Lok Sabha Question No. 1671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Employment Generation
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1671

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022)

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 1671. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government intends to provide two crore jobs as promised initially to the people of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the unemployment rate has dipped to 4.2 per cent in the country;
- (c) if  so,  the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  resolve  the unemployment crisis;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide ten lakh jobs in next eighteen months;
- (e) if so, whether the Government has initiated any steps to fill up the vacancies in mission mode and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  bring  national  employment  policies  to  fill  all Government vacancies on the mission mode and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c):   Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority of the Government.  Accordingly,  the  Government  of  India  has  taken  various  steps  for  generating employment in the country.

Budget 2021-22 launched Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, with an outlay of Rs.  1.97  lakh  crore,  for  a  period  of  5  years  starting  from  2021-22.  The  PLI  Schemes  being implemented by the Government have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs. The PLI scheme is  implemented  by  the  concerned  Ministries/  Departments  within  the  overall  financial  limits prescribed.  The  guidelines/  directions  of  PLI  scheme  are  issued  by  the  respective  Ministries/ Departments.

Prandhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented by the Government 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.

Government is implementing Prime Minister Street Vendor's Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi  Scheme)  since  June  01,  2020  to  facilitate  collateral  free  working  capital  loan  to street vendors to restart their businesses, which were adversely impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) has been launched with effect from 1 st October, 2020 to incentivize employers for creation of new employment and restoration of loss of employment  during  Covid-19  pandemic.  The  terminal date for registration of beneficiaries  was  31.03.2022.  As  on  13.07.2022  benefits  have  been  provided  to  59.54  lakh beneficiaries out of which 53.23 lakh beneficiaries have joined as new joinees.

Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in  India,  Start-up  India,  Digital  India,  Smart  City  Mission,  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. are also oriented towards generating employment opportunites. Further, PM GatiShakti is a transformative approach of Government of  India  which  is  powered  by  Clean  Energy  and  Sabka  Prayas  leading  to  huge  job  and entrepreneurial opportunities for all.

(d) to (f):  Creation and filling up of posts in the Central Government is responsibility of the concerned Ministry/ Department and it is a continuous process. Vacancies in various Ministries/ Departments  of  the  Central  Government,  their  attached/  subordinate  offices  arise  due  to retirement,  promotion,  resignation,  death  etc.  All  Ministries/  Departments  of  the  Central Government have been asked to take action in a mission mode for filling up of vacant posts in a time bound manner.

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