal  Beemit  Vyakti Kalyan Yojana being implemented by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has been enhanced to 50% from 25% of the average wage,  payable  upto  90  days,  along  with  relaxation  of  eligibility conditions to claim the benefit.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented by the  Government  inter  alia,  for  facilitating  self-employment.  Under extended  to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to

PMMY  collateral  free loans upto Rs. 10 lakh, are setup or expand their business activities.

Besides  these  initiatives,  the  flagship  programmes  of  the Government such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for and to

All, Infrastructure development and Industrial Corridors Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme are also oriented generate productive employment opportunities.

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