Lok Sabha Question No. 2175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Unemployed Youth in the Country
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2175

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2024

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH IN THE COUNTRY

## 2175.     DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has data regarding the number of unemployed youth in the country, if so, the details thereof especially from Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the unemployment rate amongst youth in the country;
- (c) whether it is a fact that large number of people today are shifting from agriculture to service sectors, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any scientific study has been conducted in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  labourers  migrating  from  Nandyal  Lok  Sabha constituency to other regions of the country for work?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (e):    The  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 201718. The survey period is July to June every year.

As  per  the  data  available  in  latest  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the 29  years  was  10.0%  during  2022-23  respectively.  The  PLFS  report releases Unemployment Rate (UR) State/UT wise as well as at all India estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for youth of age 15basis.

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  like  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme (PMEGP), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs), Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAYNULM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),    etc.,  which,  alongwith increase in capital expenditure, seeks to boost employment creation. The details  of  various  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.

As  per  the  data  available  in  latest  Annual  PLFS  Reports,  the percentage distribution of workers in usual status in agriculture sector was 45.8% in 2022-23.

Further, as per the data available in latest Annual PLFS Reports, the estimated Labour Foce Participation Rate (LFPR) on usual status for youth of age 15-29 years, during 2017-18, to 2022-23 has an increasing trend, both in the State of Andhra Pradesh including Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency and in the country, as per table below:

|         | Andhra   | (%)       |
|---------|----------|-----------|
| Year    | Pradesh  | All India |
| 2018-19 | 45.0     | 38.1      |
| 2019-20 | 47.4     | 40.9      |
| 2020-21 | 47.5     | 41.1      |
| 2021-22 | 47.9     | 42.0      |
| 2022-23 | 48.2     | 44.5      |

Source: PLFS

The  above  data  indicates  that  more  young  people  are  joining labour force in Andhra Pradesh as well as in the country

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