Lok Sabha Question No. 3279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Registered Persons in Employment Exchange
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## REGISTERED PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE

## 3279.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

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

- (a) the State-wise total number of persons belonging to Divyang/SC/ST/OBC categories registered in the employment offices as on date;
- (b) the total number of persons belonging to the aforesaid categories in particular, given employment during the last three years;
- (c) whether  the  quota  reserved  for  these  categoriesis  being  filled  up  on  regular basis;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the measures being taken by the Government to fill up the reserved quota for such persons?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As per the information received from the States/UTs, the State/UTs-wise and category-wise number of job-seekers, all of whom may not necessarily be unemployed, who got registered themselves in employment exchanges and got placement through employment exchanges  in the country to the extent available is given at Annexure I, II & III.
- (c) to (e): Administrative and financial control of employment exchanges lies with the respective  State/UT  Governments.  Employment  exchanges  sponsor  the  candidates against  the  notified  vacancies  as  per  the  requirement  of  the  employers.  The responsibility to fill up the post and follow the reservation rules/guidelines issued by the  Central/State  Governments  from  time  to  time  lies  with  the  employer/recruiting Organisation.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3279 due for reply on 09-08-2021

State/UT-wise and category-wise details of job seekers  registered on live register of employment exchanges in the country to the extent available.

(IN THOUSAND)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | SCHEDULED CASTE (SC)   | SCHEDULED CASTE (SC)   | SCHEDULED TRIBE (ST)   | SCHEDULED TRIBE (ST)   | OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBC)   | OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBC)   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2016                   | 2017                   | 2016                   | 2017                   | 2016                           | 2017                           |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 255.88                 | 257.80                 | 40.90                  | 46.50                  | 385.72                         | 415.78                         |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1.36                   | 1.39                   | 29.28                  | 31.66                  | 1.07                           | 1.08                           |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 122.02                 | 133.73                 | 273.99                 | 286.20                 | 318.91                         | 332.97                         |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 109.90                 | 109.59                 | 8.36                   | 8.47                   | 247.52                         | 247.18                         |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 173.29                 | 185.93                 | 371.23                 | 393.47                 | 434.01                         | 488.04                         |
| 6         | DELHI             | 90.11                  | 90.11                  | 19.94                  | 19.94                  | 27.32                          | 27.32                          |
| 7         | GOA               | 3.38                   | 3.38                   | 5.443                  | 5.443                  | 11.26                          | 11.26                          |
| 8         | GUJARAT           | 107.21                 | 101.38                 | 81.46                  | 79.71                  | 6.35                           | 6.32                           |
| 9         | HARYANA           | 189.34                 | 175.80                 | 0.03                   | 0.04                   | 50.80                          | 48.85                          |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 198.05                 | 201.90                 | 45.97                  | 45.52                  | 91.72                          | 97.51                          |
| 11        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 6.22                   | 6.22                   | 4.93                   | 4.93                   | 1.19                           | 1.19                           |
| 12        | JHARKHAND         | 65.77                  | 64.76                  | 89.66                  | 85.06                  | 156.00                         | 159.79                         |
| 13        | KARNATAKA         | 101.29                 | 101.77                 | 23.37                  | 23.36                  | 14.99                          | 15.08                          |
| 14        | KERALA            | 625.63                 | 616.54                 | 44.37                  | 45.98                  | 1587.33                        | 1525.36                        |
| 15        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 290.99                 | 306.95                 | 248.04                 | 254.65                 | 491.26                         | 537.48                         |
| 16        | MAHARASHTRA       | 549.60                 | 544.75                 | 133.01                 | 132.83                 | 932.57                         | 921.34                         |
| 17        | MANIPUR           | 9.54                   | 8.91                   | 233.12                 | 226.60                 | 19.31                          | 18.09                          |
| 18        | MEGHALAYA         | 0.09                   | 0.08                   | 34.06                  | 34.83                  | 0.05                           | 0.02                           |
| 19        | MIZORAM           | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 32.87                  | 37.95                  | 0.00                           | 0.00                           |
| 20        | NAGALAND          | 0.21                   | 0.21                   | 67.05                  | 66.18                  | 0.00                           | 0.00                           |
| 21        | ODISHA            | 193.55                 | 192.37                 | 157.13                 | 157.49                 | 124.26                         | 125.51                         |
| 22        | PUNJAB            | 108.97                 | 107.26                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 10.16                          | 11.40                          |
| 23        | RAJASTHAN         | 115.30                 | 123.47                 | 73.87                  | 74.76                  | 202.15                         | 224.95                         |
| 24        | Sikkim*           | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                      | -                              | -                              |
| 25        | TAMIL NADU        | 1801.71                | 1816.17                | 66.03                  | 66.46                  | 4882.16                        | 4976.79                        |
| 26        | TELANGANA         | 266.40                 | 266.61                 | 107.33                 | 104.44                 | 314.32                         | 317.19                         |
| 27        | TRIPURA           | 99.91                  | 100.85                 | 130.79                 | 131.66                 | 45.79                          | 46.61                          |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 141.78                 | 138.01                 | 34.31                  | 32.55                  | 97.17                          | 90.95                          |
| 29        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 551.61                 | 493.52                 | 5.43                   | 5.45                   | 818.80                         | 787.00                         |
| 30        | WEST BENGAL       | 921.13                 | 920.49                 | 193.53                 | 193.10                 | 284.34                         | 283.88                         |
| 31        | A. & N. ISLANDS   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 1.62                   | 1.62                   | 8.56                           | 8.56                           |
| 32        | CHANDIGARH        | 5.82                   | 6.07                   | 0.26                   | 0.10                   | 1.84                           | 2.02                           |
| 33        | D. & N. HAVELI    | 0.41                   | 0.41                   | 3.74                   | 3.74                   | 0.22                           | 0.22                           |
| 34        | DAMAN AND DIU     | 0.56                   | 0.56                   | 0.24                   | 0.24                   | 1.28                           | 1.28                           |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 7.32                   | 7.32                   | 0.00                           | 0.00                           |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 28.32                  | 28.78                  | 0.16                   | 0.16                   | 78.21                          | 90.34                          |
|           | Grand Total       | 7135.34                | 7105.78                | 2568.83                | 2608.41                | 11646.63                       | 11821.35                       |

Note: *No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State;

Total may not tally due to rounding off.

Source: Employment Exchange Statistics compiled by Directorate General of Employment,

MoL&E based on information received from State Governments.

Zero figures include cases where no data has been received from States/UT Govt.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a& b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3279 due for reply on 09-08-2021

State/UT-wiseand category-wise details of job seekers placed through employment exchanges in the country to the extent available.

(IN NUMBERS)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | SCHEDULED CASTE (SC)   | SCHEDULED CASTE (SC)   | SCHEDULED TRIBE (ST)   | SCHEDULED TRIBE (ST)   | OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBC)   | OTHER BACKWARD CLASSES (OBC)   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | 2016                   | 2017                   | 2016                   | 2017                   | 2016                           | 2017                           |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 79                     | 26                     | 6                      | 10                     | 66                             | 43                             |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 3                      | 2                      | 93                     | 54                     | 15                             | 46                             |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH      | 46                     | 59                     | 39                     | 38                     | 44                             | 151                            |
| 6         | DELHI             | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 7         | GOA               | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 8         | GUJARAT           | 18725                  | 29082                  | 24124                  | 30924                  | 136                            | 129                            |
| 9         | HARYANA           | 75                     | 6                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 1                              |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 137                    | 224                    | 53                     | 64                     | 95                             | 275                            |
| 11        | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 12        | JHARKHAND         | 406                    | 493                    | 818                    | 1599                   | 1101                           | 1081                           |
| 13        | KARNATAKA         | 23                     | 23                     | 8                      | 7                      | 9                              | 10                             |
| 14        | KERALA            | 1044                   | 816                    | 180                    | 95                     | 2321                           | 2091                           |
| 15        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 3                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 16        | MAHARASHTRA       | 7281                   | 50                     | 1360                   | 149                    | 2386                           | 157                            |
| 17        | MANIPUR           | 0                      | 3                      | 0                      | 39                     | 0                              | 9                              |
| 18        | MEGHALAYA         | 0                      | 0                      | 3                      | 10                     | 0                              | 0                              |
| 19        | MIZORAM           | 0                      | 0                      | 17                     | 33                     | 0                              | 0                              |
| 20        | NAGALAND          | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 21        | ODISHA            | 35                     | 30                     | 60                     | 35                     | 20                             | 85                             |
| 22        | PUNJAB            | 74                     | 57                     | 0                      | 0                      | 30                             | 26                             |
| 23        | RAJASTHAN         | 9                      | 5                      | 3                      | 23                     | 6                              | 58                             |
| 24        | Sikkim*           |                        |                        |                        | -                      |                                | -                              |
| 25        | TAMIL NADU        | 1052                   | 133                    | 105                    | 2                      | 1978                           | 488                            |
| 26        | TELANGANA         | 69                     | 31                     | 31                     | 3                      | 272                            | 33                             |
| 27        | TRIPURA           | 0                      | 9                      | 0                      | 14                     | 0                              | 6                              |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND       | 53                     | 13                     | 0                      | 1                      | 53                             | 10                             |
| 29        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 22                     | 27                     | 0                      | 0                      | 68                             | 39                             |
| 30        | WEST BENGAL       | 3                      | 0                      | 1                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 31        | A. & N. ISLANDS   | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 32        | CHANDIGARH        | 26                     | 17                     | 0                      | 0                      | 19                             | 11                             |
| 33        | D. & N. HAVELI    | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 34        | DAMAN AND DIU     | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP       | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                              | 0                              |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY        | 14                     | 153                    | 0                      | 0                      | 45                             | 293                            |
|           | Grand Total       | 29179                  | 31259                  | 26901                  | 33100                  | 8664                           | 5042                           |

Note: *No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State;

Source: Employment Exchange Statistics compiled by Directorate General of Employment, MoL&E based on information received from State Governments.

Zero figures include cases where no data has been received from States/UT Govt.

Annexure-III

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3279 due for reply on 09-08-2021

## Registration and Placement of Differently abled Job seekers (Divyang) to the extent available

(in thousand)

|              |   All Employment Exchanges |   All Employment Exchanges |   Special Employment Divyang |   Exchanges for |
|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
| Year         |                     2016   |                     2017   |                      2016    |         2017    |
| Registration |                       38.7 |                       32.1 |                         3.78 |            2.79 |
| Placement    |                        3.1 |                        2.2 |                         0.13 |            0.07 |

Source: Employment Exchange Statistics compiled by Directorate General of Employment, MoL&E based on information received from State Governments.