Lok Sabha Question No. 5831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Schemes for Employment Generation
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5831

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2026

## SCHEMES FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION

## 5831.      SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  programmes  implemented  by  the  Government  to reduce the unemployment rate in Bhagalpur; and
- (b) the  details  of  number  of  job  fairs  organised  by  the  Government during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a)  &  (b):  The  official  data  on  Employment  and  Unemployment  is collected through Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which is conducted  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implementation (MoSPI) since 2017-18.

As per the latest Annual PLFS reports, the estimated Unemployment Rate (UR) on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above has decreased from 7.0% in 2017-18 to 3.0% in 2023-24 and the estimated  Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  indicating  employment  on usual status for persons of age 15 years and above has increased from 35.5%  to  51.6%  in  the  State  of  Bihar  (including  Bhagalpur)  during  the same period.

Employment generation coupled with improving employability is a priority  of  the  Government.  Accordingly,  Government  is  implementing various  employment  generation  schemes/programmes  in  the  country (including Bihar). The details of various employment generation schemes/  programmes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  may  be seen at   https://dge.gov.in/dge/schemes\_programmes.

Government  is  also  implementing  Skill  India  Mission  (SIM)  to deliver skill, re-skill and up-skill training through an extensive network of under various  schemes,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY), Promotion Scheme (NAPS) and Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS) through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the country. The SIM aims at enabling youth skill development  centres/ schools/ colleges /institutes etc. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship of India to get future ready, equipped with industry relevant skills. Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has initiated  'FutureSkills  PRIME'  a  programme  for  Re -skilling/Up-skilling  of IT Manpower for Employability in 10 new/emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence. 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].  Through  NCS  portal  8380,  9140  and 8860 job fairs were organized in the year 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 (as on 28.02.2026) respectively in the country. 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.

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