Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (STARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Young People with Highly Employable Skills
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

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

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *200

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIGHLY EMPLOYABLE SKILLS

## *200.   SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the State of Andhra Pradesh has one of  the  highest  concentrations  of  young  people  with  highly employable skills in India;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  schemes/initiatives  undertaken  by  the Central  Government  during  the  last  five  years  to  provide employment for such individuals indicating the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Central  Government  has  set  any  targets  in  this regard, if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details regarding the total number of individuals identified as 'young people with highly employable skills' in the State of Andhra Pradesh and the number by youth benefited from the Central  Government's  Schemes/initiatives  over  the  last  five years?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *200 DUE FOR REPLY ON 05.08.2024 BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH  KUMAR  REGARDING  'YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIGHLY EMPLOYABLE SKILLS'

(a) to (d): As per the data available in latest Annual PLFS Reports, the  estimated  Labour  Force  Participation  Rate  (LFPR)  and  Worker Population Ratio (WPR), indicating employment, on usual status for youth of age 15 -29 years during 2017 -18 to 2022 -23 in the State of Andhra Pradesh is given below:

| in (%)    | in (%)   | in (%)   |
|-----------|----------|----------|
| Year      | LFPR     | WPR      |
| 2018 - 19 | 45.0     | 36.5     |
| 2019 - 20 | 47.4     | 39.3     |
| 2020 - 21 | 47.5     | 40.2     |
| 2021 - 22 | 47.9     | 40.6     |
| 2022 - 23 | 48.2     | 40.7     |

Source: PLFS

Above data indicates that LFPR and WPR (i.e. employment) have  an  increasing  trend  over  the  years  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability  is  the  priority  of  the  Government.  Accordingly,  the Government  of India has taken various steps for generating employment in the country.

The various Ministries/ Departments of Government of India like Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Ministry of Rural Development,  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs,  Ministry  of Finance, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology etc. are implementing different employment generation schemes/ programmes in the country.

A total of 69.22 lakh beneficiaries have been benefitted from schemes like Prime Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU -GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs), Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana -National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY -NULM) and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in the State of Andhra Pradesh during last five years.

Besides, various other employment generation schemes/programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  of India may be seen at https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

Further, Government announced in the Budget 2024 -25, the Prime Minister's package of 5 schemes and initiatives to facilitate employment,  skilling  and  other  opportunities  for  4.1  crore  youth over a 5 -year period with a central outlay of Rs. 2 lakh crore.

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