Lok Sabha Question No. 2171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Unemployment in Bhagalpur
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2171

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2021

## UNEMPLOYMENT IN BHAGALPUR

## 2171. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide employment to the unemployed people in view of increasing unemployment in Bhagalpur district of Bihar State; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (b):    Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  the priority  of  the  Government.  Government  has taken various  steps  for  generating employment in the country including Bhagalpur district of Bihar like encouraging various projects involving substantial investment and increasing 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  Deendayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NULM)  run  by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises,  Ministry  of Rural Development and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, respectively.

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.  The  terminal  date  for  registration  of beneficiaries has been extended from 30.06.2021 to 31.03.2022.

Earlier  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  was  launched  with effect  from  1.4.2016  to  incentivise  employers  for  creation  of  new  employment. 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.

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. Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  is  the  flagship  scheme  of  the Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE).  The  objective  of  this Skill Certification Scheme is to enable the youth to take up industry-relevant skill training  that  will  help  them  in  securing  a  better  livelihood  and  to  meet  their employment as well as self employment requirement. PM-  SVANidhi  Scheme  has  facilitated  collateral  free  working  capital  loan  upto Rs.10,000/- for one-year tenure to street vendors, to resume their businesses. 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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