Lok Sabha Question No. 2255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: High Paid Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH   MARCH, 2021

## HIGH PAID JOBS

## 2255. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

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

- (a) the policy taken by the Government for creating high paid Jobs across the country;
- (b)  the  number  of  contractual  workers  engaged  in  Government  sector,  Statewise;
- (c)  the  number  of  new  jobs  created  in  MSME  sector  after  month  of  covid-19
- pandemic; and
- (d) the number of employments provided by PSUs during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  Government  has  notified  four  Labour  Codes;  namely,  the  Code  on Wages,  2019,  the  Industrial  Relations  Codes,  2020,  the  Codes  on  Social Security,  2020  and  the  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working  Conditions Code, 2020. 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 will also promote  setting  up  of  industries  by  reducing  rigidity  of  labour  market  and facilitate hassle free compliance.
- (b): No such data is maintained centrally. However, number of contract labour covered  through  licensed  contractors  under  Contract  Labour  (Regulation  & Abolition) Act, 1970 in the year 2019 is 22,54,732 in Central Sphere establishments in private and public sector.
- (c): Government has taken a number of initiatives under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to support the MSME Sector to create direct/ indirect employment in the country especially in the situation after  Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these measures are:
- I.
- Rs 20,000 crore Subordinate Debt for MSMEs.
- II. Rs 3 lakh crores Collateral free Automatic Loans for business, including MSMEs.
- III. Rs. 50,000 crore equity infusion through MSME Fund of Funds.
- IV. New revised criteria for classification of MSMEs.
- V. New  Registration  of  MSMEs  through  'Udyam  Registration'  for  Ease  of Dong Business.
- VI. No  global  tenders  for  procurement  up  to  Rs.  200  crores,  this  will  help MSME.

RBI has also announced several measures to reduce financial stress of MSMEs.

Ministry  of  MSME  is  implementing  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation Programme (PMEGP), which is a major credit-linked subsidy programme aimed at  generating  self-employment  opportunities  through  establishment  of  microenterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth.

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.

(d): The total number of persons employed in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) for the last three years, as per data available, is given below:

|   Year | Employment in CPSEs   |
|--------|-----------------------|
|   2017 | 15,03,093             |
|   2018 | 15,54,967             |
|   2019 | 15,14,064             |

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