Lok Sabha Question No. 1030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Increase in Unemployment in Rural Areas
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1030

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2024

## INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN RURAL AREAS

1030.    SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there has been an increase in unemployment among the youth in rural areas, especially in the State of Haryana;
- (b) if so, the action taken by the Government to address the issue, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  organize  any  job  fairs  to provide employment opportunities to the youth, especially in rural areas of Haryana; and
- (d) if  so,  the  State/UT-wise details of  employment fairs organized so far during the last year, if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 youth of age 15-29 years in the country and in Haryana during 2021-22 & 2022-23 are as follows:

|              |           | (%)     |
|--------------|-----------|---------|
| Year         | All India | Haryana |
| 2021-22      | 2021-22   | 2021-22 |
| Rural        | 10.6      | 24.1    |
| Rural+Urban  | 12.4      | 23.3    |
| 2022-23      | 2022-23   | 2022-23 |
| Rural        | 8.0       | 16.6    |
| Rural+ Urban | 10.0      | 17.5    |

Source: PLFS

The  data  indicates  that  the  unemployment  rate  in  the  country  as well as in Haryana has a declining trend over the years.

The  State  Employment  Exchanges/Model  Career  Centres  regularly organize job fairs. The  State/UT-wise  details during 2023-24  is 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

Annexure referred to in reply of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1030 due for reply on 29.07.2024

## State/UT-wise details of employment fairs organized

| Sr.No.    | Job Fair State    |   2023-2024 |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |         934 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |          14 |
| 3         | Assam             |          79 |
| 4         | Bihar             |         666 |
| 5         | Chandigarh        |           1 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      |         210 |
| 7         | Delhi             |          46 |
| 8         | Gujarat           |         704 |
| 9         | Haryana           |          72 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |          15 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   |         240 |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |         459 |
| 13        | Karnataka         |         323 |
| 14        | Kerala            |         154 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh    |          25 |
| 16        | Maharashtra       |         578 |
| 17        | Manipur           |          10 |
| 18        | Meghalaya         |          48 |
| 19        | Mizoram           |           7 |
| 20        | Nagaland          |          19 |
| 21        | Odisha            |         988 |
| 22        | Puducherry        |          65 |
| 23        | Punjab            |         451 |
| 24        | Rajasthan         |         266 |
| 25        | Sikkim            |          12 |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu        |         256 |
| 27        | Telangana         |         179 |
| 28        | Tripura           |          17 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh     |        1239 |
| 30        | Uttarakhand       |          65 |
| 31        | West Bengal       |         237 |
| All India | All India         |        8379 |

Source : As per data received from the State Employment Exchanges/

Model Career Centres