Lok Sabha Question No. 2766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Unemployment Pension
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sougata Ray, S. Gnanathiraviam, Alok Kumar Suman

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2766 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  MARCH, 2022

## UNEMPLOYMENT PENSION

2766.  PROF. SOUGATA RAY: SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to implement unemployment pension in the country for the unemployed youths; if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any State in the country has such pension schemes, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  graduates/post  graduates,  skilled,  semi-skilled  and  un-skilled unemployed in Tamil Nadu and other States at present and the steps being by the Government to provide sustainable employment to those unemployed youths;
- (d) whether the Union Government has made any special package for the unemployed youths  of  Tamil  Nadu  and  other  States  in  the  country  to  solve  unemployment problem if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government is implementing the scheme to generate employment for unemployed youth including traditional artisans like spinners, weavers, blacksmiths, carpenters, potters, beekeepers, leather artisans etc. in the country to curb the migration of unemployed youth, if so, the details thereon?

## ANSWER

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

( a) & (b): There is no such proposal of unemployment pension under consideration of Ministry of Labour & Employment. However, the employees covered under Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme are entitled to unemployment allowance. There are two unemployment allowance schemes namely Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna  (ABVKY)  and  Rajiv  Gandhi  Shramik  Kalyan  Yojna  (RGSKY).The  scheme  Atal Beemit  Vyakti  Kalyan  Yojana  was  introduced  by  the  Employees'  State  Insurance Corporation  (ESIC)  on  pilot  basis  for  a  period  of  2  years  w.e.f.  01.07.2018  for providing  relief  to  the  Insured  Persons  (IPs)  who  have  become  unemployed.  The scheme has been extended upto 30th June 2022.

The State-wise details of unemployment pension scheme are not centrally maintained in Ministry of Labour & Employment.

(c) to (e): As per latest annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report for 201920, the State/UT-wise details of unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above of different general education level according to usual status basis approach is  given at Annexure.

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 RojgarYojana (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  50.81  lakh  beneficiaries through 1.33 lakh establishments till 28.02.2022.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) is being implemented by the Government for facilitating self-employment. Under PMMY, collateral free loans uptoRs. 10 lakh, are extended to micro/small business enterprises and to individuals to enable them to setup or expand their business activities. Upto 04.03.2022, 33.91 crore loans were sanctioned under the scheme.

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  Abhiyaan  has  achieved  an  employment generation of 50.78 crore persondays with a total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore.

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 has put emphasis on railways, roads, urban transport, power, telecom,  textiles  and  affordable  housing  amid  continued  focus  on  the  National Infrastructure  Pipeline.  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. All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate employment and boost output in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects. 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 parts (c) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2766 due for reply on 21.03.2022

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  of  different  general education level according to usual status basis approach during 2019-20 (PLFS)

| State \ UT           | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   | general education level (in percentage)   |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| State \ UT           | not literat e                             | literate & upto primary                   | middle                                    | secondary                                 | higher seconda ry                         | diploma/ certificate course               | graduate                                  | post graduate & above                     | secondary & above                         | all (incl. n.r.)                          |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 0.2                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.6                                       | 3.2                                       | 7.3                                       | 16.7                                      | 24.5                                      | 28.7                                      | 13.6                                      | 4.7                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.2                                       | 1.4                                       | 4.0                                       | 9.8                                       | 10.5                                      | 0.0                                       | 23.9                                      | 36.5                                      | 15.7                                      | 6.7                                       |
| Assam                | 0.6                                       | 2.5                                       | 10.5                                      | 7.3                                       | 14.9                                      | 4.0                                       | 20.1                                      | 6.6                                       | 13.5                                      | 7.9                                       |
| Bihar                | 2.5                                       | 2.4                                       | 5.0                                       | 3.9                                       | 6.6                                       | 84.9                                      | 19.9                                      | 12.3                                      | 10.0                                      | 5.1                                       |
| Chhattisgarh         | 0.1                                       | 1.1                                       | 2.3                                       | 2.1                                       | 6.6                                       | 34.1                                      | 17.8                                      | 12.7                                      | 8.5                                       | 3.3                                       |
| Delhi                | 1.9                                       | 1.3                                       | 6.7                                       | 5.4                                       | 10.1                                      | 14.6                                      | 13.5                                      | 16.1                                      | 11.5                                      | 8.6                                       |
| Goa                  | 0.0                                       | 0.8                                       | 6.9                                       | 6.7                                       | 11.6                                      | 14.8                                      | 15.0                                      | 15.3                                      | 11.6                                      | 8.1                                       |
| Gujarat              | 0.3                                       | 0.8                                       | 1.6                                       | 1.7                                       | 3.5                                       | 5.2                                       | 5.3                                       | 8.8                                       | 3.9                                       | 2.0                                       |
| Haryana              | 3.1                                       | 1.1                                       | 3.8                                       | 6.1                                       | 10.6                                      | 13.1                                      | 13.4                                      | 8.9                                       | 9.7                                       | 6.4                                       |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 0.0                                       | 0.1                                       | 1.0                                       | 0.9                                       | 4.5                                       | 10.8                                      | 17.9                                      | 10.8                                      | 6.5                                       | 3.7                                       |
| Jharkhand            | 0.3                                       | 2.0                                       | 4.8                                       | 6.2                                       | 9.1                                       | 24.7                                      | 14.0                                      | 14.3                                      | 9.6                                       | 4.2                                       |
| Karnataka            | 0.0                                       | 0.1                                       | 1.7                                       | 3.0                                       | 3.5                                       | 9.9                                       | 19.8                                      | 10.4                                      | 9.1                                       | 4.2                                       |
| Kerala               | 0.6                                       | 1.1                                       | 3.1                                       | 6.5                                       | 17.5                                      | 13.8                                      | 28.2                                      | 24.2                                      | 16.7                                      | 10.0                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 0.2                                       | 1.8                                       | 2.9                                       | 2.5                                       | 4.6                                       | 17.1                                      | 14.7                                      | 6.3                                       | 7.1                                       | 3.0                                       |
| Maharashtra          | 0.2                                       | 1.2                                       | 2.1                                       | 2.5                                       | 6.3                                       | 10.9                                      | 8.6                                       | 2.5                                       | 5.6                                       | 3.2                                       |
| Manipur              | 0.7                                       | 2.1                                       | 5.6                                       | 7.7                                       | 12.9                                      | 9.4                                       | 18.2                                      | 21.3                                      | 14.2                                      | 9.5                                       |
| Meghalaya            | 0.0                                       | 0.1                                       | 0.5                                       | 3.8                                       | 10.0                                      | 5.9                                       | 16.6                                      | 19.7                                      | 10.9                                      | 2.7                                       |
| Mizoram              | 0.0                                       | 0.1                                       | 2.2                                       | 2.2                                       | 12.7                                      | 0.0                                       | 14.3                                      | 22.3                                      | 11.6                                      | 5.7                                       |
| Nagaland             | 0.0                                       | 6.3                                       | 20.4                                      | 26.7                                      | 34.3                                      | 34.5                                      | 46.3                                      | 56.0                                      | 36.6                                      | 25.7                                      |
| Odisha               | 0.1                                       | 1.3                                       | 5.1                                       | 10.7                                      | 16.9                                      | 28.4                                      | 25.3                                      | 10.5                                      | 16.9                                      | 6.2                                       |
| Punjab               | 1.4                                       | 3.5                                       | 4.5                                       | 5.3                                       | 15.8                                      | 16.4                                      | 14.5                                      | 14.1                                      | 11.7                                      | 7.3                                       |
| Rajasthan            | 0.7                                       | 2.2                                       | 2.5                                       | 3.0                                       | 5.4                                       | 14.1                                      | 22.8                                      | 16.9                                      | 11.7                                      | 4.5                                       |
| Sikkim               | 0.4                                       | 0.1                                       | 0.1                                       | 1.8                                       | 5.3                                       | 13.9                                      | 11.1                                      | 2.1                                       | 5.9                                       | 2.2                                       |
| Tamil Nadu           | 0.2                                       | 0.2                                       | 2.4                                       | 3.2                                       | 6.2                                       | 16.4                                      | 20.6                                      | 13.5                                      | 11.7                                      | 5.3                                       |
| Telangana            | 0.2                                       | 1.2                                       | 3.4                                       | 4.4                                       | 9.7                                       | 12.8                                      | 26.9                                      | 24.6                                      | 14.0                                      | 7.0                                       |
| Tripura              | 0.0                                       | 0.6                                       | 3.1                                       | 4.4                                       | 6.6                                       | 16.3                                      | 13.8                                      | 5.6                                       | 8.3                                       | 3.2                                       |
| Uttarakhand          | 0.4                                       | 3.4                                       | 3.5                                       | 4.5                                       | 13.8                                      | 22.0                                      | 21.9                                      | 8.3                                       | 12.6                                      | 7.1                                       |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 0.7                                       | 2.8                                       | 3.3                                       | 3.5                                       | 6.3                                       | 21.2                                      | 15.6                                      | 10.6                                      | 8.7                                       | 4.4                                       |
| West Bengal          | 0.7                                       | 1.4                                       | 4.9                                       | 5.8                                       | 9.1                                       | 13.9                                      | 15.2                                      | 11.5                                      | 10.1                                      | 4.6                                       |
| Andaman & N. Island  | 0.0                                       | 0.5                                       | 5.0                                       | 14.4                                      | 29.4                                      | 19.7                                      | 29.8                                      | 18.9                                      | 23.2                                      | 12.6                                      |
| Chandigarh           | 4.1                                       | 6.2                                       | 5.6                                       | 8.9                                       | 10.5                                      | 0.0                                       | 3.0                                       | 8.2                                       | 6.9                                       | 6.3                                       |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.5                                       | 3.2                                       | 4.1                                       | 3.2                                       | 8.6                                       | 17.3                                      | 6.7                                       | 3.0                                       |
| Daman & Diu          | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 2.2                                       | 3.8                                       | 7.8                                       | 5.6                                       | 3.4                                       | 0.0                                       | 4.5                                       | 2.9                                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 0.4                                       | 0.4                                       | 2.5                                       | 5.2                                       | 14.6                                      | 49.6                                      | 21.9                                      | 21.2                                      | 14.6                                      | 6.7                                       |
| Ladakh               | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 1.2                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 0.3                                       | 0.1                                       |
| Lakshadweep          | 0.0                                       | 3.1                                       | 4.6                                       | 7.6                                       | 27.8                                      | 29.3                                      | 35.2                                      | 0.0                                       | 20.3                                      | 13.7                                      |
| Puducherry           | 0.0                                       | 0.0                                       | 5.4                                       | 2.6                                       | 9.1                                       | 10.1                                      | 19.8                                      | 8.4                                       | 10.5                                      | 7.6                                       |
| all India            | 0.6                                       | 1.4                                       | 3.4                                       | 4.1                                       | 7.9                                       | 14.2                                      | 17.2                                      | 12.9                                      | 10.1                                      | 4.8                                       |

Source: Annual Report  PLFS, 2019- 20;  M/o Statistics and Programme Implementation