Lok Sabha Question No. 3502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Unemployment Rate in Bihar
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3502 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN BIHAR

## 3502.    DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  current  unemployment  rate  in  the  country, State/UT-wise particularly in Bihar;
- (b) the  details  of  the  percentage  of  graduates  and  postgraduates  in the 20 -30 age group remain unemployed across the country;
- whether the Government anticipate a rise in youth unemployment in  the  near  future,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  potential
- (c) socio-economic imbalances might this lead to; and
- (d) the details  of  the  policy  measures  being  considered  by  the Government to address and mitigate the said challenges?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The  official  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is  collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which is 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  persons  of  age  15  years and  above  has  decreased  from  6.0%  in  2017-18  to  3.2%  in  2023-24. Further, Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above in Bihar has decreased from 7.0% in 2017-18 to 3.0% in 2023-24.

State/UT-wise  detailed  information  on  Labour  Market  indicators are available in the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) reports, which may be seen at https://www.mospi.gov.in/downloadreports?main\_cat=ODU5&cat=All&sub\_category=All

- (b): Further, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for  graduate  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  has  decreased  from 17.2% in 2017-18 to 13.0% in 2023-24 and UR on usual status for postgraduate& above persons of age 15 years and above has decreased from 14.6% in 2017-18 to 12.4% in 2023-24.
- (c)        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)].
- (d): Employment  generation  coupled  with  improving  employability including youth is a priority of the Government. Accordingly, Government is  implementing  various  employment  generation  schemes/programmes. These interalia 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), Stand-up India Scheme, Start Up India , 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.

Government  is  implementing  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  to  deliver skill,  re-skill  and  up-skill training through an extensive network of skill development  centres/  schools/  colleges  /institutes  etc.  under  various schemes,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY),  Jan Shikshan  Sansthan  (JSS),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).  The  SIM  aims  at  enabling  youth  of  India  to  get  future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills.

In  addition,  the  Government  has  approved  Employment  Linked Incentive  (ELI)  Scheme  named  as  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Viksit  Bharat Rozgar Yojana to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on the manufacturing sector.

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  information  on jobs  from  private  and  government  sectors,  information  on  online  & offline  job  fairs,  job  search  &  matching,  career  counselling,  vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, employability enhancement programmes etc. through a digital platform[www.ncs.gov.in].

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