Lok Sabha Question No. 2264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Status of Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri K Radhakrishnan, Shri Benny Behanan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## STATUS OF UNEMPLOYMENT

## 2264.     SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI K RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  most  recent  data  on  the  total  number  of unemployed  individuals  in  the  country,  State-wise  and  age  groupwise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to address the increase in the unemployment rate which is reported to have risen by 7%;
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government to enhance skill development  and  vocational  training  to  address  the  skill  gap contributing to unemployment;
- (d) the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  support Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (SMEs)  to  generate  employment opportunities;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  assess  the economic  impact  of  the  rising  unemployment  rate  on  the  overall economy;
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  any  long-term  strategies  to  ensure sustainable employment growth to reduce unemployment rates?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (g):    The  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through Annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation  (MoSPI)  since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June every year.

As  per  the  data  available  in  latest  Annual  PLFS  Report,  the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above, during 2017-18 to 2022-23 has a decreasing trend as per table below:

| Years   |   UR (in %) |
|---------|-------------|
| 2017-18 |         6   |
| 2018-19 |         5.8 |
| 2019-20 |         4.8 |
| 2020-21 |         4.2 |
| 2021-22 |         4.1 |
| 2022-23 |         3.2 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

State/UT-wise and age group wise details are at Annexure.

Under  the  Government  of  India's  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM),  the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and  up-skill training through  an  extensive  network  of  skill development centres/ institutes etc. under various schemes, viz. Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan  Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS), National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all the  sections  of  the  society  across  the  country  including  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) implements  various  schemes  and  programmes  aimed  at  promotion  and development of MSME  sector, thereby creating more jobs. These schemes and programmes include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE), Micro and Small Enterprises -Cluster Development  Programme  (MSE-CDP),  Raising  and  Accelerating  MSME Performance (RAMP), etc.

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 Textiles, 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), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs), Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNULM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),    etc.,  which,  alongwith increase in capital expenditure, seeks 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.

Further, Government announced in the Budget 2024-25, the Prime Minister's package of 5 schemes and initiatives to facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth over a 5-year period with a central outlay of Rs. 2 lakh crore.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2264 due for reply on 05.08.2024

State/UT-wise  details  of  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  on  usual  status  for  persons  of different age groups during 2022-23 (in %)

| Sr.No.   | State/UT                             |   15-29 years |   15-59 years |   15 years and above |
|----------|--------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                       |          15.7 |           4.4 |                  4.1 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                    |          17.6 |           5.1 |                  4.8 |
| 3        | Assam                                |           4.3 |           1.7 |                  1.7 |
| 4        | Bihar                                |          13.9 |           4.3 |                  3.9 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                         |           7.1 |           2.7 |                  2.4 |
| 6        | Delhi                                |           6.1 |           2   |                  1.9 |
| 7        | Goa                                  |          27.4 |          10   |                  9.7 |
| 8        | Gujarat                              |           5.1 |           1.8 |                  1.7 |
| 9        | Haryana                              |          17.5 |           6.4 |                  6.1 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh                     |          12.5 |           5   |                  4.3 |
| 11       | Jharkhand                            |           4.7 |           1.8 |                  1.7 |
| 12       | Karnataka                            |           8.5 |           2.6 |                  2.4 |
| 13       | Kerala                               |          28.7 |           8.4 |                  7   |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                       |           4.4 |           1.7 |                  1.6 |
| 15       | Maharashtra                          |          10.9 |           3.4 |                  3.1 |
| 16       | Manipur                              |          19.7 |           5   |                  4.7 |
| 17       | Meghalaya                            |          18   |           6.2 |                  6   |
| 18       | Mizoram                              |          11.9 |           2.3 |                  2.2 |
| 19       | Nagaland                             |          18.5 |           4.6 |                  4.3 |
| 20       | Odisha                               |          13.8 |           4.3 |                  3.9 |
| 21       | Punjab                               |          17.5 |           6.7 |                  6.1 |
| 22       | Rajasthan                            |          12.5 |           4.9 |                  4.4 |
| 23       | Sikkim                               |          10.2 |           2.4 |                  2.2 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu                           |          17.5 |           4.8 |                  4.3 |
| 25       | Telangana                            |          15.1 |           4.6 |                  4.4 |
| 26       | Tripura                              |           6.1 |           1.5 |                  1.4 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                          |          14.2 |           4.9 |                  4.5 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh                        |           7   |           2.6 |                  2.4 |
| 29       | West Bengal                          |           7.1 |           2.3 |                  2.2 |
| 30       | Andaman & N. Island                  |          24.6 |          10.3 |                  9.7 |
| 31       | Chandigarh                           |           7.2 |           4.1 |                  4   |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |           4.4 |           2.6 |                  2.5 |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir                      |          13.7 |           4.8 |                  4.4 |
| 34       | Ladakh                               |          28.1 |           6.7 |                  6.1 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                          |          41.6 |          11.6 |                 11.1 |
| 36       | Puducherry                           |          23.2 |           6.1 |                  5.6 |
|          | All India                            |          10   |           3.4 |                  3.2 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI