Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Employment Rate
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *19 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY, 2021

## EMPLOYMENT RATE

- *19.    SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  employment/unemployment  rate  in  India  during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the rate of unemployment has rapidly increased during the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to create more employment opportunities in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the table of the House. **

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *19    DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  19.07.2021  BY  SHRI SUNIL  KUMAR  MONDAL  AND  SHRI  PRATAPRAO  JADHAV  REGARDING 'EMPLOYMENT RATE'

(a) to  (c):    As  per  the  results  of  annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey (PLFS) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation during 2017-18 and 2018-19, State/UT-wise details  of  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  and  Unemployment  rate  on usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) basis for the persons age 15 years and above to the extent available is at Annexure.

Government of India has taken a number of initiatives for promoting employment generation in the country. Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) has been launched w.e.f. 1st October, 2020 to incentivize employers for  creation  of  new  employment  along  with  social  security  benefits  and restoration of employment. This scheme being implemented through EPFO seeks to reduce the financial burden of the employers and encourages them to hire more workers. Under ABRY, Government of India is providing for a period  of  two  years,  both  the  employees'  share  (12%  of  wages)  and employers' share (12% of wages) of contribution or only employees' share of contribution  depending  on  employment  strength  of  the  EPFO  registered establishments,  for  new  employees  whose  monthly  wage  is  less  than  Rs. 15,000/-  per  month.  The  new employees under the scheme includes those who have lost their employment during Covid-19 pandemic and did not join any  EPF  covered  establishment  upto  30.09.2020.  The  terminal  date  for registration of beneficiary under the scheme has been extended from 30th June, 2021 to 31st March, 2022.

Earlier Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was launched with effect from 01.04.2016 to incentivise employers for creation of  new  employment.  Under  the  scheme,  Government  of  India  is  paying Employer's  contribution  i.e.  12%  for  a  period  of  three  years  to  the  new employees  earning  upto  Rs.  15,000/-  through  EPFO.  The  terminal  date  for registration of beneficiary through establishment was 31st March 2019. The beneficiaries registered upto 31st March, 2019 will continue to receive the benefit for 3 years from the date of registration under the scheme i.e. upto 31st March, 2022.

PM-  SVANidhi  Scheme  has  facilitated  collateral  free  working  capital loan  upto  Rs.10,000/-  for  one-year  tenure  to  street  vendors,  to  help  them resume their businesses during the post Covid period.

Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  is  being  implemented  by  the Government  inter alia, 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.

In  addition  to  enhance  the  employment  generation,  Government  is encouraging various projects involving substantial investment and through 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), Deendayal Antodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) run by Ministry of  Micro, Small &  Medium Enterprises,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs  and  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE), respectively.

Besides  these  initiatives,  flagship  programmes  of  the  Government such  as  Make  in  India,  Digital  India,  Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  Smart  City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, Housing for All, Infrastructure development  and  Industrial corridors have the potential to generate productive employment opportunities.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *19 due for reply on 19.07.2021

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  and  worker  population  ratio  for persons of age 15 years and above according to usual status (principal status + subsidiary status) approach

(in %)

| S. No.   | State/UTs            | Worker Population Ratio   | Worker Population Ratio   | Unemployment Rate   | Unemployment Rate   |
|----------|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UTs            | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   | 2017-18             | 2018-19             |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 57.2                      | 54.8                      | 4.5                 | 5.3                 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 42.3                      | 40.9                      | 5.8                 | 7.7                 |
| 3        | Assam                | 43.7                      | 43.4                      | 7.9                 | 6.7                 |
| 4        | Bihar                | 35.5                      | 36.4                      | 7.0                 | 9.8                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | 62.4                      | 61.2                      | 3.3                 | 2.4                 |
| 6        | Delhi                | 42.7                      | 44.5                      | 9.4                 | 10.4                |
| 7        | Goa                  | 42.9                      | 45.9                      | 13.9                | 8.7                 |
| 8        | Gujarat              | 47.4                      | 49.7                      | 4.8                 | 3.2                 |
| 9        | Haryana              | 41.7                      | 41.9                      | 8.4                 | 9.3                 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh     | 58.9                      | 63.9                      | 5.5                 | 5.1                 |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 51.0                      | 52.9                      | 5.4                 | 5.1                 |
| 12       | Jharkhand            | 41.7                      | 44.9                      | 7.5                 | 5.2                 |
| 13       | Karnataka            | 49.1                      | 49.3                      | 4.8                 | 3.6                 |
| 14       | Kerala               | 41.2                      | 44.9                      | 11.4                | 9.0                 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh       | 54.3                      | 52.3                      | 4.3                 | 3.5                 |
| 16       | Maharashtra          | 50.5                      | 50.6                      | 4.8                 | 5.0                 |
| 17       | Manipur              | 42.5                      | 44.3                      | 11.5                | 9.4                 |
| 18       | Meghalaya            | 62.3                      | 61.8                      | 1.6                 | 2.7                 |
| 19       | Mizoram              | 46.4                      | 45.6                      | 10.1                | 7.0                 |
| 20       | Nagaland             | 32.8                      | 38.1                      | 21.4                | 17.4                |
| 21       | Odisha               | 44.9                      | 47.6                      | 7.1                 | 7.0                 |
| 22       | Punjab               | 42.9                      | 44.2                      | 7.7                 | 7.4                 |
| 23       | Rajasthan            | 48.2                      | 50.0                      | 5.0                 | 5.7                 |
| 24       | Sikkim               | 58.7                      | 61.1                      | 3.5                 | 3.1                 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu           | 51.0                      | 51.4                      | 7.5                 | 6.6                 |
| 26       | Telangana            | 49.8                      | 50.6                      | 7.6                 | 8.3                 |
| 27       | Tripura              | 42.0                      | 41.9                      | 6.8                 | 10.0                |
| 28       | Uttarakhand          | 40.6                      | 41.4                      | 7.6                 | 8.9                 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh        | 41.8                      | 40.8                      | 6.2                 | 5.7                 |
| 30       | West Bengal          | 47.8                      | 49.7                      | 4.6                 | 3.8                 |
| 31       | A & N Islands        | 48.7                      | 49.1                      | 15./8               | 13.5                |
| 32       | Chandigarh           | 46.9                      | 47.3                      | 9.0                 | 7.3                 |
| 33       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 66.3                      | 68.6                      | 0.4                 | 1.5                 |
| 34       | Daman & Diu          | 63.2                      | 55.1                      | 3.1                 | 0.0                 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep          | 34.4                      | 29.5                      | 21.3                | 31.6                |
| 36       | Puducherry           | 37.8                      | 47.8                      | 10.3                | 8.3                 |
|          | All-India            | 46.8                      | 47.3                      | 6.0                 | 5.8                 |

Source: Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), M/o Statistics & Programme Implementation