Lok Sabha Question No. 433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Financial Assistance to State of Odisha
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 433 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE OF ODISHA

433. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a)the details of financial assistance provided to State Government of Odisha including Districts Kalahandi and Nuapada during last nine years and current year, scheme-wise, project-wise and if State and District financial assistance are not available, provide the details of financial assistance to Pan India;
- (b)the number of beneficiaries in Odisha and above said districts during the last nine years and current year;
- (c)the details of beneficiaries in Odisha and above said districts who benefited through DBT during the last nine years, scheme-wise; and (d)the additional financial assistance and others assistance provided to Odisha for daily wagers during Corona Pandemic?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): All the schemes of Ministry of Labour and Employment are Central  Sector  Scheme.  However,  the  details  of  financial  assistance provided to State Government of Odisha and the number of beneficiaries in Odisha during last nine years and current year, scheme-wise are at Annexure-I.
- (c): The details of beneficiaries in Odisha who benefited through DBT during last nine years are at Annexure-II.
- (d): The  Government  of  India  had  announced  Aatmanirbhar Bharat  package  to  provide  stimulus  to  business  and  to  mitigate  the adverse  impact  of  Covid-19.  Under  this  package,  the  Government provided fiscal stimulus of more than Rupees Twenty Seven Lakh Crore. This package comprised of various long term schemes / programmes / policies for making the Country self-reliant and to create employment opportunities. **                                                    *****

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 433 FOR 05.02.2024 REGARDING 'FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE OF ODISHA'

National Career Service (NCS): The details of funds released to State of Odisha during the last nine years and current year including Kalahandi and Nuapada districts are as follows:

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |   2017- 18 |   2018- 19 |   2019- 20 |   2020- 21 |   2021- 22 |   2022- 23 | 2023- 24   |
|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
|      28.54 |      36.82 |     280.67 |         50 |      11.92 |      84.61 |          0 |       9.51 |      174.5 | 3.32*      |

*as on 30.01.2024

The number of beneficiaries in Odisha including Kalahandi and Nuapada districts during the last nine years and current year is as follows:

## Jobseekers

| Year                        | Odisha   | Kalahandi   | Nuapada   |
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| 2014-2015                   | -        | -           | -         |
| 2015-2016                   | 16,149   | 104         | 23        |
| 2016-2017                   | 13,538   | 161         | 56        |
| 2017-2018                   | 41,742   | 241         | 140       |
| 2018-2019                   | 22,198   | 425         | 112       |
| 2019-2020                   | 59,647   | 424         | 313       |
| 2020-2021                   | 70,035   | 1,046       | 511       |
| 2021-2022                   | 1,49,066 | 6,542       | 1,554     |
| 2022-2023                   | 1,02,992 | 4,046       | 1,025     |
| 2023-2024 (till 28.01.2024) | 1,37,731 | 5,072       | 2,301     |
| Total                       | 6,13,098 | 18,061      | 6,035     |

## Employers

| Year                        | Odisha   | Kalahandi   | Nuapada   |
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| 2014-2015                   | -        | -           | -         |
| 2015-2016                   | 8        | -           | -         |
| 2016-2017                   | 6        | -           | -         |
| 2017-2018                   | 20       | -           | -         |
| 2018-2019                   | 29       | -           | -         |
| 2019-2020                   | 1,193    | 15          | 2         |
| 2020-2021                   | 1,324    | 1           | 2         |
| 2021-2022                   | 827      | 1           | 1         |
| 2022-2023                   | 20,928   | 553         | 176       |
| 2023-2024 (till 28.01.2024) | 29,563   | 854         | 213       |
| Total                       | 53,898   | 1,424       | 394       |

## Independent Counsellors

| Year                        | Odisha   | Kalahandi   | Nuapada   |
|-----------------------------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| 2014-2015                   | -        | -           | -         |
| 2015-2016                   | 16       | -           | -         |
| 2016-2017                   | 14       | -           | -         |
| 2017-2018                   | 16       | 1           | -         |
| 2018-2019                   | 42       | 2           | -         |
| 2019-2020                   | 34       | -           | -         |
| 2020-2021                   | 64       | 3           | 2         |
| 2021-2022                   | 693      | 20          | 9         |
| 2022-2023                   | 94       | 2           | 2         |
| 2023-2024 (till 28.01.2024) | 60       | 3           | 1         |
| Total                       | 1,033    | 31          | 14        |

Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY): As the ABRY is a PAN INDIA scheme, therefore, no financial assistance provided to any State Government directly. The amount of benefit and number of beneficiaries in Odisha, as on 19.01.2024, are as follows:

| Amount of Benefit (Rs.)   | Number of Beneficiary Establishments   | Number of Beneficiary Employees   |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 201,55,76,407/-           | 4,195                                  | 89,357                            |

Source: EPFO.

Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) : The amount of subsidy disbursed and number of beneficiaries in Odisha, as on 31.03.2022, are as follows:

| Subsidy Disbursed under PMRPY (Rs.)   | Establishments Benefitted   | Beneficiaries Benefitted   |
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 124,54,96,959/-                       | 3,003                       | 1,42,341                   |

Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer : This is a demand-driven scheme where funds are provided to concerned State / UT Governments on receipt of proposals from them. The details of funds provided to the State Government of Odisha, as per demand received from them, and number of beneficiaries during last nine years and current financial year are as follows:

| Year                       |   Funds Provided (Rs. in Lakh) | Number of Beneficiaries (Number of Bonded Labourer rescued)   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2015-16                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2016-17                    |                           25.8 | 258                                                           |
| 2017-18                    |                           74.2 | 742                                                           |
| 2018-19                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2019-20                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2020-21                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2021-22                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2022-23                    |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| 2023-24 (as on 30.01.2024) |                            0   | 0                                                             |
| Total                      |                          100   | 1,000                                                         |

National Child Labour Project (NCLP): The number of children who were rescued / withdrawn from work, rehabilitated and mainstreamed under the scheme during the last 10 years in the State of Odisha is as follows:

| FY      | Number of Beneficiaries   |
|---------|---------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 6,114                     |
| 2014-15 | 21,315                    |
| 2015-16 | 1,900                     |
| 2016-17 | 0                         |
| 2017-18 | 0                         |
| 2018-19 | 0                         |
| 2019-20 | 6                         |
| 2020-21 | 495                       |
| 2021-22 | 76                        |
| 2022-23 | 1,415                     |
| Total   | 31,321                    |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 433 FOR 05.02.2024 REGARDING 'FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE OF ODISHA'

National Career Service Centres (NCSC) for SC/STs: It  is  a  Central Sector scheme under which state funding is not available. The details of beneficiaries in Odisha including Kalahandi and Nuapada districts who benefited through DBT during last nine years are as follows:

| FY                        | Total   |
|---------------------------|---------|
| 2015-16                   | 210     |
| 2016-17                   | 210     |
| 2017-18                   | 210     |
| 2018-19                   | 210     |
| 2019-20                   | 110     |
| 2020-21                   | 185     |
| 2021-22                   | 0       |
| 2022-23                   | 475     |
| 2023-24 (till 28.01.2024) | 245     |
| Total                     | 1,855   |

Benefitted through DBT in Kalahandi and Nuapada:

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| District Name   | Number of Trainees   | FY      | Scheme             |
|-----------------|----------------------|---------|--------------------|
| Kalahandi       | 40                   | 2018-19 | 'O' Level Software |
| Nuapada         | Nil                  | Nil     | Nil                |