Lok Sabha Question No. 3323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Unemployed Youth
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3323

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

## 3323.     DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of unemployed  youth  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof, especially from Gadchiroli Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the unemployment rate amongst youth in the country;
- (c) whether it is a fact that large number of people today are shifting from agriculture to service sectors, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if  so,  whether  any  scientific  study  has  been  conducted  in  this regard; and
- (e) the details of the labourers migrating from Gadchiroli Lok Sabha constituency to other regions of the country for work?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): The official 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 2017- 18. 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 has decreased from 17.8% in 2017-18 to 10.2% in 2023-24. During the same period, Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years for Maharashtra has decreased from 15.0% to 10.8%.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a priority of Government and is a multi-stakeholder initiative. Accordingly, various Ministries/ Departments of Government of India 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 (DDUGKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  Production  Linked Incentive (PLI) etc., which, along with 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.

Government  is  implementing  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  to  deliver skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development  centres/  schools/  colleges  /institutes  etc.  under  various schemes,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

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.

The  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.

As  per  the  Census  2011  conducted  by  the  Government  of  India, the total number of persons who moved for work and employment were 4.14 crore. The migration takes place for various reasons. Migration of workers  from  one  state  to  another  state  is  continuous  process  and dynamic in nature.

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