Lok Sabha Question No. 1350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-11
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Organised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Hema Malini

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1350 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ORGANISED SECTOR

1350    SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken adequate measures to increase the  employment  opportunities  in  the  organised  sector  during  the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the employment rate has been increased and unemployment rate has been decreased in the country during the last five years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(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 & 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)  and  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  on  usual status for persons of age 15 years & above during the years 2018-19 to 2022-23 is as follows:

| Years   |   UR (in %) |   WPR (in %) |
|---------|-------------|--------------|
| 2018-19 |         5.8 |         47.3 |
| 2019-20 |         4.8 |         50.9 |
| 2020-21 |         4.2 |         52.6 |
| 2021-22 |         4.1 |         52.9 |
| 2022-23 |         3.2 |         56   |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The data indicates that the unemployment rate in the country has declining  trend  and  the  WPR,  indicating  employment,  has  an  increasing trend over the years.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is the priority  of  the  Government.  Accordingly,  the  Government  of  India  has taken  various  steps  for  generating  employment,  including  organized sector, in the country.

Investments in Infrastructure and productive capacity have a large multiplier  impact  on  growth  and  employment.  The  budget  of  2023-24 proposed to increase capital investment outlay steeply for the third year in a row by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore, which would be 3.3 per cent of  GDP.  This  substantial  increase  in  recent  years  is  central  to  the government's efforts to enhance growth potential and job creation.

The  Government  of  India  has  announced  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat package  to  provide  stimulus  to  business  and  to  mitigate  the  adverse impact  of  Covid  19.  Under  this  package,  the  Government  has  provided fiscal  stimulus  of  more  than  Rupees  Twenty  Seven  lakh  crore.  This package comprises of various long term schemes/ programmes/ policies for making the country self-reliant and to create employment opportunities.

The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) was launched with effect  from  1st  October,  2020  to  incentivize  employers  for  creation  of new employment and restoration of loss of employment during Covid-19 pandemic. The terminal date for registration of beneficiaries  was 31.03.2022. Since inception of the scheme, till 23.09.2023, benefits have been provided to 60.47 lakhs beneficiaries under the scheme.

The  Government  is  implementing  Prime  Minister  Street  Vendor's AtmaNirbharNidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) since June 01, 2020 to facilitate collateral free working capital loan to street vendors to restart their  businesses,  which  were  adversely  impacted  during  the  Covid-19 pandemic.  As  on  23.11.2023,  78.08  lakh  loans  have  been  sanctioned under the scheme.

Pradhan Mantri Mudra  Yojana (PMMY)  was  launched  by the Government 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.  As  on  17.11.2023,  more  than  44.41  crore  loan  accounts sanctioned under the scheme.

The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme is being implemented by the Government with an outlay of Rs. 1.97 lakh crore, for a  period  of  5  years  starting  from  2021-22  which  have  potential  for creating 60 lakh new jobs.

PM GatiShakti  is  a  transformative  approach  for  economic  growth and sustainable development. The approach is driven by seven engines, namely, Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports, Mass Transport, Waterways and Logistics Infrastructure. This approach is powered by Clean Energy and Sabka  Prayas  leading  to  huge  job  and  entrepreneurial  opportunities  for all.

The Government of India is encouraging various projects involving substantial  investment  and  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 Deen Dayal Antodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) etc. for employment generation. The Government is implementing a programme for skilling of rural youth for entrepreneurship development through Rural

Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs).

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan Sansthan  (JSS)  Scheme  and  Craftsman  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  through

Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) to enhance the employability of youth.

Besides  these  initiatives,  various  flagship  programmes  of  the Government such as Make in India, Start-up India, Stand-up India, Digital generating

India, Housing for All etc. are also oriented towards employment opportunities.

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

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