Lok Sabha Question No. 2101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: National Urban Youth Employment Programme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Shri Adhikari Deepak Dev

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2101 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## NATIONAL URBAN YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME

2101.   SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK DEV: DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) the number of unemployed persons as per official records in the country during the last ten year, State-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  National  Urban  Youth Employment Programme to promote employment-generating opportunities in rural and urban areas;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of new jobs registered by the Government during the last ten years;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  generate  employment  by incentivising  the  private  sector  to  contribute  towards  the  creation  of employment opportunities; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (f): The official data source on Employment and Unemployment is 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 Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and  Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above in the country is as follows:

| Year    |   WPR (in %) |   UR (in %) |
|---------|--------------|-------------|
| 2017-18 |         46.8 |         6   |
| 2018-19 |         47.3 |         5.8 |
| 2019-20 |         50.9 |         4.8 |
| 2020-21 |         52.6 |         4.2 |
| 2021-22 |         52.9 |         4.1 |
| 2022-23 |         56   |         3.2 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The  above  data  indicates  that  the  WPR  i.e.  employment  has  increasing trend and  Unemployment Rate has a decreasing trend over the years.

State/UT-wise details of the estimated Unemployment Rate in the country is at Annexure.

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 at all India level. As per the latest data of the database, provisional estimates for 2023-24, employment in the country increased to 64.33 crore in year 2023-24 compared to 47.15 crore in 2014-15. Total increase in employment during 2014-15 to 2023-24 is about 17 crore.

The National Career Service (NCS) portal (www.ncs.gov.in)  of Ministry of Labour and Employment provides a variety of employment related services like job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, internships etc through the portal.  As on 30th July 2024, NCS platform has more than 30.92 Lakh Employers and more than 20 Lakh active vacancies. During the year 2023-24, 1.09 crore vacancies were posted on NCS portal and the total number of vacancies mobilized on the portal since its launch in 2015 is more than 2.9 Crore.

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 and Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Housing and 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  (DAY-NULM), Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),    etc.  including  increase  in  capital expenditure 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 (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2101 due for reply on 05.08.2024

## State-Wise details estimated Unemployment Rate for persons aged 15 years and above

| States/UTs           | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   |
|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| States/UTs           | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    | 2020-21                    | 2021-22                    | 2022-23                    |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 4.5                        | 5.3                        | 4.7                        | 4.1                        | 4.2                        | 4.1                        |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 5.8                        | 7.7                        | 6.7                        | 5.7                        | 7.7                        | 4.8                        |
| Assam                | 7.9                        | 6.7                        | 7.9                        | 4.1                        | 3.9                        | 1.7                        |
| Bihar                | 7.0                        | 9.8                        | 5.1                        | 4.6                        | 5.9                        | 3.9                        |
| Chhattisgarh         | 3.3                        | 2.4                        | 3.3                        | 2.5                        | 2.4                        | 2.4                        |
| Delhi                | 9.4                        | 10.4                       | 8.6                        | 6.3                        | 5.3                        | 1.9                        |
| Goa                  | 13.9                       | 8.7                        | 8.1                        | 10.5                       | 12.0                       | 9.7                        |
| Gujarat              | 4.8                        | 3.2                        | 2.0                        | 2.2                        | 2.0                        | 1.7                        |
| Haryana              | 8.4                        | 9.3                        | 6.4                        | 6.3                        | 9.0                        | 6.1                        |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 5.5                        | 5.1                        | 3.7                        | 3.3                        | 4.0                        | 4.3                        |
| Jharkhand            | 7.5                        | 5.2                        | 4.2                        | 3.1                        | 2.0                        | 1.7                        |
| Karnataka            | 4.8                        | 3.6                        | 4.2                        | 2.7                        | 3.2                        | 2.4                        |
| Kerala               | 11.4                       | 9.0                        | 10.0                       | 10.1                       | 9.6                        | 7.0                        |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 4.3                        | 3.5                        | 3.0                        | 1.9                        | 2.1                        | 1.6                        |
| Maharashtra          | 4.8                        | 5.0                        | 3.2                        | 3.7                        | 3.5                        | 3.1                        |
| Manipur              | 11.5                       | 9.4                        | 9.5                        | 5.6                        | 9.0                        | 4.7                        |
| Meghalaya            | 1.6                        | 2.7                        | 2.7                        | 1.7                        | 2.6                        | 6.0                        |
| Mizoram              | 10.1                       | 7.0                        | 5.7                        | 3.5                        | 5.4                        | 2.2                        |
| Nagaland             | 21.4                       | 17.4                       | 25.7                       | 19.2                       | 9.1                        | 4.3                        |
| Odisha               | 7.1                        | 7.0                        | 6.2                        | 5.3                        | 6.0                        | 3.9                        |
| Punjab               | 7.7                        | 7.4                        | 7.3                        | 6.2                        | 6.4                        | 6.1                        |
| Rajasthan            | 5.0                        | 5.7                        | 4.5                        | 4.7                        | 4.7                        | 4.4                        |
| Sikkim               | 3.5                        | 3.1                        | 2.2                        | 1.1                        | 1.6                        | 2.2                        |
| Tamil Nadu           | 7.5                        | 6.6                        | 5.3                        | 5.2                        | 4.8                        | 4.3                        |
| Telangana            | 7.6                        | 8.3                        | 7.0                        | 4.9                        | 4.2                        | 4.4                        |
| Tripura              | 6.8                        | 10.0                       | 3.2                        | 3.2                        | 3.0                        | 1.4                        |
| Uttarakhand          | 7.6                        | 8.9                        | 7.1                        | 6.9                        | 7.8                        | 4.5                        |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 6.2                        | 5.7                        | 4.4                        | 4.2                        | 2.9                        | 2.4                        |
| West Bengal          | 4.6                        | 3.8                        | 4.6                        | 3.5                        | 3.4                        | 2.2                        |
| Andaman & N. Island  | 15.8                       | 13.5                       | 12.6                       | 9.1                        | 7.8                        | 9.7                        |
| Chandigarh           | 9.0                        | 7.3                        | 6.3                        | 7.1                        | 6.3                        | 4.0                        |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.4                        | 1.5                        | 3.0                        | 4.2                        | 5.2                        | 2.5                        |
| Daman & Diu          | 3.1                        | 0.0                        | 2.9                        |                            | 5.2                        |                            |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 5.4                        | 5.1                        | 6.7                        | 5.9                        |                            | 4.4                        |
| Ladakh               | -                          | -                          | 0.1                        | 2.9                        | 3.3                        | 6.1                        |
| Lakshadweep          | 21.3                       | 31.6                       | 13.7                       | 13.4                       | 17.2                       | 11.1                       |
| Puducherry           | 10.3                       | 8.3                        | 7.6                        | 6.7                        | 5.8                        | 5.6                        |
| All India            | 6.0                        | 5.8                        | 4.8                        | 4.2                        | 4.1                        | 3.2                        |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI