Lok Sabha Question No. 3513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Unemployment Rate in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3513 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 3513.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the  district  wise,  year-wise,  age  group-wise  details  of  the  unemployment rate  and  the  workforce  participation  rate  of  Andhra  Pradesh  (AP)  since 2014;
- (b) the year-wise details of the number of new jobs created in AP since 2014;
- (c) the district-wise details of the Government estimate of the current number of migrant workers from AP; and
- (d) the district-wise details of the Government estimate of the current number of migrant workers working in AP?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  data  on  employment/  unemployment  is  collected  through  Periodic Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  conducted  by  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO), Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  since  2017-18. As per the results of PLFS conducted during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the details of the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) and Labour Force Participation  Rate  (LFPR)  for  persons  of  15  years  and  above  on  usual  status basis in the Andhra Pradesh is given at Annexure-I
- (b) : The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) publishes the payroll data based on Aadhar validated Universal Account Number (UAN) every month for  the  organised  sector.  Details  of  net  Payroll  data  in  respect  of  Andhra Pradesh since 2017-18 is at Annexure -II.

Aatmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) has been launched in 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. As on 09.12.2021, benefits have been provided to 1.08 lakh beneficiaries in Andhra Pradesh through 3045 establishments.

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. Under the  scheme,  loans  of  Rs.  10090.71  crore  were  disbursed  during  2019-20  in Andhra Pradesh.

Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY), with the objective to train candidates across India, including the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  PMKVY  has  two  training components,  namely,  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior Learning (RPL). Under PMKVY 2.0 (2016-20) and PMKVY 3.0 (2020-21), 90,851 candidates and 716 candidates, respectively were reported placed in Andhra Pradesh.

(c)  &  (d):  As  per  the  data  received  from  the  States/UTs  till  date,  there  are 32,571 inter-state migrant workers who returned to their  home state- Andhra Pradesh.

During  pandemic,  the  Government  launched  an  initiative  SWADES  (Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support) to conduct a skill mapping exercise of the returning workers under the Vande Bharat Mission, wherein a total of 32945 migrant workers from Overseas returned to Andhra Pradesh.

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Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3513 due for reply on 20.12.2021.

Details of Unemployment Rate (UR) and Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) according  to  usual  status  (ps+ss)  basis  in  Andhra  Pradesh  as  per  PLFS  report.

in (%)

| Age-Group   | 15 years & above   | 15 years & above   | 15-29 years   | 15-29 years   | All age groups   | All age groups   |
|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|
| Year        | UR                 | LFPR               | UR            | LFPR          | UR               | LFPR             |
| 2017-18     | 4.5                | 59.9               | 16.1          | 48.8          | 4.5              | 47.1             |
| 2018-19     | 5.3                | 57.8               | 18.9          | 45.0          | 5.3              | 45.4             |
| 2019-20     | 4.7                | 58.2               | 17.1          | 47.4          | 4.7              | 46.3             |

Annexure referred to in reply of part (b) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3513 due for reply on 20.12.2021.

## Net payroll Data(EPFO) of Andhra Pradesh

| Year/Month            |   Net Payroll |
|-----------------------|---------------|
| 2017-18 (From Sep-17) |         54286 |
| 2018-19               |        151024 |
| 2019-20               |        162166 |
| 2020-21               |        187986 |

Source: Payroll data, EPFO, Wage Month October 2021.