Lok Sabha Question No. 1250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Rural Employment
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Rekha Arun Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1250 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## RURAL EMPLOYMENT

## 1250.   SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to introduce any scheme to provide employment to the youths in rural areas near to their native place keeping in view the economic crisis, reverse migration and COVID-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the probability of getting employment by the rural youth after implementation of the said scheme, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) No. Sir
- (b) Not Applicable.

(c): The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS), is a demand driven wage employment programme. A rural household, adult members of which agree to do unskilled manual work, is entitled for hundred days of wage employment. During the financial year 2020-21 (so far), more than 1.61 crore new job cards have been issued and  a  total  number  of  10.36  crore  persons  worked  during  the  current  FY  2020-21  (as  on 06.02.2021) and more than 324 crore persondays of employment has been generated so far.

Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institute  (RSETI)  of  this  Ministry  is  a  skill development programme which enables trainees to take bank credit and start his/her own micro enterprises. Under this programme a total number of 93874 candidates have been settled in the current financial year 2020-21 (as on 05.02.2021).

Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay-Grameen  Kaushal  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  of  this  Ministry  is  a placement linked Skill development programme for wage employment. Under this programme a total number of 36933 candidates have been placed in jobs in the current financial year 2020-21 (as on 05.02.2021).

Government of India has launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) of 125 days on  20th  June,  2020,  with  a  resource  envelope  of  Rs.50,000  crore  to  boost  employment  and livelihood opportunities for returnee migrant workers and similarly affected citizens in rural area, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The objectives of the Abhiyaan were to provide immediate employment  &  livelihood  opportunities  to  the  distressed,  to  saturate  the  villages  with  public infrastructure  and  creation  of  livelihood  assets  to  boost  the  income  generation  activities  and enhance long term livelihood opportunities by giving focus on 25 works in 116 selected districts across 6 States of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A total of 12 Ministries/Departments of Government of India has participated in the Abhiyaan. A total  of  50.78  Crore  Persondays employment has been generated during the Abhiyaan with an expenditure of Rs.39292.81 crore.

Government  of  India  has  launched  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Rojagar  Yojna  (ABRY)  to incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment  alongwith  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 MSME and will encourages them to hire more workers.

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