Lok Sabha Question No. 1852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Women Upliftment in Bihar
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1852 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## WOMEN UPLIFTMENT IN BIHAR

## 1852. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  work  out  any  plan  to overcome unemployment among the unemployed youth in Bihar;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   whether  the  Government  is  planning  for  upliftment  of  women  and address the problem of education and unemployment etc. in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  available  Annual  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS) Reports conducted by the Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the estimated unemployment rate on usual status for age 15 years and above for Bihar during 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 is 9.8%, 5.1% and 4.6%, respectively which shows that the unemployment rate has a declining trend.

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is  the priority of the Government. Accordingly, the Government of India has taken various  steps  to  deal  with  problem  of  unemployment  in  recent  times.  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 incentivise 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.  As  on  28.11.2022  benefits  have  been  provided  to  27,951 beneficiaries through 1205 establishments in Bihar.

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, 321.69 lakh loans amounting to Rs. 1.37 lakh crore have been  extended  to  all  category  of  entrepreneurs  in  Bihar  since  2017-18  to 25.11.2022.

Government is implementing Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi (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 1st December, 2022, 68,799 loans amounting to ₹57.8 Crore have been disbursed to 54,016 beneficiaries under the scheme in Bihar.

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 Gati Shakti 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.

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)  and  Pt.Deen "Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)" etc. for

Dayal UpadhyayaGrameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), employment generation.

Besides these initiatives, various flagship programmes of the Government  such  as  Make  in  India,  Start-up  India,  Stand-up  India,  Digital India, Smart City Mission, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation,  Housing  for  All  etc.  are  also  oriented  towards  generating employment opportunities.

The National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions that providing a quality education to girls is the best way to increase the education levels for the  Socio-Economically  Disadvantaged  Groups  (SEDGs),  not  just  in  the present but also in future generations. The policy thus recommends that the policies  and  schemes  designed  to  include  students  from  SEDGs  should  be especially targeted towards girls in these SEDGs. The Government has taken various steps to improve women's participation in the labour force and quality of their employment. A number of protective  provisions  have  been  incorporated  in  the  labour  laws  for  equal opportunity and congenial work environment for women workers. The Code on  Social  Security,  2020  has  the  provisions  for  enhancement  in  paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, provision for mandatory crèche facility  in  the  establishments  having  50  or  more  employees,  permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc. The  Code  on  Occupational  Safety,  Health  And  Working  Conditions (OSH),  2020  has  the  provisions  for  the  employment  of  women  in  the aboveground mines including opencast workings has been allowed between 7  pm  and  6  am,  and  in  below  ground  working  between  6  am  and  7  pm  in technical, supervisory and managerial work where continuous presence may not be required. The  Code  on  Wages  2019  has  provisions  that  there  shall  be  no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by any employee. Further,  no  employer  shall  make  any  discrimination  on  the  ground  of  sex while recruiting any employee for the same work or work of similar nature in the  conditions  of  employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force. To enhance the employability of female workers, the Government is providing training to them through a network of  Women Industrial Training institutes,  National  Vocational  Training  Institutes  and  Regional  Vocational

Training Institutes.

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