Lok Sabha Question No. 3239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Labour Productivity Trends
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Amar Singh, Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3239 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS

3239.     ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of labour productivity trends during the last five years, sector-wise;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  there  has  been  a  decline  in  labour productivity, as per the KLEMS database and if so, the reasons for the decline; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to enhance labour productivity in critical sectors?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S:  Services)  database  published  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India's  (RBI) provides employment estimates including Labour productivity (LP) at all India level.

As per the latest available data of KLEMS, industries like Hotels and Restaurants, Coke, Refined Petroleum Products and Nuclear fuel, Post  and  Telecommunication,  Machinery,  nec.,  Wood  and  Products  of wood, Electricity, Gas and Water Supply, Financial Services, Trade etc. have  registered  an  increase  in  Labour  productivity  (LP)  in  the  year 2022-23 as compared to 2021-22.

Government is implementing various skill enhancement schemes like  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS),  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), Pt. Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushlya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Future Skills PRIME etc.  The  details  of  various  skill  enhancement  schemes/  programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is being implemented  by  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  since  2015  for  imparting  skill  development  training  through Short-Term Training (STT) and up-skilling and re-skilling through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to youth across the country. Under PMKVY, placement opportunities have been facilitated to STT certified candidates  and  RPL  involves  the  process  of  certification  of  already existing skills. Under the PMKVY scheme, 1.57 crores candidates have been trained as on 31.10.2024.

Further, Government has announced in 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 across the  country  over  a  5-year  period  with  a  central  outlay  of  Rs.  2  lakh crores.

Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme announced in Budget 2024-25, with an outlay of Rs. 1,07,000 Crores, aims at job creation and formalisation of work force by providing Social Security through EPFO, enhancing employability and incentivizing additional employment generation through incentives to employees and employers.

One  part of ELI scheme  specially focuses on incentivising employers  engaged  in  manufacturing  sector  for  formalization/creation of  jobs.  Another  part  of  ELI  scheme  is  for  incentivising  industry  in  all sectors, including services.

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