Lok Sabha Question No. 1836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Unemployed Youth of Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj), R.K. Singh Patel

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1836

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH OF UTTAR PRADESH

1836.  SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to end unemployment among the unemployed youth of Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  any  plan  for  upliftment  and education  of  women  and  to  solve  the  problem  of  unemployment  among women in Uttar Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of employment generation during the year 2022 till date, State/UTwise and sector-wise;
- (d) the details of employment generation in rural areas during the year 2022 till date, State/UT-and sector-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  identified  some  sectors  in  rural  areas  for increasing rural employment generation; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (f):  Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various steps for generating employment like Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) to incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment  and  restoration  of  loss  of employment during Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi  (PM  SVANidhi  Scheme)  to  facilitate  collateral  free  working capital  loan  to  street  vendors  to  restart  their  businesses,  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra Yojana  (PMMY)  for  facilitating  self-employment,  etc.  in  the  country  including  the

State of Uttar Pradesh.

The  Government  of  India  has  announced  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  package  to provide stimulus to business and to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid-19. Under this  package,  the  Government  is  providing  fiscal  stimulus  of  more  than  Rupees Twenty Seven lakh crore. This package comprises of various long term schemes/programmes/policies  for  making  the  country  self-reliant  and  to  create employment opportunities.

The  Government  of  India  is  also  encouraging  various  projects  involving substantial  investment  and  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  Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  etc.  for  employment  generation  in  the  country including the State of Uttar Pradesh.

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes is being implemented by the Government with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a period of 5 years starting from 2021-22 which have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs.

PM  GatiShakti  is  a  transformative  approach  for  economic  growth  and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure. This approach is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka Prayas leading to huge job and entrepreneurial opportunities for all.

The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions that providing a quality education to girls is the best way to increase the education levels for the SocioEconomically  Disadvantaged  Groups  (SEDGs),  not  just  in  the  present  but  also  in future  generations.  The  policy  thus  recommends  that  the  policies  and  schemes designed  to  include  students  from  SEDGs  should  be  especially  targeted  towards girls in these SEDGs.

The Government has taken various steps to improve women's participation in the labour force and quality of their employment. A number of protective provisions have been incorporated in the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment  for  women  workers.  The  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020  has  the provisions  for  enhancement  in  paid  maternity  leave  from  12  weeks  to  26  weeks, provision  for  mandatory  crèche  facility  in  the  establishments  having  50  or  more employees,  permitting  women  workers  in  the  night  shifts  with  adequate  safety measures, etc.

The Code on Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions (OSH), 2020 has  the  provisions  for  the  employment  of  women  in  the  aboveground  mines including  opencast  workings  has  been  allowed  between  7  pm  and  6  am,  and  in below  ground  working  between  6  am  and  7  pm  in  technical,  supervisory  and managerial work where continuous presence may not be required.

The Code on Wages 2019 has provisions that there shall be no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by any employee. Further, no employer shall make any discrimination  on  the  ground  of  sex  while  recruiting  any  employee  for  the  same work or work of similar nature in the conditions of employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.

To enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of Women Industrial Training institutes, National Vocational Training Institutes and Regional Vocational Training Institutes. As per the information received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, in the year 2022, 1,528 Job fairs were conducted and 1,84,502 jobs were provided to the job seekers thereby. Women Job seekers can also participate in Rozgar melas organized  by  employment  offices  of  U.P  where  employers  select  candidates according to vacancies notified on department portal sewayojan.up.nic.in.

The  official  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected  through Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  which  is  conducted  by  the  Ministry  of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June of next year. As per the latest available Annual PLFS Reports, the State/UT-wise estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Percentage distribution of workers in usual status by broad industry division in rural areas is at Annexure-I & II, respectively.

The  estimated  Worker  Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years & above for rural areas was 48.1%, 48.9%, 53.3% and 55.5% during 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively, which shows that employment in the country has increased.The worker percentage has increased in agriculture sector from 59.4% in 2017-18 to 60.8% in 2020-21.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1836 for 13.02.2023

Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  (in  per  cent)  according  to  usual  status  for  each State/UT during PLFS (2017-18) to PLFS (2020-21)

age group:15 years and above

| SR. NO.   | STATES               | RURAL    | RURAL    | RURAL    | RURAL    | ALL INDIA   | ALL INDIA   | ALL INDIA   | ALL INDIA   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|           |                      | 2017- 18 | 2018- 19 | 2019- 20 | 2020- 21 | 2017- 18    | 2018- 19    | 2019- 20    | 2020- 21    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 61.0     | 59.2     | 59.1     | 62.7     | 57.2        | 54.8        | 55.5        | 58.6        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 43.3     | 41.7     | 45.2     | 50.3     | 42.3        | 40.9        | 44.3        | 48.5        |
| 3         | Assam                | 43.8     | 43.9     | 43.3     | 51.3     | 43.7        | 43.4        | 43.2        | 50.5        |
| 4         | Bihar                | 35.6     | 36.6     | 40.1     | 40.5     | 35.5        | 36.4        | 39.7        | 39.9        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 65.5     | 63.8     | 69.7     | 67.4     | 62.4        | 61.2        | 65.4        | 63.6        |
| 6         | Delhi                | 43.9     | 44.4     | 45.3     | 43.2     | 42.7        | 44.5        | 43.3        | 42.7        |
| 7         | Goa                  | 46.1     | 43.7     | 45.1     | 45.2     | 42.9        | 45.9        | 47.3        | 43.4        |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 49.1     | 52.1     | 59.2     | 60.7     | 47.4        | 49.7        | 54.7        | 55.0        |
| 9         | Haryana              | 41.3     | 41.0     | 41.4     | 44.9     | 41.7        | 41.9        | 42.9        | 44.0        |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 60.2     | 65.6     | 72.4     | 71.4     | 58.9        | 63.9        | 70.5        | 69.5        |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 43.2     | 47.6     | 57.5     | 64.7     | 41.7        | 44.9        | 53.6        | 59.6        |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 51.9     | 51.1     | 58.2     | 59.4     | 49.1        | 49.3        | 53.1        | 55.3        |
| 13        | Kerala               | 41.9     | 45.5     | 47.7     | 49.1     | 41.2        | 44.9        | 45.3        | 46.1        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 57.3     | 55.9     | 61.8     | 64.8     | 54.3        | 52.3        | 57.7        | 60.2        |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 55.0     | 54.7     | 61.5     | 59.1     | 50.5        | 50.6        | 55.7        | 53.9        |
| 16        | Manipur              | 43.1     | 44.7     | 45.1     | 41.1     | 42.5        | 44.3        | 45.5        | 41.0        |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 66.3     | 65.8     | 62.2     | 65.9     | 62.3        | 61.8        | 58.6        | 62.0        |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 50.2     | 49.2     | 55.2     | 59.6     | 46.4        | 45.6        | 50.7        | 54.5        |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 33.0     | 39.7     | 48.1     | 54.2     | 32.8        | 38.1        | 44.8        | 49.5        |
| 20        | Odisha               | 45.6     | 48.9     | 53.0     | 54.7     | 44.9        | 47.6        | 51.9        | 53.5        |
| 21        | Punjab               | 41.1     | 42.7     | 48.2     | 47.2     | 42.9        | 44.2        | 47.8        | 47.2        |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 50.3     | 53.2     | 59.2     | 59.7     | 48.2        | 50.0        | 55.0        | 55.3        |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 60.6     | 63.0     | 71.7     | 75.3     | 58.7        | 61.1        | 68.8        | 71.3        |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 53.7     | 55.6     | 59.8     | 62.1     | 51.0        | 51.4        | 55.3        | 56.9        |
| 25        | Telangana            | 52.9     | 55.4     | 61.3     | 64.6     | 49.8        | 50.6        | 55.7        | 57.8        |
| 26        | Tripura              | 42.5     | 42.6     | 50.6     | 55.8     | 42.0        | 41.9        | 49.6        | 53.8        |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 41.5     | 42.1     | 52.4     | 51.8     | 40.6        | 41.4        | 49.5        | 48.7        |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 42.5     | 42.0     | 46.4     | 50.0     | 41.8        | 40.8        | 45.1        | 48.0        |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 48.5     | 50.4     | 50.5     | 54.8     | 47.8        | 49.7        | 49.7        | 53.0        |
| 30        | Andaman & N. Island  | 48.0     | 47.0     | 48.2     | 59.7     | 48.7        | 49.1        | 49.8        | 58.2        |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 47.0     | 55.9     | 59.6     | 49.4     | 46.9        | 47.3        | 45.5        | 43.1        |
| 32        | Daman & Diu          | 48.5     | 41.3     | 47.7     |          | 63.2        | 68.6        | 64.5        |             |
| 33        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 71.0     | 76.2     | 84.7     | 59.6     | 66.3        | 55.1        | 72.2        | 54.0        |
| 34        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 53.2     | 56.0     | 54.7     | 58.6     | 51.0        | 52.9        | 52.5        | 55.5        |
| 35        | Ladakh               | 0.0      | 0.0      | 63.1     | 71.7     | -           | -           | 62.7        | 69.1        |
| 36        | Lakshadweep          | 42.1     | 27.2     | 56.2     | 38.0     | 34.4        | 29.5        | 48.0        | 40.1        |
| 37        | Puducherry           | 33.7     | 54.5     | 53.8     | 53.7     | 37.8        | 47.8        | 47.7        | 48.1        |
|           | All India            | 48.1     | 48.9     | 53.3     | 55.5     | 46.8        | 47.3        | 50.9        | 52.6        |

Source:PLFS, MoSPI

Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1836 for 13.02.2023

Percentage distribution of workers in usual status by broad industry division during PLFS (2018-19) to PLFS (2020-21)

|        |                                         | PLFS (2020-21)   | PLFS (2020-21)   |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl.no. | broad industry division as per NIC 2008 | Rural            | All-India        |
| 1      | agriculture                             | 60.8             | 46.5             |
| 2      | mining & quarrying                      | 0.3              | 0.3              |
| 3      | manufacturing                           | 7.6              | 10.9             |
| 4      | electricity, water, etc.                | 0.4              | 0.6              |
| 5      | construction                            | 12.4             | 12.1             |
| 6      | trade, hotel & restaurant               | 7.7              | 12.2             |
| 7      | transport, storage & communications     | 3.7              | 5.4              |
| 8      | other services                          | 7.2              | 12.0             |
|        | All                                     | 100.0            | 100.0            |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI