Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Assistance to Job Seekers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh, D.K. Suresh, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.19

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2022

## ASSISTANCE TO JOB SEEKERS

19.  SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH :

SHRI D.K.SURESH :

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL :

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government is providing employment related assistance  to  Job  seekers  and  Employers  under  the  National  Career Service (NCS) Project and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total number of beneficiaries under the NCS scheme during the last three years, State/Year-wise, and
- (c) the  total  allocation  made  for  the  scheme  during  the  said  period  the details of the amount released and spent on the said scheme during the above period?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The National Career Service (NCS) project is being implemented by the Government  to  provide  a  variety  of  employment  related  services  like  job search  and  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational  guidance,  information on skill development courses etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].  The  NCS  project  aims  to  provide  seamless  access  to Jobseekers and employers, decent employment opportunities to the aspiring youth of the country and to facilitate career development assistance.

The NCS Project also includes setting up of Model Career Centres (MCCs)in collaboration with States/UTs and other institutions to deliver employment related services like registration of Job seekers/employers, providing career counseling  /  vocational  guidance,  conducting  job  fairs,  outreach  activities etc.

(b) The information on the total number of Job seekers registered State/UT - wise under the NCS scheme during the last three years is at Annexure.

(c) The  Budget  Estimate  (BE),  Revised  Estimate  (RE)  and  expenditure under the NCS Scheme during the last three financial years is as under:

| NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE (NCS) PROJECT   | NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE (NCS) PROJECT   | NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE (NCS) PROJECT   | NATIONAL CAREER SERVICE (NCS) PROJECT   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Rs. in Crore                            | Rs. in Crore                            | Rs. in Crore                            | Rs. in Crore                            |
| FY                                      | BE                                      | RE                                      | Expenditure                             |
| 2019-20                                 | 50.00                                   | 50.00                                   | 63.93                                   |
| 2020-21                                 | 79.39                                   | 49.63                                   | 43.80                                   |
| 2021-22                                 | 57.00                                   | 32.00                                   | 24.30                                   |

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Statement referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 19 due for reply on 18.07.2022

The number of Job Seekers registered on National Career Service Portal State/UTwise during the last three years:

| States                      | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021   | 2021-2022   |
|-----------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 25,504      | 13,253      | 3,742       |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 86,366      | 74,508      | 2,29,875    |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 1,237       | 1,122       | 48,595      |
| Assam                       | 24,521      | 71,512      | 3,39,886    |
| Bihar                       | 2,07,725    | 1,84,767    | 3,24,280    |
| Chandigarh                  | 3,967       | 3,484       | 14,812      |
| Chhattisgarh                | 30,759      | 31,214      | 68,811      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 600         | 313         | 681         |
| Daman and Diu               | 76          | 78          | 1,002       |
| Delhi                       | 25,904      | 43,085      | 1,10,034    |
| Goa                         | 1,866       | 32,762      | 8,308       |
| Gujarat                     | 79,287      | 77,301      | 2,14,462    |
| Haryana                     | 22,061      | 43,820      | 1,63,950    |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 70,266      | 1,87,170    | 1,56,825    |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 12,129      | 38,654      | 1,01,924    |
| Jharkhand                   | 32,458      | 60,856      | 7,87,088    |
| Karnataka                   | 80,304      | 71,588      | 2,04,542    |
| Kerala                      | 36,018      | 61,833      | 1,18,458    |
| Ladakh                      | 674         | 498         | 2,254       |
| Lakshadweep                 | 1,799       | 1,568       | 361         |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 59,190      | 72,754      | 6,79,367    |
| Maharashtra                 | 6,22,370    | 1,95,542    | 4,69,125    |
| Manipur                     | 4,335       | 4,226       | 35,699      |
| Meghalaya                   | 655         | 1,899       | 22,580      |
| Mizoram                     | 2,586       | 469         | 14,209      |
| Nagaland                    | 6,012       | 2,274       | 16,598      |
| Odisha                      | 57,014      | 67,237      | 1,44,990    |
| Puducherry                  | 23,194      | 13,068      | 9,414       |
| Punjab                      | 45,858      | 2,74,589    | 3,12,965    |
| Rajasthan                   | 69,150      | 1,96,624    | 2,71,129    |
| Sikkim                      | 1,256       | 399         | 4,781       |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 1,32,189    | 1,28,783    | 4,49,251    |
| Telangana                   | 1,96,258    | 78,867      | 1,93,660    |
| Tripura                     | 47,825      | 50,816      | 76,639      |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 8,41,076    | 5,49,543    | 5,83,659    |
| Uttarakhand                 | 18,821      | 15,844      | 97,773      |
| West Bengal                 | 1,40,214    | 1,95,193    | 2,60,207    |
| Total                       | 30,11,524   | 28,47,513   | 65,41,936   |