Lok Sabha Question No. 39 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: India Employment Report, 2024
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Rahul Kaswan

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 39 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  JULY, 2025

## INDIA EMPLOYMENT REPORT, 2024

39.     SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  as  per  the  India  Employment  Report  2024 (International Labour Organization and Institute for Human Development), youth  economic  participation  declined  to  37  per  cent  in  2022  and  the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (May 2025) pegs national unemployment at 5.6 per cent, and if so, the details thereof along with the  updated  rural-urban  unemployment  rate  in  the  country,  including district-wise in Rajasthan;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  unemployment  in  Rajasthan  for  the  year 2020,  2022  and  2025  differs  across  age  groups  15 -24,  25 -34,  and  35+ years, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has reviewed the impact of economic shocks like  COVID-19  Goods  and  Sales  Tax  (GST),  and  demonetization  on employment in rural areas of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  schemes  like National Career Service (NCS), e-Shram and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) since 2020 along with enrollment from Churu; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  targeted  employment  initiatives  planned  for  highunemployment districts in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The official data source of Employment/ Unemployment indicator in India is the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18.

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  which  is lower  than  the  global  unemployment  rate  of  youth  of  13.3  per  cent  [As  per World Employment and Social Outlook Trends, 2024 published by International Labour Organization (ILO)].  Further, the Unemployment Rate on usual status for  youth  of  age  15-29  years  for    the  State  of  Rajasthan  has  decreased  from 13.4% in 2020-21 to 12.4% in 2023-24.

Also, MoSPI has revamped PLFS from January 2025. As per monthly PLFS reports,  the  Unemployment  Rate  (UR)  on  Current  Weekly       Status  (CWS)  for persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  in  rural  and  urban  areas  were  5.1%  and 6.9% respectively in the month of May 2025.

As  per  the  latest  available  Annual  PLFS  reports,  the  estimated  Worker Population  Ratio  (WPR)  on  usual  status  for  15  years  and  above  in  the  rural areas for the State of Rajasthan has increased from 50.3% in 2017-18 to 67.0% in  2023-24  which  indicates  the  increase  in  employment  through  various Government schemes/ programmes/ interventions.

Under National Career Service (NCS), since Financial Year (FY)  2020-21 to  FY  2025-26,  a  total  of  Rs.  375.39  crore  has  been  allocated  with  an expenditure  amounting  to  Rs.  210.88  crore  (till  30th  June,  2025).  A  total  of 89,437 jobseekers were registered in the district of Churu, Rajasthan.

Under,  eShram,  as  on  15th  July,  2025,  over  30.94  crore  unorganised workers have already registered on eShram Portal in the country and the total number of registration in the district of Churu in Rajasthan is 4,27,282.

A total of  Rs. 1176.84 crore were allocated and Rs. 479.38 crore were utilised under eShram scheme.

Under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM), as on 14th July, 2025,  a  total  of  Rs.  1478.25  crore  has  been  allocated  with  an  expenditure amounting to Rs. 1308.47 crore. 458 beneficiaries are enrolled in Churu district of Rajasthan under this scheme.

Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability  of  the youth is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is implementing various employment generation schemes/ programmes. These inter-alia include Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme  (PMEGP),  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes (RSETIs), Deen Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNULM),  PM  Street  Vendor's  AtmaNirbhar  Nidhi  (PM SVANidhi),  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  etc.  The  details  of  various employment generation schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

In  addition,  the  Union  Cabinet  has approved  the  Employment  Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector.

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