Lok Sabha Question No. 3543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Economic Hotspots to Generate Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3543 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ECONOMIC HOTSPOTS TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT

3543. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has identified any economic hotspots in Odisha and Maharashtra to develop for generating employment;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  places  identified  in  rural  as  well urban Odisha, Maharashtra for the same;
- (c) the  details  of  the  measures  introduced  by  the  Government  to  increase labour  force  participation  among  residents  of  rural  Maharashtra  and Odisha;
- (d)
- the outcome observed from the measures put in place;
- (e) the workers to population ratio and labour force participation rate, overall for men and women in rural and urban Maharashtra and Odisha for every quarter since January, 2020?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Government  has  promoted  Special  Economic  Zones  (SEZs)  for promotion of exports of goods & services by generating additional economic activities  thereby  creating  more  employment  opportunities.  The  details  of SEZs notified in the State of Maharashtra and  Odisha are at Annexue-I & II.
- (c) & (d): 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, including rural areas of Maharashtra and Odisha by encouraging various projects involving substantial investment and public expenditure on various schemes.

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,  throughout  the  country  including  rural areas.

The Government of India is presently implementing three welfare schemes for employment generation which provides employment to people in rural areas in the country. The details are as follows: -

- i. Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS): This  is  a  demand  driven  wage  employment  programme which  provide  for  the  enhancement  of  livelihood  security  of  the households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by  providing  at  least  one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to  every  household  whose  adult  members  volunteer  to  do  unskilled manual work. Under MGNREGS wage has been increased to Rs. 202 a day from Rs. 182 to benefit 13.62 crore families. Pesondays employment generated under MGNREGS (since 2016-17 till 21.11.2021)  in  Maharashtra  and  Odisha  is  4062  lakh  and  7214  lakh respectively.
- ii. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY): This is a placement linked skill development programme for wage employment.  Number  of  candidates  placed  under  DDU-GKY  (since 2016-17 to till October, 2021) in Maharashtra and Odisha is 33,026 and 1,31,592 respectively.
- iii. Skill development through Rural Self Employment  and Training Institutes  (RSETIs):  This  enables  a  trainee  to  take  bank  credit  and start  his/her  own  Microenterprise.  Some  of  such  trainees  may  also seek regular salaried jobs. Number of candidates settled under RSETI (since  2016-17  to  till  October,  2021)  in  Maharashtra  and  Odisha  is 1,04,010 and 85,879 respectively.

While MGNREGS provides direct employment, DDU-GKY and RSETI schemes promote  employability  through  either  wage  or  self-employment  leading  to economic and social development of youths of rural area of the country.

Apart  from  above,  the  Government  is  also  implementing  various  other programmes/ schemes for employment generation as detailed below:

- i. Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY):  Under  Skill  India Mission, Ministry of Skill  Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing its flagship  scheme PMKVY for Skill based training of the youth across the country under Short Term Training (STT) courses and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Number of candidate placed under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 since 2018-19 to 21.11.2021 in Maharashtra and Odisha is 57,474 and 48,790 respectively.
- ii. Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) implemented by  Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises is a major  credit-linked  subsidy  programme  aimed  at  generating  selfemployment opportunities through establishment of microenterprises in the non-farm sector by helping traditional artisans and unemployed youth. Under the scheme, the estimated employment generated since 2018-19  to  15.11.2021  in  Maharashtra  and  Odisha  is  1,16,960  and 80,712 respectively.
- iii. The Government 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  (2.30  crore  persondays  in  Odisha)  with  a total expenditure of Rs 39,293 crore (Rs. 2042 crore in Odisha).
- iv. 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. Since 2018-19 till 29.10.2021, 1.46 crore and 1.33 crore loans were sanctioned in the State of  Maharastra and Odisha respectively.

(e):  As  per  the  results  of  Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation during 2019-20, the estimated Labour force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status basis for 15 years and above for the State of Maharashtra and Odisha is given at Annexure-III.

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## Annex referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3543 for 20.12.2021

## List of  Notified SEZ as on 27.09.2021

## Special Economic Zones established by Central Government

| Sl.   | Name of the SEZ                                 | Location                                        | Type          |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| No    |                                                 |                                                 |               |
| 1     | SEEPZ Special Economic Zone Mumbai, Maharashtra | SEEPZ Special Economic Zone Mumbai, Maharashtra | Multi product |

## List of Notified SEZs set up under SEZs Act, 2005 in Maharashtra

|   Sl. No | Name of the Developer                                                                | Location                                                                                                    | Type of SEZ                     |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Serum Bio-pharma Park                                                                | Pune, Maharashtra                                                                                           | Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology |
|        2 | EON Kharadi Infrastructure Private Limited                                           | Taluka Haveli, District Pune, Maharashtra                                                                   | IT/ITES                         |
|        3 | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation                                       | Shendre Industrial Area, District Aurangabad, Maharashtra                                                   | Engineering & Electronics       |
|        4 | WIPRO Limited                                                                        | Hinjawadi District, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                       | IT/ITES                         |
|        5 | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation                                       | Village Krushnoor, Taluka Naigaon, District Nanded, Maharashtra                                             | Pharmaceuticals                 |
|        6 | Syntel International Private Limited                                                 | Talwade Software Park, District Pune, Maharashtra                                                           | IT/ITES                         |
|        7 | The Manjri Stud Farm Private Limited                                                 | Village Phursungi, Taluka Haveli, Pune, Maharashtra                                                         | IT/ITES                         |
|        8 | Festus Properties Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly HGP Community Pvt. Ltd. (Hiranandani Builders) | Village Powai, District Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                                 | IT/ITES                         |
|        9 | Wockhardt BioPharma Limited (Formerly Wockhardt Infrastructure Development Limited)  | Shendre Five Star Industrial Ares, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra                                         | Pharmaceuticals                 |
|       10 | Infosys Technologies Limited                                                         | Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Phase -II, village Mann, Tal. Mulshi, District Pune in the State of Maharashtra | IT/ITES                         |

|   11 | Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited (MADC)                                                                | Nagpur (MIHAN), District Nagpur, Mahatashtra                                                                          | Multi-product                                                                       |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   12 | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation Limited (MIDC)                                                         | Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjawadi, Phase- III, District Pune, Mahatashtra                                         | IT/ITES                                                                             |
|   13 | Magarpatta Township Development and Construction Company Ltd.                                                         | Magarpatta City, Village Hadapsar, Taluka, Haveli, District Pune, Maharashtra                                         | Electronics Hardware and Software including information technology enabled Services |
|   14 | Quadron Business Parks Pvt. Ltd (Formerly Quadron Business Parks Ltd.)(Formerly DLF Akruti Inffopark (Pune) Limited)  | Plot No. 28, MIDC, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Phase-II, District-Pune, Maharashtra                        | IT/ITES                                                                             |
|   15 | Qubix Business Park Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Neopro Technologies Pvt. Ltd. /Flagship Infrastructure Private Limited)       | Village- Hinjawadi, Taluka- Mulshi, District- Pune, Maharashtra                                                       | IT/ITES                                                                             |
|   16 | Serene Properties Private Limited                                                                                     | Kalwa Trans Thane Creek Industrial Area, MIDC, District Thane, Maharashtra                                            | IT/ITES                                                                             |
|   17 | Embassy Office Parks Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Dynasty Developers Private Limited and Pune-Embassy Project Private Limited) | Plot No. 3, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi,PhaseII, Village Marunji, Taluka Muslhi, District Pune, Maharashtra | IT/ITES                                                                             |
|   18 | Sunstream City Private Limited (formerly M/s. Zeus Infrastructure Private Limited)                                    | Village Mulund, Taluka Kurla, District Mumbai Suburban and Village Kopri, Taluka Thane, District Thane, Maharashtra   | IT/ITES                                                                             |
|   19 | Mahindra and Mahindra Limited                                                                                         | Village Owale, Ghodbunder Road, District Thane, Maharashtra                                                           | Bio-technology                                                                      |
|   20 | Inspira Infra (Aurangabad) Ltd. (formally Ajanta Project (India) Ltd.)                                                | Plot No. C-22, MIDC, Shendre Five Star Industrial Area, District- Aurangabad, Maharashtra                             | Biotechnology                                                                       |
|   21 | Sai Wardha Power Generation Limited (formally Sai Wardha Power Limited (Wardha Power Company Pvt. Ltd.)               | Plot No. B-2, MIDC, Warora Growth Centre, Warora, District- Chandrapur, Maharashtra                                   | Power Sector                                                                        |
|   22 | Suyog Realtors Pvt. Ltd.                                                                                              | MIDC Industrial area, Butibori, Village- Rengapur, Taluka- Nagpur, Maharashtra                                        | IT/ITES                                                                             |

|   23 | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation                                    | Kesurde village, Satara District, Maharashtra                                                                 | Engineering                                         |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|   24 | Kumar Builders Townshiop Ventures Pvt. Ltd.                                       | Hinjewadi, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                                  | Electronics Hardware and Software including IT/ITES |
|   25 | Persipina Developers Pvt. Ltd. (PDPL) (formerly Sunny Vista Realtors Private Ltd) | Village Bhokarpada, Panvel, District Raigarh, Maharashtra                                                     | IT/ITES                                             |
|   26 | Arshiya International Limited                                                     | Village Sai, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad, Maharashtra                                                      | FTWZ                                                |
|   27 | International Biotech Park Limited.                                               | Village Mann, Taluka Mulshi- Hinjewadi, Destrict Pune, Maharastra                                             | Bioechnoligy                                        |
|   28 | Indiabulls Industrial Infrastructure Limited                                      | Villages Musalgaon and Gulvanch, Taluka Sinnar, District Nasik, Maharashtra                                   | Multi-product                                       |
|   29 | Khed Economic Infrastructure Private Limited                                      | Village Kendur, Taluka Shirur and Villages Nimgaon, Dawdi, Kanhersar Taluka Khed, District Pune, Maharashtra. | Multi Product                                       |
|   30 | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation                                    | Village Suradi and Nandal, Taluka Phaltan, District Satara, Maharashtra                                       | Engineering                                         |
|   31 | Arshiya International Limited                                                     | Village Bori, Taluka Nagpur, District Nagpur, Maharashtra                                                     | FTWZ                                                |
|   32 | SEZ Bio-Tech Services Pvt. Ltd.                                                   | Village Manajri Budruk, Taluka haveli, District Pune, Maharashtra                                             | Biotechnology                                       |
|   33 | Gigaplex Estate Private Limited                                                   | Villages Airoli and Dighe, District Thane, Maharashtra                                                        | IT/ITES                                             |
|   34 | iGate Global Solutions Ltd.                                                       | Plot No. IT-3, IT-4, Airoli Knowledge Park, TTC Industrial Area, MIDC, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra               | Electronic Hardware & Software including ITES       |
|   35 | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)                                                | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra                                                                                      | Port Based Multi Product                            |
|   36 | DLF Info Park (Pune) Limited                                                      | Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Phase-II, Village Hinjewadi and Mann, Taluka Mulshi, Pune Maharastra              | IT/ITES                                             |

|   37 | Aurum Platz IT Pvt. Ltd. (Formerly Loma IT Park, Developers Pvt. Ltd.)                | G-4/1, TTC Industrial Area, Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra                                           | IT/ITES   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|   38 | EON Kharadi Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.                                                  | Khardi Village, Pune, Maharashtra                                                                        | IT/ITES   |
|   39 | KRC Infrastucture & Projects Private Limited and Gera Developments Pvt. Ltd (Jointly) | Kharadi Village, Taluka -Haveli, District Pune, Maharashtra                                              | IT/ITES   |
|   40 | Wipro Limited                                                                         | Plot No. 2, MIDC, Phase - 1, Hinjewadi, Mulshi Taluka, Pune, Maharashtra                                 | IT/ITES   |
|   41 | Nalanda Shelter Pvt. Ltd.                                                             | Sr. No. 129(P), 130(P), 131(P), Near Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Phase - 1, Pune, Maharashtra | IT/ITES   |
|   42 | AIGP Developers (Pune) Pvt. Ltd.                                                      | Wagholi and Kharadi Village, Pune, Maharashtra                                                           | IT/ITES   |
|   43 | Infosys Limited                                                                       | Plot No. 1, Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park, Hinjewadi, Phase-I, Pune District, Maharashtra                   | IT/ITES   |
|   44 | Roma Builders Pvt. Ltd.                                                               | Hiranandani Estate, Off. Ghodbundar Road, Village Kevesar, Thane, Maharashtra                            | IT/ITES   |
|   45 | Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd. (LTI)                                                   | Plot No. EL-200(Part), TTC Industrial Area, Village Mahape, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra                     | IT/ITES   |

## Annex referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3543 for 20.12.2021

## List of Notified SEZs set up under SEZs Act, 2005 in Odisha

|   Sl. No . | Name of the Developer                                                                      | Location                                                                                       | Type of SEZ                           |
|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|          1 | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO)                            | Chandaka Industrial Estate, P.S. Chandrasekharpur, Tehsil Bhubneshwar, District Khurda, Odisha | IT/ITES                               |
|          2 | Vedanta Aluminium Limited                                                                  | Brundamal and Kurebaga Villages, Tehsil and District - Jharsuguda, Odisha                      | Manufact ure and Export of Aluminiu m |
|          3 | Saraf Agencies Private Limited                                                             | Chhatrapur, gunjam District, Odisha                                                            | Mineral based industries              |
|          4 | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO)                            | Village Gaudakashipur and Arisal, Tehsil Jatni, District Khurda, Odisha                        | IT(Knowl edge Park)                   |
|          5 | Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited (formerly Gopalpur Special Economic Zone Limited) | Gopalpur, District- Ganjam, Odisha                                                             | Multi Product                         |

Annex referred to in reply to part (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3543 for 20.12.2021

- I. Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss) for each State/UT for age groups: 15 years and above for the  State of Maharashtra and Odisha
- II. Labour force participation rate (LFPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss) for each State/UT for age groups: 15 years and above for the  State of Maharashtra and Odisha

| State/UT    | State/UT   | Rural   | Rural   | Rural   | Urban   | Urban   | Urban   | Rural + Urban   | Rural + Urban   | Rural + Urban   |
|-------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|             | Period     | male    | female  | person  | male    | female  | person  | male            | female          | person          |
| Maharashtra | 2019-20    | 74.4    | 47.8    | 61.5    | 70.9    | 24.3    | 47.8    | 72.9            | 37.7            | 55.7            |
| Odisha      | 2019-20    | 73.4    | 33.6    | 53.0    | 68.9    | 21.6    | 45.4    | 72.7            | 31.8            | 51.9            |

| State/UT    | State/UT   | Rural   | Rural   | Rural   | Urban   | Urban   | Urban   | Rural + Urban   | Rural + Urban   | Rural + Urban   |
|-------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|             | Period     | male    | female  | person  | male    | female  | person  | male            | female          | person          |
| Maharashtra | 2019-20    | 76.9    | 48.4    | 63.0    | 73.9    | 25.7    | 50.1    | 75.6            | 38.7            | 57.5            |
| Odisha      | 2019-20    | 79.0    | 34.8    | 56.4    | 74.6    | 23.5    | 49.2    | 78.3            | 33.1            | 55.3            |

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

## Annexure-III