Lok Sabha Question No. 1050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Measures to Reduce Rising Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1050

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2024

## MEASURES TO REDUCE RISING UNEMPLOYMENT

1050.    SMT. GENIBEN NAGAJI THAKOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking any measures to reduce rising unemployment in the country;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number of jobs provided in the  country during the last three years; and
- (d)
- the district-wise details of Gujarat in this regard??

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a)  to  (d):    The  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 201718. The survey period is July to June every year.

As  per  the  latest  available  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the  estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above  was  4.2%,  4.1%  and  3.2%  during  2020-21,  2021-22  and  2022-23, respectively.  The  data  indicates  that  the  unemployment  rate  in  the country has a declining trend over the years.

Further,  the  estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR),  indicating employment, on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above in the country was 52.6%, 52.9% and 56.0% during 2020-21, 2021-22 and 202223, respectively. The data indicates that the employment in the country has an increasing trend over the years. The report provides States/UTs level estimates, which are attached at annexure.

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.

The  various  Ministries/  Departments  of  Government  of  India  like Ministry of Micro, Small &  Medium  Enterprises, Ministry of Rural Development,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Finance, Ministry  of  Textile,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology etc. are implementing different employment generation schemes/ programmes  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), Rural Self Employment  and Training Institutes (RSETIs),    Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM),  Pradhan  Mantri Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY), etc. including increase in capital expenditure to boost employment creation. The  details  of  various  employment  generation  schemes/programmes being implemented  by the Government  of India may  be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

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Annexure referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1050 due for reply on 29.07.2024

State/UT-wise details of Worker Population Ratio (WPR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above for the period 2020-21 to 2022-23 (in %)

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                             | Worker Population Ratio   | Worker Population Ratio   | Worker Population Ratio   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT                             | 2020-21                   | 2021-22                   | 2022-23                   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 58.6                      | 57.8                      | 58.6                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 48.5                      | 47.1                      | 64.9                      |
| 3         | Assam                                | 50.5                      | 52.1                      | 54.5                      |
| 4         | Bihar                                | 39.9                      | 39.3                      | 47.0                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                         | 63.6                      | 64.9                      | 70.1                      |
| 6         | Delhi                                | 42.7                      | 42.3                      | 45.8                      |
| 7         | Goa                                  | 43.4                      | 41.6                      | 45.1                      |
| 8         | Gujarat                              | 55.0                      | 56.8                      | 61.5                      |
| 9         | Haryana                              | 44.0                      | 42.5                      | 44.9                      |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 69.5                      | 71.2                      | 73.8                      |
| 11        | Jharkhand                            | 59.6                      | 60.7                      | 60.9                      |
| 12        | Karnataka                            | 55.3                      | 53.0                      | 55.6                      |
| 13        | Kerala                               | 46.1                      | 48.8                      | 50.5                      |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 60.2                      | 60.7                      | 63.4                      |
| 15        | Maharashtra                          | 53.9                      | 55.9                      | 57.6                      |
| 16        | Manipur                              | 41.0                      | 40.6                      | 48.7                      |
| 17        | Meghalaya                            | 62.0                      | 60.5                      | 65.8                      |
| 18        | Mizoram                              | 54.5                      | 48.9                      | 55.2                      |
| 19        | Nagaland                             | 49.5                      | 58.4                      | 69.4                      |
| 20        | Odisha                               | 53.5                      | 52.4                      | 58.9                      |
| 21        | Punjab                               | 47.2                      | 48.5                      | 50.2                      |
| 22        | Rajasthan                            | 55.3                      | 54.7                      | 58.8                      |
| 23        | Sikkim                               | 71.3                      | 69.9                      | 74.0                      |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                           | 56.9                      | 55.8                      | 54.7                      |
| 25        | Telangana                            | 57.8                      | 58.1                      | 57.7                      |
| 26        | Tripura                              | 53.8                      | 50.6                      | 54.3                      |
| 27        | Uttarakhand                          | 48.7                      | 48.7                      | 53.5                      |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 48.0                      | 50.1                      | 53.9                      |
| 29        | West Bengal                          | 53.0                      | 52.7                      | 56.1                      |
| 30        | Andaman & N. Island                  | 58.2                      | 59.2                      | 60.0                      |
| 31        | Chandigarh                           | 43.1                      | 42.2                      | 45.6                      |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 54.0                      | 65.8                      | 65.0                      |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 55.5                      | 58.3                      | 60.7                      |
| 34        | Ladakh                               | 69.1                      | 58.1                      | 57.0                      |
| 35        | Lakshadweep                          | 40.1                      | 37.2                      | 35.5                      |
| 36        | Puducherry                           | 48.1                      | 51.2                      | 49.6                      |
| All India | All India                            | 52.6                      | 52.9                      | 56.0                      |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI