Lok Sabha Question No. 1815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Status of Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1815

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2025

## STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT

1815.    DR.GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P. :

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

- (a) the details of the number of employments generated during the last three years in the country;
- (b) whether the Government  has  conducted  a  special drive for employment in both the Government and Private Sectors; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (c): 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  data  available  in  latest  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR),  indicating  employment  on usual  status  for  person  of  age  15  years  and  above  during  the  year 2021-22 to 2023-24 are as follows:

| Year    |   WPR (in %) |
|---------|--------------|
| 2021-22 |         52.9 |
| 2022-23 |         56   |
| 2023-24 |         58.2 |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The data indicates that the Worker population Ratio for persons of age 15 years and above, indicating employment, has an increasing trend over the years in the country.

The Hon'ble Prime Minister launched the National Rozgar Mela on 22nd October 2022. It is a step towards fulfilment of the commitment of the  Government  to  accord  highest  priority  to  employment  generation amongst  youth.  As  part  of  Rozgar  Mela,  the  vacant  posts  in  Central Government  are  being  filled  up  in  a  Mission  Mode  by  respective Ministries/Departments.  The  Recruitment  is  taking  place  across  all Ministries/Departments/Central  Public  Bodies  /  Education  and  Health Institutions  etc.,  either  directly  or  through  the  specified  Recruitment Agencies in a transparent, time bound and tech-enabled  manner providing a wide range of opportunities to the youth of the country. So far  14  Rozgar  Melas  have  been  held  at  central  level  in  45-50  cities across various State/Union Territories. 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. Further, regular Job Fairs are  being  organized  under  in  collaboration  with  State  Governments/ Ministries/  Departments,  etc.  Under  the  project,  more  than  55,229  job fairs were organised till 28th February, 2025.

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