Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-01
Subject: Status of Employment in Fifth Scheduled Areas
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  DECEMBER, 2025

## STATUS OF EMPLOYMENT IN FIFTH SCHEDULED AREAS

## 100.      SHRI RAJKUMAR ROAT:

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

- (a) the details of the unemployment rate in the 5th Scheduled Areas of  the  States in the country along with State-wise figures for all Scheduled Areas during the last five years;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  efforts  to  stop  a  large number  of  people  migrating  for  employment  to  Gujarat  from Scheduled Areas of Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  special  scheme  being  implemented  by  the Government to decline unemployment rate in the said areas, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the criteria for determining wage rate for skilled and semi-skilled workers in the country along with current rates in all the States; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to increase the current rate and if so, the details thereof?

## 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 2017-18.

As  per  the  latest  available  Annual  PLFS  reports,  the  estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above  has  decreased  from  4.8%  in  2019-20  to  3.2%  in  2023-24.  The detailed  State/UT-wise  information,  including  the  5th  Scheduled  Area States of the country, is available in the PLFS reports which may be seen at the website of MoSPI at https://www.mospi.gov.in/publications-reports

Migration of workers  from one state to another state is a continuous process and dynamic in nature.

The Central Government in coordination with State Governments is implementing various developmental schemes for creating employment opportunities and improving infrastructure to encourage people to work in their state, earn their livelihood and raise their quality of life near their places of residence.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability of all including youth, in both urban and rural areas, is a priority of Government and is a multi-stakeholder initiative 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 (DAY-NULM), Pradhan Mantri Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY),  National  Handicrafts  Development  Programme etc.,  which, along with 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

In  addition,  the  Government  is  implementing  Employment  Linked Incentive  (ELI)  Scheme  named  as  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Viksit  Bharat Rozgar Yojana to support employment generation, enhance employability and  social  security  across  all  sectors,  with  special  focus  on  the manufacturing  sector.  The  scheme  with  an  outlay  of  Rs  99,446  Crore aims  to  incentivize  the  creation  of  more  than  3.5  Crore  jobs  in  the country, over a period of 2 years.

Further, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, is running the National Career Service (NCS) Portal which is a one-stop solution for providing career related services including jobs from private and  government  sectors,  information  on  online  &  offline  job  fairs,  job search & matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on  skill  development  courses,  skill/training  programmes  etc.  through  a digital platform [www.ncs.gov.in].

Under  the  provisions  of  Code  on  Wages,  2019,  both  Central Government & State Governments are the Appropriate Governments to fix, review & revise the minimum  wages  under their respective jurisdiction.  For  the  purpose  of  fixation  of  minimum  rate  of  wages,  the Appropriate Government:

- shall  primarily  take  into  account  the  skill  of  workers  required  for working under the categories of unskilled, skilled, semi-skilled and highly-skilled or geographical area or both; and
- may  in  addition  to  such  minimum  rate  of  wages  for  certain category of workers, take into account their arduousness of work like temperature or humidity normally difficult to bear,  hazardous occupations or processes or underground work.

Further, the Appropriate Government is empowered to periodically revise the Cost of living allowance (one of components of Minimum rate of wages) under the Code on Wages, 2019.

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