Lok Sabha Question No. 792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Unemployed Youth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Geeta Kora, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 792

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

## 792.  BY SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to ascertain the number of unemployed youth in the State of Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to open any kind of counselling centers to reduce unemployment among the youth and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is an unprecedented increase in the number of unemployed youth in the country including Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  55.75  percent  youth  with  graduation  and  higher education are unemployed in many States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  employment opportunities to the youth according to their qualification?

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

(a) to  (e):  The  official  data  source  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  Periodic Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  which  is  conducted  by  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  & Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  at  All  India  level  since  2017-18.  The  survey period  is  July  to  June  of  next  year.  As  per  available  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the unemployment rate on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years was 17.3%, 15.0% and 12.9% during 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively, which shows that the unemployment rate among the youth has a declining trend. The estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years in the State of Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir was 7.9% and 18.3%, respectively, during 2020-

21.

In  Rajasthan, the estimated unemployment rate on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years has declined to 13.4% during 2020-21 as compared to 16.6% in 201819.

The State/UT-wise estimated Unemployment Rate on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years during 2018-19 to 2020-21 is at Annexure.

As per latest available Annual PLFS Reports, the unemployment rate on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years at various education level during 2020-21 is as follows:

| Education level             |   Unemployment Rate (%) |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| Not literate                |                     3.6 |
| Literate & upto Primary     |                     5.6 |
| Middle                      |                     6.4 |
| Secondary                   |                     9.7 |
| Higher secondary            |                    12.8 |
| Graduate                    |                    30.4 |
| Post Graduate & above       |                    29.8 |
| Secondary & above           |                    19.4 |
| Diploma/ Certificate course |                    24.1 |
| Total                       |                    12.9 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The  National  Career  Service  (NCS)  project  has  been  implemented  by  the Government  to  provide  a  variety  of  career  related  services  like  job  search  and matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses  etc.  through  a  digital  platform  [www.ncs.gov.in].  The  NCS  Project  also includes setting up of Model Career Centres (MCCs) in collaboration with States/UTs and other institutions to deliver various career related services like providing career counseling  /  vocational  guidance,  conducting  job  fairs,  outreach  activities  etc.  Till date, 377 MCCs (including 7 non-funded MCCs) have been approved.

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 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 Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) was launched with effect from 1st  October,  2020  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment  and restoration  of  loss  of  employment  during  Covid-19  pandemic.  The  terminal  date  for registration of beneficiaries was 31.03.2022. Since inception of the scheme, till

28.11.2022,  benefits  of  Rs.  7855.07  Crore  have  been  provided  to  60.13  lakhs beneficiaries under the scheme. Government is implementing Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM  SVANidhi  Scheme)  since  June  01,  2020  to  facilitate  collateral  free  working capital  loan  to  street  vendors  to  restart  their  businesses,  which  were  adversely impacted  during the Covid-19 pandemic.  As  on  02.12.2022, 37.68 lakh loans amounting to ₹4,378 Crore have been disbursed under the scheme. The Government of India is 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. Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)  was  launched  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  25.11.2022,  an  amount  of  Rs  15.56 lakh crore was disbursed in 37.76 crore loan accounts sanctioned under the scheme. 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. All these initiatives are expected to collectively  generate  employment  in  the  medium  to  long  term  through multiplier-effects. 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. Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the Government such as Make in India, Start-up India, Stand-up India, Digital India, Housing for All etc. are also oriented towards generating employment opportunities.

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Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 792 due for reply on 12.12.2022

State/UT-wise Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15-29 years during 2018-19 to 2020-21

| S. No.    | States/UTs           | 2018-19   |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 18.9      |      17.1 | 15.3      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 33.1      |      23.8 | 21.9      |
| 3         | Assam                | 23.5      |      27.5 | 16.1      |
| 4         | Bihar                | 30.9      |      17.6 | 17.0      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 9.0       |      10.1 | 7.5       |
| 6         | Delhi                | 22.5      |      22.5 | 15.9      |
| 7         | Goa                  | 24.2      |      25.1 | 25.8      |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 8.4       |       5.8 | 5.5       |
| 9         | Haryana              | 22.1      |      17.6 | 15.3      |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 18.8      |      13   | 12.8      |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 14.0      |      11.6 | 7.9       |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 11.8      |      14.1 | 8.8       |
| 13        | Kerala               | 35.2      |      35.4 | 33.7      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 10.4      |       8.4 | 5.6       |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 14.9      |      10.6 | 11.6      |
| 16        | Manipur              | 32.8      |      33.1 | 21.8      |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 8.9       |       8.9 | 5.3       |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 23.1      |      20.2 | 14.4      |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 59.6      |      70.1 | 55.2      |
| 20        | Odisha               | 22.8      |      19.6 | 16.9      |
| 21        | Punjab               | 21.0      |      18.7 | 18.8      |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 16.6      |      13.1 | 13.4      |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 10.7      |       7.2 | 4.4       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 24.0      |      20.9 | 20.4      |
| 25        | Telangana            | 27.4      |      24.2 | 16.1      |
| 26        | Tripura              | 30.7      |      10.8 | 12.1      |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 23.5      |      19.7 | 21.0      |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 15.0      |      12.6 | 11.6      |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 11.1      |      14.2 | 11.1      |
| 30        | Andaman & N. Island  | 33.9      |      34.2 | 26.3      |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 18.2      |      12.3 | 16.5      |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 3.7       |       6.1 |           |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          | 0.1       |       6.2 | 12.1      |
| 34        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 13.8      |      18.3 | 18.3      |
| 35        | Ladakh               | -         |       0   | 42.3      |
| 36        | Lakshadweep          | 70.3      |      36.2 | 47.6      |
| 37        | Puducherry           | 25.1      |      28.7 | 25.6      |
| All India | All India            | 17.3      |      15   | 12.9      |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI