Lok Sabha Question No. 2864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-03
Subject: GDP and Job Growth
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: KALYAN BANERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2864

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 3 RD  AUGUST, 2016

## GDP AND JOB GROWTH

## 2864. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether despite Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, the employment growth in the country has shown a slow down sign;
- (b) if so, the comparative details of GDP and job-growth during each of the last three years and the current year, sector-wise;
- (c) whether job opportunities in different sectors is the lowest in 201516 in comparison to the last four years; and
- (d) if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard, sector-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (C): GDP growth rate  at constant (2011-12) prices for the years 2013-14,  2014-15  and  2015-16  are  6.6%,  7.2%  and  7.6% respectively.  As  per  the  information  received  from  the Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment,  the  job  growth  (in lakhs) in eight selected labour-intensive and export-

oriented  sectors  in  the  last  three  years  as  per  Quick Quarterly Surveys on Employment and Un-employment conducted by the Labour Bureau is given below:

| S. No.            | Industry/ Group                                                 |   Jan,13 to Dec,13 |   Jan,14 to Dec,14 |   Jan,15 to Dec,15 |   Total |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------|
| 1                 | Textiles                                                        |               2.86 |               1.41 |               0.72 |    4.99 |
| 2                 | Leather                                                         |               0.44 |              -0.07 |              -0.08 |    0.29 |
| 3                 | Metal                                                           |              -0.35 |               0.74 |               0.37 |    0.76 |
| 4                 | Automobile                                                      |               0.16 |               0.25 |              -0.08 |    0.33 |
| 5                 | Gems & Jewellery                                                |               0.09 |               0.11 |              -0.19 |    0.01 |
| 6                 | Transport                                                       |              -0.09 |              -0.11 |              -0.04 |   -0.24 |
| 7                 | Information Technology (IT)/ Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) |               1.09 |               1.93 |               0.76 |    3.78 |
| 8                 | Handloom/ Powerloom                                             |              -0.02 |              -0.05 |              -0.11 |   -0.18 |
| TOTAL (Year-wise) | TOTAL (Year-wise)                                               |               4.18 |               4.21 |               1.35 |    9.74 |

(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 Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) 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.

For skilling to provide employment, a new Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has been established to coordinate the skill activities across Ministries.  In order to improve the employability of youth, around 20 Ministries run skill development schemes across 70 sectors.

A  new  Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana' has  been  announced  in  the  Budget  for  2016-17  with  the objective  of  promoting  employment  generation  and  an allocation of Rs. 1000 crores has been made.  The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Employment  in  2016-17.    Under  the  scheme,  employers would be provided an incentive for enhancing employment by  reimbursement of the 8.33% EPS contribution made by the employer in respect of new employment.

To  complement  the  skill  initiatives,  Ministry  of  Labour  & Employment is implementing National Career Service Project (NCSP) for transforming the employment services in the  country  using  technology  to  bring  more  employment opportunities to jobseekers.

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