Lok Sabha Question No. 2121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Employment Avenues
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH   MARCH, 2021

## EMPLOYMENT AVENUES

## 2121.  SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any scheme to solve the problem of increasing unemployment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  employment  avenues  generated  in  the  country  during the last one year and the State-wise details thereof; and
- (d)  the  number  of  persons  registered  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Shrama  Yogi
- Maandhan scheme during the last six months?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(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 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  (DAY-NULM)  run  by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Rural Development and  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs,  respectively.  The  State/UT-wise details of the schemes/ programmes are at Annexure.

Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) in  the  country  since  2016  with  the  objective  to  incentivise  employers  for creation of new employment with social security benefits. Under the scheme, Government of India is paying Employer's full contribution i.e. 12% towards EPF and EPS both (as admissible from time to time) for a period of three years to the  new  employees  through  EPFO.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of beneficiary  through  establishment  was  31 st   March  2019.  The  beneficiaries registered  upto  31st  March,  2019  will  continue  to  receive  the  benefits  for  3 years from the date of registration under the scheme.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) Scheme has been launched by the Government  to  incentivize  creation  of  new  employment  along  with  social security  benefits  and  restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during  COVID-19 pandemic.  This  scheme  being  implemented  through  the  Employees  Provident Fund  Organisation  (EPFO),  reduces  the  financial  burden  of  the  employers  of various sectors/industries including MSMEs and encourages them to hire more workers.  Under  ABRY,  Government  of  India  is  crediting  for  a  period  of  two years,   both the employees' share (12% of wages) and employers' share (12%

of wages) of contribution payable or only the employees' share, depending on employment strength of the EPFO registered establishments. Government of India under PM- SVANidhi Scheme has facilitated collateral free working capital loan upto Rs.10,000/- for one-year tenure to street vendors, to resume their businesses. In  addition, RBI and Government of India have introduced measures to infuse liquidity in the economy to sustain the market economy and raise the level of employment. Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  for  facilitating  self-employment, 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. (d):  51187 persons have been enrolled/ registerd under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Scheme during the last six months i.e. from September, 2020 to February, 2021.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2121 FOR 08-03-2021

## (a) State/UT-wise details of employment  generated  under  Prime  Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 | Estimated employment generated (No. of persons)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2019-20 744                                       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 17536                                             |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1688                                              |
| 4         | Assam                     | 20824                                             |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 17768                                             |
| 6         | Chandigarh                | 112                                               |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              | 22488                                             |
| 8         | Delhi                     | 744                                               |
| 9         | Goa                       | 720                                               |
| 10        | Gujarat*                  | 31864                                             |
| 11        | Haryana                   | 16232                                             |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh          | 9808                                              |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir         | 42840                                             |
| 14        | Jharkhand                 | 12352                                             |
| 15        | Karnataka                 | 29576                                             |
| 16        | Kerala                    | 19368                                             |
| 17 Madhya | Pradesh                   | 17644                                             |
| 18        | Maharashtra**             | 35232                                             |
| 19        | Manipur                   | 9384                                              |
| 20        | Meghalaya                 | 3016                                              |
| 21        | Mizoram                   | 6080                                              |
| 22        | Nagaland                  | 8872                                              |
| 23        | Odisha                    | 21744                                             |
| 24        | Puducherry                | 512                                               |
| 25        | Punjab                    | 13560                                             |
| 26        | Rajasthan                 | 24200                                             |
| 27        | Sikkim                    | 632                                               |
| 28 Tamil  | Nadu                      | 14376                                             |
| 29        | Telangana                 | 17424                                             |
| 30        | Tripura                   | 7696                                              |
| 31 Uttar  | Pradesh                   | 48960                                             |
| 32        | Uttarakhand               | 14752                                             |
| 33        | West Bengal               | 17776                                             |
| 34        | UT Ladakh                 |                                                   |

Source: M/o Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

* including Daman & Diu

** including Dadra & Nagar Haveli

# as on 31.12.2020

- (b) State-wise  detail  of  total  number  of  candidates  placed  in  jobs  after training under Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-GrameenKaushlyaYojana (DDUGKY)

## Physical Achievement under DDU-GKY

|         |                   | No. of Candidates placed   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State             | FY 2019-20 Placed          |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 10795                      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                          |
| 3       | Assam             | 13873                      |
| 4       | Bihar             | 5861                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 3842                       |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 2249                       |
| 7       | Haryana           | 6200                       |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  | 933                        |
| 9       | Jammu and Kashmir | 1288                       |
| 10      | Jharkhand         | 8235                       |
| 11      | Karnataka         | 7226                       |
| 12      | Kerala            | 8456                       |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    | 7305                       |
| 14      | Maharashtra       | 12756                      |
| 15      | Manipur           | 573                        |
| 16      | Meghalaya         | 686                        |
| 17      | Mizoram           | 359                        |
| 18      | Nagaland          | 403                        |
| 19      | Odisha            | 30595                      |
| 20      | Punjab            | 1311                       |
| 21      | Rajasthan         | 4692                       |
| 22      | Sikkim            | 32                         |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        | 3324                       |
| 24      | Telangana         | 6839                       |
| 25      | Tripura           | 524                        |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh     | 7341                       |
| 27      | Uttarakhand       | 672                        |
| 28      | West Bengal       | 3829                       |
| Total   |                   | 150199                     |

Source: M/o Rural Development

## (c) MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE (MGNREGA) ACT

## Physical achievement for the last years

(in lakh)

| S. No.               | State/ UT 2019-20    |
|----------------------|----------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA             | PRADESH 2,002        |
| 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 86                   |
| 3 ASSAM              | 624                  |
| 4 BIHAR              | 1,418                |
| 5 CHHATTISGARH       | 1,362                |
| 6 GOA                | 0.3                  |
| 7 GUJARAT            | 354                  |
| 8 HARYANA            | 91                   |
| 9 HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 259                  |
| 10 JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 314                  |
| 11 JHARKHAND         | 642                  |
| 12 KARNATAKA         | 1,119                |
| 13 KERALA            | 802                  |
| 14 LADAKH            | 19                   |
| 15 MADHYA            | PRADESH 1,931        |
| 16 MAHARASHTRA       | 630                  |
| 17 MANIPUR           | 234                  |
| 18 MEGHALAYA         | 370                  |
| 19                   | 193                  |
| 20                   | MIZORAM NAGALAND 138 |
| 21 ODISHA            | 1,115                |
| 22 PUNJAB            | 235                  |
| 23 RAJASTHAN         | 3,289                |
| 24 SIKKIM            | 29                   |
| 25 TAMIL NADU        | 2,485                |
| 26                   | Telangana            |
| 27 TRIPURA           | 1,071 344            |
| 28                   | UTTAR PRADESH 2,445  |
| 29 UTTARAKHAND       | 206                  |
| 30 WEST BENGAL       | 2,723                |
| 31 NICOBAR           | 2                    |
| 34 LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.04                 |
| 35                   | PUDUCHERRY 8         |
| Total                | 26,542               |

Source: Ministry of Rural Development

(d) State-wise detail of placement under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)

No. of Skill Trained Candidates placed

| S.No.   | States/UTs        |   FY 2019- 20 |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |           983 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |             1 |
| 3       | Assam             |          1592 |
| 4       | Bihar             |          1275 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |          1149 |
| 6       | Goa               |           160 |
| 7       | Gujarat           |          4716 |
| 8       | Haryana           |          1804 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh  |           214 |
| 10      | Jammu & Kashmir   |            84 |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |          2515 |
| 13      | Kerala            |          2508 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |          5599 |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |         34832 |
| 16      | Manipur           |            87 |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |            17 |
| 18      | Mizoram           |           838 |
| 19      | Nagaland          |             0 |
| 20      | Odisha            |             0 |
| 21      | Punjab            |          2398 |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |          1857 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |           322 |
| 25      | Telangana         |          1876 |
| 26      | Tripura           |             6 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |          2456 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |            77 |
| 29      | West Bengal       |          3649 |
| 30      | A & N Islands     |             0 |
| 31      | Chandigarh        |           488 |
|         | Total             |         71503 |

Source: M/o Housing and Urban Affairs