Lok Sabha Question No. 2681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Unemployment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, K. KAMARAAJ, HARISH DWIVEDI, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, RAKESH SINGH, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, RAMCHARAN BOHARA, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE, KRISHNA RAJ, MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY, OM PRAKASH YADAV, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY, ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD, V. PANNEER SELVAM, GANESH SINGH, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2681 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016 UNEMPLOYMENT

## 2681. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

- SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:
- SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:
- SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA:
- SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:
- SHRI KIRTI AZAD:
- DR. K. KAMARAJ:
- SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:
- SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:
- SHRI RAKESH SINGH:
- SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:
- SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:
- SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:
- SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:
- SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:
- SHRI P.K. BIJU:
- SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:
- SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:
- SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:
- SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ:
- SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:
- SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:
- SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:
- SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:
- SHRI D.K. SURESH:
- SHRI V. ELUMALAI:
- SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY:
- ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:
- DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:
- SHRI V. PANNEERSELVAM:
- SHRI GANESH SINGH:
- SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

- (a) the details of increase in unemployment in the country during the last five years, both in rural and urban areas, State-wise particularly in women;
- (b) the estimated number of unemployed between the age group from 18 to 60 years and whether the Government has made any assessment of number of people  in  terms  of  percentage  of  the  full  time  employed,  part-time employed and unemployed people separately, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  survey/studies  being  conducted  by  the  Government  to ascertain  the  actual  data  and  whether  the  employment  exchanges  have been involved  in  such  survey/studies  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with the ratio of employment exchanges in terms of total population in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the capacity of the unemployed to earn a livelihood from labour intensive efforts technology/skill  development  along  with  funds  allocated  under  it,  yearwise  and  their  utilization,  the  details  of  persons  provided  employment through these steps;
- (e) the  number  of  persons  employed  through  employment  exchanges  during the  last  five  years,  State  and  year-wise  and  the  details  of  percentage  of persons registered in different categories viz. matriculate, graduate, post graduate  and  having  degree  or  diploma  in  technical  areas,  respectively; and
- (f)      whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  take  any  steps  to  provide 'unemployment allowance' to all registered unemployed youth till they get a profitable employment and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a):  As  per  results  of  three  most  recent  rounds  of  labour  force  surveys  on employment  and  unemployment  conducted  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation,    State-wise details of estimated unemployment rate of female on usual status basis in rural and urban area during 2004-05and 2011-12 are at Annex-I. (b):  As  per  results  of  the  last  survey  on  employment  and  unemployment conducted during 2011-12 by National Sample Survey Office, estimated  number of unemployed persons on usual status basis in the country was 1.06 crore, of which 0.78 crore was in the age group of 20-59 years.  During the same  period  estimated  number  of  employed  persons  as  per  usual  status  was estimated at 47.4 crore. The State-wise worker population ratio during 2011-12 is at Annex-II. (c): The employment and unemployment survey are conducted by NSSO, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation and Labour Bureau to ascertain the status  of  employment  and  unemployment.  These  are  essentially  household based surveys conducted by qualified and trained investigators using scientific methodology that is internationally comparable. In addition to these surveys on employment and unemployment, employment exchanges also furnish statistics regarding  job  seekers.  The  State-wise  details  of  employment  exchanges  and ratio as per census 2011 population is at Annex-III. (d):  Government  has  created  a  separate  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship for making broad policies for all other Ministries/Departments with regard to market requirements and skill development and co-ordination with all concerned for evolving an appropriate skill development framework, removal of disconnect between the demand for and supply of skilled man power through vocational  and  technical  training,  skill  up-gradation  &  building  of  new  skills. Government of India has set target of skilling 5 crore persons in the 12 th  Plan. Government is imparting vocational training under Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS),  Apprenticeship  Training  Scheme  (ATS)  and  skill  development  through modular courses under Skill Development Initiative Schemes.  The Government runs  various  public  employment  generation  schemes  like  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA), Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar  Yojana  (SJSRY)  restructured  into  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (NULM)  since  September,  2013,  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana  (DDU-GKY),  and  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme labour-intensive manufacturing  and  increasing  employment  opportunities  by  promoting  tourism and agro-based industries.    The  fund  allocated  and  employment  provide  under

(PMEGP). In addition, the government is promoting these schemes are at Annex-IV. (e): As per information received from the States, State-wise details of placement effected through employment exchanges in the country during the last five years are  at  Annex-V.    Total  number  of  educated  job  seekers  on  the  live  register  of employment exchanges in the country as on 31 st  December 2012 was about 3.75 crore of which about 45 percent was 10 th  pass, 31 per cent 10+2 pass and 24 per cent graduates and post graduates. (f):  Government  of  India  is  not  providing  any  unemployment  allowance  to  the unemployed persons.  However,  some  States  have  been  paying  unemployment allowance to the registered unemployed youth.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2681 due for reply on 14.03.2016

## State-wise Unemployment Rates of female on Usual Status Basis during 2004-05 & 2011-2012.

| Sl.No.   | State/Uts            | 2004-05      | 2004-05      | 2011-12      | 2011-12      |
|----------|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|          |                      | Rural Female | Urban Female | Rural Female | Urban Female |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 41.0         | 14.8         | 27.8         | 12.7         |
| 3        | Assam                | 20.9         | 10.9         | 12.2         | 9.0          |
| 4        | Bihar                | 13.8         | 6.5          | 5.3          | 4.5          |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh         | 45.4         | 18.1         | 41.5         | 24.0         |
| 6        | Delhi                | 4.7          | 8.8          | 14.6         | 10.4         |
| 7        | Goa                  | 18.8         | 18.8         | 21.0         | 15.7         |
| 8        | Gujarat              | 42.7         | 15.1         | 27.8         | 13.3         |
| 9        | Haryana              | 31.7         | 13.2         | 16.2         | 9.7          |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh     | 50.6         | 24.1         | 52.4         | 21.2         |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 26.7         | 11.2         | 25.5         | 11.7         |
| 12       | Jharkhand            | 31.3         | 13.4         | 19.8         | 6.6          |
| 13       | Karnataka            | 45.9         | 18.1         | 28.7         | 16.3         |
| 14       | Kerala               | 25.6         | 20.0         | 22.1         | 19.1         |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh       | 36.6         | 15.4         | 23.9         | 11.5         |
| 16       | Maharashtra          | 47.4         | 19.0         | 38.8         | 16.6         |
| 17       | Manipur              | 35.1         | 22.1         | 26.2         | 18.2         |
| 18       | Meghalaya            | 47.8         | 30.3         | 39.1         | 20.2         |
| 19       | Mizoram              | 44.1         | 28.1         | 39.4         | 24.9         |
| 20       | Nagaland             | 50.4         | 25.7         | 31.2         | 14.4         |
| 21       | Orissa               | 32.2         | 14.8         | 24.6         | 15.5         |
| 22       | Punjab               | 32.2         | 13.3         | 23.4         | 13.6         |
| 23       | Rajasthan            | 40.7         | 18.2         | 34.7         | 14.1         |
| 24       | Sikkim               | 31.8         | 16.8         | 48.7         | 27.3         |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu           | 46.1         | 24.1         | 37.8         | 20.1         |
| 26       | Tripura              | 8.5          | 10.0         | 22.8         | 11.3         |
| 27       | Uttarakhand          | 42.7         | 12.7         | 30.8         | 8.6          |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh        | 24.0         | 11.7         | 17.7         | 10.2         |
| 29       | West Bengal          | 17.8         | 15.5         | 18.9         | 17.4         |
| 30       | A& N Islands         | 24.3         | 15.5         | 26.1         | 20.0         |
| 31       | Chandigarh           | 5.4          | 14.2         | 4.7          | 12.1         |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 47.8         | 19.4         | 16.1         | 11.5         |
| 33       | Daman & Diu          | 16.8         | 22.5         | 3.4          | 14.8         |
| 34       | Lakshadweep          | 5.0          | 10.8         | 10.5         | 11.6         |
| 35       | Puducherry           | 36.1         | 15.4         | 22.1         | 14.7         |

Source: NSSO Reports, 2004-05& 2011-12.

## Statement referred to in reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question No.2681 due for reply on 14.03.2016

State-wise  Worker  Population  Ratio  in  rural  and  urban  areas  on  usual  status basis during 2011-12

| Sl.              | State/UTs         | 2011-12   | 2011-12   |
|------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
| No.              |                   | Rural     | Urban     |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh    | 52.2      | 36.4      |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh | 38.3      | 30.3      |
| 3                | Assam             | 34.3      | 32.9      |
| 4                | Bihar             | 27.5      | 25.3      |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh      | 48.6      | 37.6      |
| 6                | Delhi             | 34.2      | 33.7      |
| 7                | Goa               | 37.8      | 33.7      |
| 8                | Gujarat           | 44.7      | 38.4      |
| 9                | Haryana           | 35.6      | 31.8      |
| 10               | Himachal Pradesh  | 53.3      | 41.6      |
| 11               | Jammu & Kashmir   | 40.5      | 33.7      |
| 12               | Jharkhand         | 37.0      | 28.4      |
| 13               | Karnataka         | 45.0      | 37.6      |
| 14               | Kerala            | 38.2      | 36.3      |
| 15               | Madhya Pradesh    | 40.5      | 32.5      |
| 16               | Maharashtra       | 48.6      | 36.5      |
| 17               | Manipur           | 38.9      | 32.2      |
| 18               | Meghalaya         | 45.9      | 34.0      |
| 19               | Mizoram           | 49.6      | 36.7      |
| 20               | Nagaland          | 41.0      | 28.7      |
| 21               | Orissa            | 41.7      | 38.1      |
| 22               | Punjab            | 40.6      | 36.8      |
| 23               | Rajasthan         | 42.4      | 32.6      |
| 24               | Sikkim            | 53.4      | 45.2      |
| 25 Tamil         | Nadu              | 48.5      | 39.2      |
| 26               | Tripura           | 40.2      | 31.9      |
| 27               | Uttarakhand       | 38.1      | 30.5      |
| 28               | Uttar Pradesh     | 33.8      | 31.7      |
| 29               | West Bengal       | 39.0      | 40.0      |
| 30               | A& N Islands      | 43.2      | 39.9      |
| 31               | Chandigarh        | 34.9      | 35.4      |
| 32 Dadra & Nagar | Haveli            | 32.5      | 36.7      |
| 33               | Daman & Diu       | 42.5      | 35.5      |
| 34               | Lakshadweep       | 32.2      | 34.7      |
| 35               | Puducherry        | 36.3      | 35.0      |
|                  | All India         | 39.9      | 35.5      |

Source: NSSO Reports 2011-12

Statement referred to in reply to part (C) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2681 due for reply on 14.03.2016

State-wise Ratio of employment exchanges in terms of population (as per census 2011)

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs                 |   Population(in Lakh) | No. of Employment Exchanges   | Population served (in lakh) per Employment Exchange   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                  3.8  | 1                             | 3.80                                                  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                846.66 | 31                            | 27.31                                                 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                 13.83 | 11                            | 1.26                                                  |
| 4         | Assam                     |                311.69 | 52                            | 5.99                                                  |
| 5         | Bihar                     |               1038.05 | 46                            | 22.57                                                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                 10.55 | 2                             | 5.27                                                  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |                255.4  | 22                            | 11.61                                                 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                  3.43 | 1                             | 3.43                                                  |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                  2.43 | 2                             | 1.21                                                  |
| 10        | Goa                       |                 14.58 | 1                             | 14.58                                                 |
| 11        | Gujarat                   |                603.84 | 41                            | 14.73                                                 |
| 12        | Haryana                   |                253.53 | 56                            | 4.53                                                  |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh          |                 68.57 | 15                            | 4.57                                                  |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir           |                125.49 | 17                            | 7.38                                                  |
| 15        | Jharkhand                 |                329.66 | 42                            | 7.85                                                  |
| 16        | Karnataka                 |                611.31 | 40                            | 15.28                                                 |
| 17        | Kerala                    |                333.88 | 89                            | 3.75                                                  |
| 18        | Lakshadweep               |                  0.64 | 1                             | 0.64                                                  |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh            |                725.98 | 48                            | 15.12                                                 |
| 20        | Maharashtra               |               1123.73 | 47                            | 23.91                                                 |
| 21        | Manipur                   |                 27.22 | 11                            | 2.47                                                  |
| 22        | Meghalaya                 |                 29.64 | 12                            | 2.47                                                  |
| 23        | Mizoram                   |                 10.91 | 3                             | 3.64                                                  |
| 24        | Nagaland                  |                 19.81 | 8                             | 2.48                                                  |
| 25        | NCT of Delhi              |                167.53 | 14                            | 11.97                                                 |
| 26        | Orissa                    |                419.47 | 40                            | 10.49                                                 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                 12.44 | 1                             | 12.44                                                 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |                277.04 | 46                            | 6.02                                                  |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |                686.21 | 38                            | 18.06                                                 |
| 30        | Sikkim*                   |                  6.08 | -                             | -                                                     |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |                721.39 | 35                            | 20.61                                                 |
| 32        | Tripura                   |                 36.71 | 5                             | 7.34                                                  |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh             |               1995.81 | 99                            | 20.16                                                 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand               |                101.17 | 24                            | 4.22                                                  |
| 35        | West Bengal               |                913.48 | 77                            | 11.86                                                 |
|           | ALL INDIA                 |              12102    | 978                           | 12.37                                                 |

Note: *No employment exchange functioning in this state.

Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2681 due for reply on 14.03.2016

Physical and financial progress of the Employment Generation scheme for the year 2012-13 and 2013-14 .

| Year    | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)   | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)   | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), (erstwhile NRLM)   | Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), (erstwhile NRLM)   | Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)   | Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)   | National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)   | National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         | Fund allocated (in Rs. crore)                                      | Persondays generated (in Lakh)                                     | Fund allocated (in Rs.crore)                                                | Total candidate placed                                                      | Fund allocated (in Rs.crore)                               | Employment generated                                       | Fund allocated (in Rs. crore)               | No. of beneficiary provide skill training   |
| 2012-13 | 30009.96                                                           | 23047.67                                                           | 210.11                                                                      | 162555                                                                      | 1228.44                                                    | 428221                                                     | 771.46                                      | 535779                                      |
| 2013-14 | 32743.68                                                           | 22034.47                                                           | 596.22                                                                      | 137417                                                                      | 988.36                                                     | 368545                                                     | 714.97                                      | 705507                                      |

## Statement referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2681 due for reply on 14-03-2016

## State-wise placement effected through employment exchanges

| Sl. No.   |                           | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges during (in thousands)   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges during (in thousands)   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges during (in thousands)   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges during (in thousands)   | Placement effected by the Employment Exchanges during (in thousands)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory    | 2010                                                                   | 2011                                                                   | 2012                                                                   | 2013                                                                   | 2014 (provisional)                                                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 0.9                                                                    | 0.8                                                                    | 0.4                                                                    | 0.6                                                                    | 0.4                                                                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 3         | Assam                     | 0.6                                                                    | 3.1                                                                    | 0.7                                                                    | 0.5                                                                    | 1.1                                                                    |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 3.2                                                                    | 2.3                                                                    | 2.1                                                                    | 2.2                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 2.2                                                                    | 0.9                                                                    | 0.3                                                                    | 0.5                                                                    | 0.9                                                                    |
| 6         | Delhi                     | 4.1                                                                    | 0.2                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.2                                                                    |
| 7         | Goa                       | 1.8                                                                    | 1.4                                                                    | 1.8                                                                    | 0.9                                                                    | 2.2                                                                    |
| 8         | Gujarat                   | 202.8                                                                  | 225.6                                                                  | 246.0                                                                  | 271.6                                                                  | 290.8                                                                  |
| 9         | Haryana                   | 5.8                                                                    | 6.9                                                                    | 12.3                                                                   | 0.7                                                                    | 0.3                                                                    |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh          | 1.1                                                                    | 3.2                                                                    | 4.1                                                                    | 1.9                                                                    | 2.3                                                                    |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 1.7                                                                    | 1.3                                                                    | 0.5                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.4                                                                    |
| 12        | Jharkhand                 | 12.5                                                                   | 8.7                                                                    | 12.1                                                                   | 3.4                                                                    | 1.1                                                                    |
| 13        | Karnataka                 | 2.0                                                                    | 2.1                                                                    | 2.6                                                                    | 3.9                                                                    | 2.1                                                                    |
| 14        | Kerala                    | 11.5                                                                   | 13.5                                                                   | 9.4                                                                    | 7.9                                                                    | 8.0                                                                    |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh            | 9.0                                                                    | 6.6                                                                    | 8.5                                                                    | 2.7                                                                    | 0.3                                                                    |
| 16        | Maharashtra               | 207.3                                                                  | 165.6                                                                  | 103.8                                                                  | 18.6                                                                   | 9.6                                                                    |
| 17        | Manipur                   | 0.6                                                                    | @                                                                      | 0.1                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 18        | Meghalaya                 | 0.0                                                                    | @                                                                      | @                                                                      | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 19        | Mizoram                   | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    |
| 20        | Nagaland                  | 0.0                                                                    | @                                                                      | 0.2                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 21        | Orissa                    | 5.4                                                                    | 2.9                                                                    | 2.8                                                                    | 1.4                                                                    | 0.7                                                                    |
| 22        | Punjab                    | 2.1                                                                    | 3.2                                                                    | 2.7                                                                    | 2.5                                                                    | 2.4                                                                    |
| 23        | Rajasthan                 | 0.8                                                                    | 1.1                                                                    | 0.5                                                                    | 0.3                                                                    | 0.4                                                                    |
| 24        | Sikkim*                   |                                                                        |                                                                        |                                                                        |                                                                        |                                                                        |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                | 17.4                                                                   | 11.2                                                                   | 10.8                                                                   | 20.9                                                                   | 8.8                                                                    |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 0.7                                                                    | 0.9                                                                    | 0.4                                                                    | 0.4                                                                    | 2.4                                                                    |
| 27        | Uttarakhand               | 1.3                                                                    | 1.1                                                                    | 1.2                                                                    | 0.6                                                                    | 0.6                                                                    |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh             | 7.2                                                                    | 5.6                                                                    | 1.6                                                                    | 4.0                                                                    | 1.3                                                                    |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 2.5                                                                    | 3.0                                                                    | 2.2                                                                    | 1.4                                                                    | 1.5                                                                    |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.3                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    |
| 31        | Chandigarh                | 0.0                                                                    | 0.2                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    |
| 32        | D & N Haveli              | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 33        | Daman & Diu               | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 34        | Lakshadweep               | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    | 0.0                                                                    |
| 35        | Puducherry                | 0.5                                                                    | 0.1                                                                    | 0.3                                                                    | 1.2                                                                    | 0.3                                                                    |
| Total     | Total                     | 509.6                                                                  | 471.5                                                                  | 427.6                                                                  | 348.4                                                                  | 338.5                                                                  |

Source: D.G.E. & T.  M/o Labour & Employment.

Note: * No Employment Exchange is functioning in this State.

Total may not tally due to rounding off.

@ Figures less than fifty.