Lok Sabha Question No. 874 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Unemployment Rate
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mahabali Singh, Pashupati Nath Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

## 874.  SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

## SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- (a) the unemployment rate during the last three years and the current year in the country, State-wise and whether it is true that the unemployment rate is increasing in the country specifically among the women, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the gender-wise details of the unemployment rate during the last three years along with the details of the employment opportunities provided by the Government during the said period;
- (c) whether it is also true that women unemployment rate is higher in urban areas in comparison to that of rural areas;
- (d) whether the Government has taken note of the serious unemployment situation  borne  out  of  the  economic  crisis  in  industries  during  Corona pandemic  in  industrial  sector  of  Jharkhand,  if  so,  the  details  there  of along  with  the  details  of  the  people  who  lost  their  jobs  in  this  sector during the above period; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to check the problem of unemployment in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  As  per  Annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS),  the  estimated unemployment rate for female of age 15 years and above for the year 201718,  2018-19  and  2019-20  on  usual  status  basis  was  5.6%,  5.1%  and  4.2% respectively. State/UT-wise details of unemployment  rate is given at Annexure-I.

(b) to (e): As per PLFS report, the gender-wise estimated unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above both in rural and urban areas on usual status basis is as follows:

| Unemployment Rate   | Rural   | Rural   | Urban   | Urban   |
|---------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| (UR) (in %)         | Male    | Female  | Male    | Female  |
| 2017-18             | 5.7     | 3.8     | 6.9     | 10.8    |
| 2018-19             | 5.5     | 3.5     | 7.0     | 9.8     |
| 2019-20             | 4.5     | 2.6     | 6.4     | 8.9     |

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. 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  Rs. 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.

Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  has  been  launched  with effect from 1st October, 2020 as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat package 3.0 to incentivize  employers  for  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), seeks to reduce the financial burden of the  employers  and  encourages  them  to  hire  more  workers.  The  terminal date for registration of beneficiaries has been extended from 30.06.2021 to 31.03.2022. Benefits have been provided to 46.89 lakh beneficiaries through 1.26 lakh establishments till 29.01.2022.

Pradhan  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.  Upto  21.01.2022,  32.12  crore  loans  were  sanctioned  under  the scheme. The Production Linked Incentive Schemes being implemented by the Government have potential for creating 60 lakh new jobs.

Government  had launched the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) of  125  days  on  20th  June,  2020  to  boost  employment  and  livelihood opportunities  for  returnee  migrant  workers  and  similarly  affected  persons including youth in rural areas,  in 116 selected districts across 6 States of Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar  Pradesh. The Abhiyan had achieved an employment generation of 1.33 Crore Persondays in Jharkhand.

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  Government  of  India  is  encouraging  various  projects  involving substantial  investment  and  public  expenditure  on  schemes  like  Prime Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  of  the  Ministry  of Micro, Small &  Medium  Enterprises,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) & Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) of the Ministry of Rural Development,  Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NULM)  of    the  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  etc.  for employment generation.

Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India, Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban  Transformation, Housing  for All, Infrastructure Development  and  Industrial  Corridors are also oriented towards generating employment opportunities.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of the LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 874 due for reply on 07.02.2022

## State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above according to usual status approach

| Sl. No.                 |                   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                         | State/UTs         | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    |
| 1 Andhra                | Pradesh           | 4.5                        | 5.3                        | 4.7                        |
| 2                       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5.8                        | 7.7                        | 6.7                        |
| 3                       | Assam             | 7.9                        | 6.7                        | 7.9                        |
| 4                       | Bihar             | 7.0                        | 9.8                        | 5.1                        |
| 5 Chhattisgarh          |                   | 3.3                        | 2.4                        | 3.3                        |
| 6                       | Delhi             | 9.4                        | 10.4                       | 8.6                        |
| 7                       | Goa               | 13.9                       | 8.7                        | 8.1                        |
| 8                       | Gujarat           | 4.8                        | 3.2                        | 2.0                        |
| 9 Haryana               |                   | 8.4                        | 9.3                        | 6.4                        |
| 10 Himachal Pradesh     | 5.5               |                            | 5.1                        | 3.7                        |
| 11                      | Jharkhand         | 7.5                        | 5.2                        | 4.2                        |
| 12 Karnataka            |                   | 4.8                        | 3.6                        | 4.2                        |
| 13 Kerala               |                   | 11.4                       | 9.0                        | 10.0                       |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh       |                   | 4.3                        | 3.5                        | 3.0                        |
| 15 Maharashtra          |                   | 4.8                        | 5.0                        | 3.2                        |
| 16 Manipur              | 11.5              |                            | 9.4                        | 9.5                        |
| 17 Meghalaya            | 1.6               |                            | 2.7                        | 2.7                        |
| 18 Mizoram              |                   | 10.1                       | 7.0                        | 5.7                        |
| 19 Nagaland             | 21.4              |                            | 17.4                       | 25.7                       |
| 20 Odisha               |                   | 7.1                        | 7.0                        | 6.2                        |
| 21 Punjab               |                   | 7.7                        | 7.4                        | 7.3                        |
| 22 Rajasthan            | 5.0               |                            | 5.7                        | 4.5                        |
| 23 Sikkim               |                   | 3.5                        | 3.1                        | 2.2                        |
| 24 Tamilnadu            |                   | 7.5                        | 6.6                        | 5.3                        |
| 25 Telangana            |                   | 7.6                        | 8.3                        | 7.0                        |
| 26 Tripura              |                   | 6.8                        | 10.0                       | 3.2                        |
| 27                      | Uttarakhand       | 7.6                        | 8.9                        | 7.1                        |
| 28 Uttar Pradesh        |                   | 6.2                        | 5.7                        | 4.4                        |
| 29 West Bengal          | 4.6               |                            | 3.8                        | 4.6                        |
| 30 Andaman &            | N. Island 15.8    |                            | 13.5                       | 12.6                       |
| 31                      | Chandigarh        | 9.0                        | 7.3                        | 6.3                        |
| 32 Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.4               |                            | 1.5                        | 3.0                        |
| 33 Daman &              | Diu               | 3.1                        | 0.0                        | 2.9                        |
| 34                      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 5.4                        | 5.1                        | 6.7                        |
| 35                      | Ladakh            | -                          | -                          | 0.1                        |
| 36 Lakshadweep          |                   | 21.3                       | 31.6                       | 13.7                       |
| 37                      | Puduchery         | 10.3                       | 8.3                        | 7.6                        |
| All India               |                   | 6.0                        | 5.8                        | 4.8                        |

Source: Annual report of PLFS 2017-18, 2018- 19 & 2019-20, MoS&PI.