Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Employment Opportunities for Unskilled Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: CHIRAG PASWAN, JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 92 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2015

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNSKILLED LABOURERS

92.   SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN: SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has carried out any  study  to identify  the  States from which highest number of unskilled labourers are employed in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof and the present status of Bihar thereto;
- (b) whether the percentage of people migrating from State to State including Bihar as unskilled labourers is high and if so, the major reason behind this;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  provide  employment opportunities to these local unemployed persons particularly in the industrial houses; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through labour force surveys on employment and unemployment conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSS), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.The State-wise details of workforce by category of employment is at Annex.
- (b):  According  to  the  State-wise  migration  data  tabulated  for  Census  2001, around  17  lakh  persons  out  migrated  from  Bihar  which  includes  unskilled labourers.

(c) & (d): Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country  like  encouraging  private  sector  of  economy,  fast  tracking  various projects involving substantial investment and increasing public expenditure on schemes like Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) run by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises,  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen  KaushalyaYojana  (DDU-GKY)  scheme  run by Ministry of Rural Development and National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation.

Government has also decided to strategically promote labour-intensive manufacturing and expand employment opportunities by promoting tourism and agro-based industries.

New  schemes  have  also  been  launched  which  includes  PradhanMantri  Jan Dhan Yojana, Swatchh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and SeekhoaurKamao scheme was launched for the skill development of minority communities.

For  skilling  to  provide  employment,  a  new  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship has been established to coordinate the skill activities across Ministries.

Government  has  implemented  the  National  Career  Service  having  a  portal (www.ncs.gov.in) for online registration and posting of jobs for job-seekers and provide other employment related services.

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## Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 92 for answer on 30.11.2015

## Category of Employment

|         |                      | Category of Employment   | Category of Employment   | Category of Employment           | Category of Employment           | Category of Employment   | Category of Employment   |
|---------|----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State/UT             | Self Employed            | Self Employed            | Regular- wage/salaried employees | Regular- wage/salaried employees | Casual Labour            | Casual Labour            |
|         |                      | Rural                    | Urban                    | Rural                            | Urban                            | Rural                    | Urban                    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 46.7                     | 37.6                     | 8.0                              | 46.7                             | 45.2                     | 15.9                     |
| 2       | Arunchal Pradesh     | 82.0                     | 35.6                     | 12.0                             | 53.1                             | 6.0                      | 11.2                     |
| 3       | Assam                | 70.0                     | 53.8                     | 11.7                             | 36.5                             | 18.4                     | 9.7                      |
| 4       | Bihar                | 52.0                     | 60.5                     | 4.0                              | 22.1                             | 44.0                     | 17.4                     |
| 5       | Chhatisgarh          | 58.2                     | 35.1                     | 4.1                              | 36.2                             | 37.9                     | 28.7                     |
| 6       | Delhi                | 19.3                     | 34.7                     | 79.8                             | 61.4                             | 0.9                      | 3.6                      |
| 7       | Goa                  | 28.3                     | 27.9                     | 55.6                             | 65.3                             | 16.1                     | 6.8                      |
| 8       | Gujarat              | 57.0                     | 41.7                     | 10.3                             | 49.5                             | 32.7                     | 8.9                      |
| 9       | Haryana              | 61.8                     | 40.6                     | 14.0                             | 49.4                             | 24.4                     | 10.1                     |
| 10      | Himchal Pradesh      | 71.1                     | 30.3                     | 14.1                             | 60.6                             | 14.6                     | 9.1                      |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir      | 63.0                     | 48.7                     | 15.3                             | 40.9                             | 21.7                     | 10.4                     |
| 12      | Jharkhand            | 68.6                     | 43.7                     | 4.3                              | 38.0                             | 27.3                     | 18.3                     |
| 13      | Karnataka            | 52.0                     | 39.4                     | 11.8                             | 44.9                             | 36.2                     | 16.0                     |
| 14      | Kerala               | 38.2                     | 36.4                     | 17.8                             | 35.8                             | 44.0                     | 27.8                     |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh       | 60.0                     | 48.3                     | 4.9                              | 34.8                             | 35.1                     | 16.9                     |
| 16      | Maharashtra          | 53.7                     | 36.2                     | 8.8                              | 54.5                             | 37.4                     | 9.3                      |
| 17      | Manipur              | 65.8                     | 73.0                     | 12.1                             | 22.0                             | 22.4                     | 5.0                      |
| 18      | Meghalaya            | 71.0                     | 35.9                     | 10.2                             | 50.0                             | 18.7                     | 14.1                     |
| 19      | Mizoram              | 82.5                     | 52.3                     | 9.3                              | 39.8                             | 8.3                      | 7.6                      |
| 20      | Nagaland             | 85.6                     | 42.9                     | 12.9                             | 54.0                             | 1.5                      | 2.8                      |
| 21      | Odisha               | 62.4                     | 51.2                     | 6.7                              | 34.6                             | 30.9                     | 14.2                     |
| 22      | Punjab               | 54.9                     | 44.6                     | 17.0                             | 47.8                             | 28.3                     | 7.6                      |
| 23      | Rajasthan            | 67.5                     | 45.4                     | 6.8                              | 38.7                             | 25.5                     | 15.6                     |
| 24      | Sikkim               | 79.6                     | 38.3                     | 15.5                             | 58.2                             | 4.9                      | 3.8                      |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu           | 29.9                     | 34.4                     | 14.0                             | 43.4                             | 55.9                     | 22.4                     |
| 26      | Tripura              | 41.3                     | 39.2                     | 8.0                              | 44.5                             | 50.7                     | 16.3                     |
| 27      | Uttarakhand          | 74.0                     | 51.5                     | 11.3                             | 40.0                             | 14.7                     | 8.9                      |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh        | 66.9                     | 54.6                     | 5.9                              | 28.7                             | 26.9                     | 17.0                     |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 46.4                     | 45.0                     | 8.7                              | 38.0                             | 44.6                     | 16.8                     |
| 30      | A & N Island         | 45.8                     | 18.5                     | 39.4                             | 58.1                             | 14.8                     | 23.3                     |
| 31      | Chandigarh           | 20.3                     | 37.3                     | 59.3                             | 55.9                             | 20.3                     | 7.1                      |
| 32      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 39.1                     | 16.3                     | 48.0                             | 81.5                             | 12.9                     | 2.2                      |
| 33      | Daman & Diu          | 9.6                      | 35.5                     | 88.9                             | 53.8                             | 1.4                      | 10.7                     |
| 34      | Lakshadweep          | 17.1                     | 35.4                     | 41.9                             | 42.4                             | 40.7                     | 22.2                     |
| 35      | Puducherry           | 27.0                     | 23.7                     |                                  |                                  | 42.7                     | 21.1                     |
|         | All India            | 55.9                     | 42.0                     | 30.0 8.8                         | 54.9 43.4                        | 35.3                     | 14.6                     |

Source: - NSS Report No.554, Employment and Unemployment situation in India, 2011-12