Lok Sabha Question No. 3706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-24
Subject: KLEMS Database
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3706 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2025

## KLEMS DATABASE

## 3706.  SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India's latest KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S: Services) database provides insights into employment generation trends in the country and if so, the key findings of the report regarding job creation;
- (b) the  extent  to  which  the  Government  utilizes  the  KLEMS  database  for formulating  employment  policies  and  monitoring  job  creation  trends across the various sectors of the labour market;
- (c) whether the data from KLEMS has influenced any major policy decisions related  to  employment,  labour  market  reforms  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  trends  in  employment  generation  as  per  the  KLEMS database, particularly in manufacturing, agriculture and services, sectorwise;
- (e) whether the Government has conducted any independent assessment to verify the employment data reflected in the KLEMS database and if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  employment  challenges and ensure sustainable job creation in light of the insights provided by the KLEMS database; and
- (g) the details of the future strategies are in place to sustain and accelerate the employment generation in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (g):  The  KLEMS  (K:  Capital,  L:  Labour,  E:  Energy,  M:  Materials  and  S: Services) database published by Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) which covers 27 industries comprising of the entire Indian economy and provides employment estimates  across  27  industries.  As  per  the  latest  data,  total  estimated employment in the country  has  increased  to  64.33  crores(Provisional)  during 2023-24 as compared to 47.49 crores during 2017-18, which indicates a growth of 35.46% during the period.

Further,  the  number  of  persons  engaged  in  agriculture  sector  has increased  from  20.02  crores  in  2017-18  to  25.30  crores  in  2022-23.  Also,  in service sector the number has increased from 16.12 crores to 20.15 crores and in manufacturing sector from 5.47 crores to 6.3 crores during the same period. The details may be seen at https://m.rbi.org.in/Scripts/PublicationReport Details.aspx?UrlPage=&ID= 1275.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability of all is a priority of Government  and  is  a  multi-stakeholder  initiative  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 (DDUGKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs),  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM),  Pradhan Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  National  Handicrafts  Development  Programme 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.

Under the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), the Ministry of Skill  Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) delivers skill, re-skill and upskill  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. The SIM aims at enabling youth of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

Further,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  Government  of  India,  is running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing career related services including jobs from private and government  sectors,  information  on  online  &  offline  job  fairs,  job  search  & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, skill/training programmes etc. through a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].As on 28.02.2025, more than 4.7 crore vacancies have been mobilised on NCS Portal.

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