Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: International Labour Organisation Reports
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Ramprit Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *20

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2024

## INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION REPORTS

## *20. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government agrees with Reports of International Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  that  youth  unemployment  rates  in India are now higher than the global levels;
- (b) whether it is a fact that Indian economy has not been able to create enough jobs for educated youths;
- (c) whether rise in so called jig jobs or temporary and low paying employment is alarming for employment situation in India; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  steps  being  taken  by  the
- Government on these issues?

## 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.  *20  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  22.07.2024  BY  SHRI RAMPRIT  MANDAL,  M.P.  REGARDING  'INTERNATIONAL  LABOUR ORGANISATION REPORTS'

(a)  to  (d):  India  Employment  Report,  2024  of  Institute  for  Human Development (IHD) -International Labour Organisation (ILO) mentioned that in ILO's  Global Report Trends for Youth, 2022, the worldwide  youth  unemployment  rate  was  15.6  per  cent  in  2021. Further, as per World Employment and Social Outlook Trends, 2024 by ILO, globally, in 2023, the youth unemployment rate was 13.3 per cent.

The official data source of Employment/ Unemployment indicator  in  India  at  present  is  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey (PLFS)  conducted  by  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18. The survey period is July to June  of  the  next  year.  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 is as follows:

| Year    |   Unemployment Rate (%) |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                    17.8 |
| 2018-19 |                    17.3 |
| 2019-20 |                    15   |
| 2020-21 |                    12.9 |
| 2021-22 |                    12.4 |
| 2022-23 |                    10   |

Source: PLFS, MoSPI

The data indicates that the unemployment rate for youth in the country has declining trend. Further, the unemployment rate of youth in  India  has  been    less  than  the    worldwide  youth  unemployment rate.

The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S:  Services)  database  published  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India's  (RBI) provides employment trends at all India level. As per the latest data of  the  database,  provisional  estimates  for  2023-24,  employment  in the  country  increased  to  64.33  crore  in  year  2023-24  compared  to 47.5 crore in 2017-18. Total increase in employment during 2017-18 to 2023-24 is about 16.83 crore.

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 formalisation of employment.

All  the  labour  force  indicators  are  providing  evidence  of improved employment scenario in the country.

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  and  Medium  Enterprises,  Ministry  of Rural Development, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of  Finance,  Ministry  of  Textile,  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. 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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