Lok Sabha Question No. 2246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Employment Generation in Darbhanga
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2246

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2021

## EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN DARBHANGA

## 2246.  SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken some special measures to increase employment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  generate  employment  in financially backward areas like Darbhanga district in Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  is the  priority  of  the  Government.  Government  has  taken  various  steps  for generating employment in the country including Darbhanga 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  YojanaNational  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  industryrelevant 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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