Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Expenditure under Major Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Durai Vaiko

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## EXPENDITURE UNDER MAJOR SCHEME

19. SHRI DURAI VAIKO:

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

the  details  of  beneficiaries  and  expenditure  incurred  under  major schemes of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in the Tiruchirappalli and Pudukottai districts of Tamil Nadu during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

Schemes of Ministry of Labour and Employment are Central Sector Schemes.  Details  of  beneficiaries  and  expenditure  under  major schemes of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Tamil Nadu including the Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts during the last five years, year-wise are annexed.

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## Annexure referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 19 for 03.02.2025 regarding "EXPENDITURE UNDER MAJOR SCHEME"

1. National  Career  Service  (NCS): Details  of  the  funds  released  for  Model  Career  Centres (MCCs) for State of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts, during the last five years are as under:
2. National Career Service Centre (NCSC) for SC/ST: The objective  of the  scheme  is  to enhance  the  employability  of  SC/ST  jobseekers  through  vocational  guidance,  career  counselling, computer training, pre-recruitment training etc. The number of SC/ST jobseekers provided this support and funds released to Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts, are as under:
3. Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY): This initiative aimed at incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the COVID-19 recovery phase by providing assistance to the employers  of  establishments  registered  with  EPFO  to  recruit  unemployed  persons  including  reemployment  of  those  who  were  rendered  un-employed  during  the  pandemic.  The  number  of beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu including Pudukkottai and Tiruchirappalli districts are as follows:

(In Rs. Lakh)

|   2019-20 |   2020-21* |   2021-22* |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
|    206.61 |          0 |          0 |    138.72 |    151.36 |

*Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the funds could not be released.

| Year    | Number   | Amount (In Rs.)   |
|---------|----------|-------------------|
| 2019-20 | 7,115    | 45,98,000         |
| 2020-21 | 2,306    | 97,22,000         |
| 2021-22 | 6,262    | 1,10,11,000       |
| 2022-23 | 10,939   | 1,43,04,000       |
| 2023-24 | 12,463   | 1,55,93,000       |

No. of Beneficiaries (Employees)

| Year      | Tamil Nadu   | Pudukkottai   | Tiruchirappalli   |
|-----------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|
| 2020-2021 | 1,68,344     | 319           | 2476              |
| 2021-2022 | 557620       | 1,713         | 9,639             |
| 2022-2023 | 76847        | 137           | 2,089             |
| 2023-2024 | 1927         | 2             | 28                |
| Total     | 8,04,738     | 2,171         | 14,232            |

Source:

EPFO

No. of beneficiaries (Establishments)

| Year      | Tamil Nadu   |   Pudukkottai |   Tiruchirappalli |
|-----------|--------------|---------------|-------------------|
| 2020-2021 | 5,936        |            34 |               193 |
| 2021-2022 | 8,928        |            32 |               266 |
| 2022-2023 | 1,534        |             7 |                97 |
| 2023-2024 | 52           |             0 |                 4 |
| Total     | 16,450       |            73 |               560 |

Source:

EPFO

Details of the funds released to State of Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts, during the last five years are as under:

| Year      | Tamil Nadu      | Pudukkottai   | Tiruchirappalli   |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
| 2020-2021 | 38,51,25,983    | 7,58,214      | 67,65,509         |
| 2021-2022 | 4,61,69,22,477  | 1,45,84,289   | 10,33,18,947      |
| 2022-2023 | 5,32,48,84,853  | 1,82,28,050   | 13,78,32,590      |
| 2023-2024 | 1,30,81,37,245  | 48,94,794     | 4,11,03,505       |
| Total     | 11,63,50,70,558 | 3,84,65,347   | 28,90,20,551      |

Source:

EPFO

4. Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY): Number of beneficiaries and details of the funds released to Tamil Nadu including Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts are as under:

| Year       | 2019-20                               | 2019-20                        | 2019-20         | 2020-21                      | 2020-21                        | 2020-21          | 2021-22                    | 2021-22                          | 2021-22          |
|------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|
| State      | No. of Beneficia ry ( Establish ment) | No. of Beneficia ry Employe es | Amount (In Rs.) | No. of Bene ficiar y Estts . | No. of Benefi ciary Emplo yees | Benefit (In Rs.) | No. of Beneficia ry Estts. | No. of Beneficia ry (Employ ees) | Benefit (In Rs.) |
| Tamil Nadu | 942                                   | 44374                          | 403261 5671     | 0                            | 0                              | 1,44,51,57 ,505  | 0                          | 0                                | 35,20,50, 517    |

Source:

EPFO

Note: The terminal date for registration of beneficiary through establishment was 31.03.2019. Benefits for registered employees were continued for 3 years from date of joining i.e., till 31.03.2022.

5. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY): The Government of India on 26.03.2020 announced Rs. 1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for the poor to help them fight the battle against Covid-19 pandemic. Number of beneficiaries and details of the funds released in Tamil Nadu, including the Pudukkottai and Tiruchirappalli districts, under PMGKY scheme during last five years are as under:

| PMGKY-March, 2020 to August, 2020   | PMGKY-March, 2020 to August, 2020   | PMGKY-March, 2020 to August, 2020   | PMGKY-March, 2020 to August, 2020   |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| State/ Distt                        | Tamil Nadu                          | Pudukkottai                         | Tiruchirappalli                     |
| No. of Beneficiary Estts.           | 33,782                              | 224                                 | 1,305                               |
| No. of Beneficiary Employees        | 5,79,657                            | 3,899                               | 21,024                              |
| Amount (In Rs.)                     | 3,57,10,50,319                      | 2,31,67,822                         | 14,80,31,640                        |

6. Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer: The details of number of bonded labourers/beneficiaries rehabilitated and fund for their rehabilitation during 2019-20 to 2024 25 (as on 27.01.2025) in Tamil Nadu, including Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts, are as follows:

| Sl. No.   | Financial Year   | No. of Bonded Labourer Rescued/ Rehabilitated   | Amount Released (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.        | 2020-21          | Nil                                             | Nil                              |
| 2.        | 2021-22          | 1016                                            | 204.73                           |
| 3.        | 2022-23          | 297                                             | 59.40                            |
| 4.        | 2023-24          | 176                                             | 56.80                            |
| 5.        | 2024-25          | 196                                             | 57.40                            |
| Total     | Total            | 1685                                            | 378.33                           |

7. Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan scheme: The  number  of  beneficiaries  enrolled under PMSYM scheme in Tamil Nadu including Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai districts during the last five years are as under:

| Years   | Tamil Nadu   |   Tiruchirappalli | Pudukkottai   |
|---------|--------------|-------------------|---------------|
| 2020-21 | 2,131        |                72 | 25            |
| 2021-22 | 2,322        |               100 | 30            |
| 2022-23 | 6,426        |                79 | 1,707         |
| 2023-24 | 1,904        |                30 | 11            |
| 2024-25 | 1,161        |                26 | 16            |
| Total   | 13,944       |               307 | 1,789         |

Source:

Maandhan Portal.

As the pension to the beneficiaries will start after attaining the age of 60 years, the disbursement of pension will start from 2039.

8. National Child Labour Project (NCLP): The Grant-in-Aid released under NCLP scheme to beneficiaries of Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai Districts of Tamil Nadu during the last five years are as under:
9. Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC): The year-wise details of Insured Persons and expenditure incurred towards various benefits provided under the ESI Scheme in the Tiruchirappalli and Pudukkottai Districts of Tamil Nadu, during the last five years are as under:

| District / State   | 2020-21     | 2021-22     | 2022-23     | 2023-24   | Total (In Rs.)   |
|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------------|
| Pudukkottai        | 3,19,200    | 2,23,023    | 10,41,194   | 0         | 15,83,417        |
| Tiruchirappall i   | 0           | 0           | 0           | 0         | 0                |
| Tamil Nadu         | 4,82,00,401 | 3,23,45,269 | 1,84,74,940 | 6,66,400  | 9,96,87,010      |

Pudukkottai

|   Sl. No. | Year                         | No. of Insured Persons   | Amount (In Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | 2020-21                      | 16,365                   | 1,01,21,508       |
|         2 | 2021-22                      | 16,225                   | 1,53,46,236       |
|         3 | 2022-23                      | 15,946                   | 2,15,16,133       |
|         4 | 2023-24                      | 17,659                   | 2,19,11,046       |
|         5 | 2024-25 (upto December 2024) | 19,999                   | 1,30,36,393       |

## Tiruchirappalli

|    | Year                         | No. of Insured Persons   | Amount (In Rs.)   |
|----|------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
|  1 | 2020-21                      | 83,915                   | 3,51,50,149       |
|  2 | 2021-22                      | 87,547                   | 3,67,48,778       |
|  3 | 2022-23                      | 87,469                   | 4,63,90,311       |
|  4 | 2023-24                      | 1,05,254                 | 4,77,74,931       |
|  5 | 2024-25 (upto December 2024) | 1,05,208                 | 4,49,00,685       |

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