Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Annual Reports of NSSO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri T R Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *92

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2024

## ANNUAL REPORTS OF NSSO

## *92.   SHRI T R BAALU :

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

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  according  to  the  Annual  Reports  of National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Government  of  India, the informal sector has suffered an enormous job loss to the tune of 9.5 million from 2015 to 2022;
- (b) if so, the complete details thereof; and
- (c) the reasons for the loss of employment opportunities in major States like West Bengal, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh etc. and the details of remedial actions contemplated?

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

(a) to (c):  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.  *92  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  29.07.2024  BY  SHRI  T  R BAALU REGARDING 'ANNUAL REPORTS OF NSSO'

(a)  to  (c):  Annual  Survey  of  Unincorporated  Sector  Enterprises (ASUSE)  exclusively  measures  various  economic  and  operational characteristics of unincorporated non -agricultural establishments in manufacturing, trade and other services sector.

As  per  the  latest  ASUSE  reports  number  of  workers  has increased to 10.96 crores in 2022 -23 from 9.79 crores in 2021 -22.

Further, Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Payroll Data gives an idea of the level of employment in the formal sector.  More  than  1.3  crore  net  subscribers  joined  EPFO  during 2023 -24. Moreover, during last six and half years (since September 2017  to  March  2024)  more  than  6.2  crore  net  subscribers  have joined EPFO indicating increase in formalization of employment.

The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S:  Services)  database  published  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India's  (RBI) provides employment estimates at all India level. As per the latest 24, 24 15. Total increase in employment data of the database, provisional estimates for 2023 -employment in the country increased to 64.33 crore in year 2023 -compared to 47.15 crore in 2014 -during 2014 -15 to 2023 -24 is about 17.18 crore.

As per Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) which is conducted by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017 -18, the estimated Worker Population Ratio (WPR), indicating employment, on usual status for persons  of  age  15  years  and  above  in  West  Bengal,  Karnataka, Andhra  Pradesh,  Telangana,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Uttar  Pradesh  in  the year 2018 -19 and 2021 -22 is as follows:

| Worker Population ratio (WPR) (in %)   | Worker Population ratio (WPR) (in %)   | Worker Population ratio (WPR) (in %)   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|                                        | Years                                  | Years                                  |
| States                                 | 2017 - 18                              | 2022 - 23                              |
| West Bengal                            | 47.8                                   | 56.1                                   |
| Karnataka                              | 49.1                                   | 55.6                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                         | 57.2                                   | 58.6                                   |
| Telangana                              | 49.8                                   | 57.7                                   |
| Tamil Nadu                             | 51                                     | 54.7                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh                          | 41.8                                   | 53.9                                   |

The data indicates that the worker population ratio, indicating employment, has increased from the year 2017 -18 to 2022 -23 in the above -mentioned States.

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 Textile, 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), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU -GKY), Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes  (RSETIs),    Deen  Dayal  Antodaya  Yojana -National  Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY -NULM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana (PMMY),    etc.  including  increase  in  capital  expenditure  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.

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