Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Operational Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

## 199. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the  number  of  operational  employment  exchanges  in  the  country, State-wise including Jharkhand;
- (b) the details of the present status of upgradation and modernization of employment exchanges in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  respectively during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year,  State/UTwise;
- (d) whether  the  progress  of  modernization  is  being  carried  out  as  per target in this regard in all the States including Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)
- the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e): As  per  the  extent  of  information  received  from  States/UTs there are about 1008 employment exchanges in the country, out of which 43  are  in  Jharkhand.  The  number  of  employment  exchanges  in  the country, State-wise is at Annexure I.

Government is implementing the National Career Service (NCS) Project to provide  a  variety  of  employment  related  services  like  job  matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses,  etc.  Under  the  project  NCS,  the  Government  is  providing financial assistance for upgradation of Employment Exchanges to Model Career Centres (MCCs). As on 22.11.24, proposal for up-gradation of 370 Employment Exchanges to MCCs in the country has been approved. The state-wise list of approved MCCs, details of funds allocated, released and utilized during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure II.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 199 DUE FOR REPLY ON 25-11-2024 BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING 'OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES'.

| S. No.                  | States/UT           |   No. of Employment Exchanges |
|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1                       | Andhra Pradesh      |                            17 |
| 2                       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                            12 |
| 3                       | Assam               |                            52 |
| 4                       | Bihar               |                            47 |
| 5                       | Chhattisgarh        |                            26 |
| 6                       | Delhi               |                             3 |
| 7                       | Goa                 |                             2 |
| 8                       | Gujarat             |                            46 |
| 9                       | Haryana             |                            65 |
| 10                      | Himachal Pradesh    |                            15 |
| 11 Jammu & Kashmir      |                     |                            20 |
| 12                      | Jharkhand           |                            43 |
| 13                      | Karnataka           |                            40 |
| 14                      | Kerala              |                            85 |
| 15 Madhya               | Pradesh             |                            49 |
| 16                      | Maharashtra         |                            36 |
| 17                      | Manipur             |                            11 |
| 18                      | Meghalaya           |                            13 |
| 19                      | Mizoram             |                             3 |
| 20                      | Nagaland            |                             8 |
| 21                      | Odisha              |                            40 |
| 22                      | Punjab              |                            47 |
| 23                      | Rajasthan           |                            38 |
| 24                      | Tamil Nadu          |                            35 |
| 25                      | Telangana           |                            34 |
| 26                      | Tripura             |                             6 |
| 27                      | Uttarakhand         |                            24 |
| 28                      | Uttar Pradesh       |                           100 |
| 29                      | West Bengal         |                            77 |
| 30 A. & N. Islands (UT) |                     |                             1 |
| 31 Chandigarh           | (UT)                |                             2 |
| 32                      | D. & N. Haveli (UT) |                             1 |
| 33                      | Daman & Diu (UT)    |                             2 |
| 34 Lakshadweep          | (UT)                |                             1 |
| 35                      | Puducherry (UT)     |                             5 |
| 36                      | Ladakh (UT)         |                             2 |
|                         | TOTAL               |                          1008 |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 199 DUE FOR REPLY ON 25-11-2024 BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM REGARDING 'OPERATIONAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES'.

The State-wise details of amount allocated, released and utilized

| S.No   | State/UT                    |   No. of EEx upgraded as MCC |   Total amount Approved (in Rs. Lakh) | From 2021-22 to 2024-25 Total amount Released Rs. Lakh)   | amount Utilized Lakh)   |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh           |                            6 |                                255.3  | 157.53                                                    | 131.59                  |
| 2      | Assam                       |                           12 |                                511.77 | 125.25                                                    | 117.14                  |
| 3      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                            1 |                                 44.87 | 0.00 *                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 4      | Andhra Pradesh              |                           29 |                               1447.82 | 293.44                                                    | 119.82                  |
| 5      | Bihar                       |                           20 |                                743.9  | 128.28                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh                |                           12 |                                428.97 | 70.33                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 7      | Delhi                       |                            1 |                                 75.36 | 0.00 *                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 8      | Goa                         |                            1 |                                 13.76 | 1.21                                                      | 0.00 *                  |
| 9      | Gujarat                     |                           13 |                                382.58 | 23.00                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 10     | Haryana                     |                            3 |                                152.89 | 11.67                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 11     | Himachal Pradesh            |                            2 |                                 50.8  | 6.90                                                      | 3.94                    |
| 12     | Jammu and Kashmir           |                           18 |                                786.84 | 98.23                                                     | 91.81                   |
| 13     | Ladakh                      |                            2 |                                101.18 | 0.00 *                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 14     | Jharkhand                   |                           20 |                                852.98 | 184.83                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 15     | Karnataka                   |                           13 |                                464.82 | 62.74                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 16     | Kerala                      |                           13 |                                724.99 | 0.00 *                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 17     | Lakshadweep                 |                            1 |                                 49.56 | 3.55                                                      | 2.30                    |
| 18     | Maharashtra                 |                           26 |                               1212.76 | 442.77                                                    | 207.66                  |
| 19     | Meghalaya                   |                            4 |                                172.27 | 29.04                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              |                           11 |                                563.7  | 58.10                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 21     | Manipur                     |                            1 |                                 84.69 | 19.14                                                     | 10.94                   |
| 22     | Mizoram                     |                            4 |                                151.86 | 66.08                                                     | 28.58                   |
| 23     | Nagaland                    |                            7 |                                328.23 | 63.84                                                     | 63.84                   |
| 24     | Odisha                      |                           30 |                               1301.99 | 184.01                                                    | 164.30                  |
| 25     | Puducherry                  |                            4 |                                155.84 | 25.91                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 26     | Punjab                      |                           12 |                                403.62 | 130.19                                                    | 49.05                   |
| 27     | Rajasthan                   |                           16 |                                594.42 | 0.00 *                                                    | 0.00 *                  |
| 28     | Telangana                   |                           12 |                                587.47 | 112.30                                                    | 59.37                   |
| 29     | Tripura                     |                            3 |                                150.81 | 35.33                                                     | 0.00 *                  |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                  |                           19 |                               1026.79 | 282.59                                                    | 127.32                  |
| 31     | Uttar Pradesh               |                           35 |                               1560.06 | 254.96                                                    | 241.53                  |
| 32     | Uttarakhand                 |                            4 |                                183.95 | 38.48                                                     | 15.74                   |
| 33     | West Bengal                 |                           15 |                                654.44 | 132.55                                                    | 20.79                   |
| Total  | Total                       |                          370 |                              16221.3  | 3042.25                                                   | 1455.72                 |