Lok Sabha Question No. 2471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-18
Subject: Employment through Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2471

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

## 2471.    SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  registered  unemployed  men/women  in  various Employment Exchanges of the country, category-wise;
- (b) the details of the employment provided through during each of the last three years such employment exchanges, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  giving  priority  to  women  registered  in Employment Exchanges, specially in West Bengal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with future initiatives for its progress and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d): The 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 Organization.

As per the extent of information received from the States/UTs, around 25  lakh  men  and  15  lakh  women  jobseekers  (employed/  unemployed) registered  themselves  in  the  employment  exchanges  during  2022.  The States/UT-wise,  number  of  job-seekers  (employed/unemployed),  who  got placement  through  employment  exchanges  (as  reported  by  the  State/UT Governments) during last three years are given at Annexure.

Further,  the  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  which  is  conducted  by  the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. In  West  Bengal,  the  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  on  usual status for women of age 15 years and above was 28.1%, 27.4% and 33.1% during 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, respectively.

The Government has taken various steps to improve women's participation  in  the  labour  force  and  quality  of  their  employment  in  the country,  including  West  Bengal.  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.

All these initiatives are expected to collectively generate employment in the medium to long term through multiplier-effects.

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Annexure referred to  in  reply  of  part  (a)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 2471 due for reply on 18.12.2023

State/UTs-wise no. of jobseekers placed through employment exchanges

(in thousands)

| S. No.    | States/UTs          |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |
|-----------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |    0   |   0.98 |    0.1 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 3         | Assam               |    0.9 |   0.61 |    0   |
| 4         | Bihar               |    0   |   0    |   55   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |    4.7 |   2.95 |    0   |
| 6         | Delhi               |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 7         | Goa                 |    0   |   0    |    1.4 |
| 8         | Gujarat             |  232.4 | 270.2  |  274.8 |
| 9         | Haryana             |    0.5 |  15.3  |   19.3 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    |    0.6 |   1.37 |    2.1 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir     |    0.8 |   0.92 |    0.4 |
| 12        | Jharkhand           |    0.6 |   0.42 |    0.4 |
| 13        | Karnataka           |    0.4 |   0.54 |   22.7 |
| 14        | Kerala              |    3.8 |   9.5  |   15.4 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 16        | Maharashtra         |   56.2 | 170    |  249   |
| 17        | Manipur             |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 18        | Meghalaya           |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 19        | Mizoram             |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 20        | Nagaland            |    0   |   0    |    0.5 |
| 21        | Odisha              |    0   |   0    |    0.1 |
| 22        | Punjab              |    1   |   0.13 |    0.1 |
| 23        | Rajasthan           |    0   |   0    |    0.8 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          |    1.3 |   2    |    2.7 |
| 25        | Telangana           |    0.1 |   1.7  |    0   |
| 26        | Tripura             |    0.2 |   0    |    0   |
| 27        | Uttarakhand         |    0   |   0.58 |    0   |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh       |    4   |  17    |    0   |
| 29        | West Bengal         |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 30        | A & N. Islands (UT) |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 31        | Chandigarh (UT)     |    0.6 |   0    |    0   |
| 32        | D & N. Haveli (UT)  |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 33        | Daman & Diu (UT)    |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 34        | Lakshadweep (UT)    |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 35        | Puducherry (UT)     |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| 36        | Ladakh (UT)         |    0   |   0    |    0   |
| All India | All India           |  308.1 | 494.1  |  644.6 |

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

Note: Total may not tally due to rounding off. Data include rounding off cases as well as where no data has been received from States/UT Govt.