Lok Sabha Question No. 1275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Employment Exchanges
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DADDAN MISHRA, ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES

## 1275.  SHRI DADDAN MISHRA:

SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

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

- (a) the  number  of  employment  exchanges  functioning  in  the  country  at present, State/UT-wise and District-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  the  unemployed  persons  registered  in  the  said  exchanges during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the jobs provided through the said exchanges in the country during the said period, State/UT-wise including the member of skilled/unskilled applicants separately;
- (d) whether the current model of unemployment exchanges has failed to help the youths in finding jobs;
- (e) if so, whether the Government  has  any  proposal to modernize  all employment exchanges in the country and if so, the details thereof along with funds allocated for the said purpose; and
- (f) whether employment exchanges have provisions to place individuals in the private  sector  and  if  so,  and  if  not,  the  measures  taken/proposed  to  be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per information received from the states, State-wise details of number of employment exchangers presently functioning  are   at Annex-I

(b)  &  (c):  State-wise  details  of  number  of  job  seekers,  all  of  whom  may  not necessarily  be  unemployed,  registered  with  employment  exchanges  during  the year 2012, 2013 and 2014 and their placement effected through these employment exchanges in the country during the same period are at Annex-II. (d)  to  (f):    To  make  the  employment  exchange  more  efficient  and  technology driven, the Mission Mode Project for Employment Exchanges was appraised and approved in November-December, 2013 with an outlay of Rs.148.70 crore for the 12 th   Five  Year  Plan.    The  Project  outlay  has  been  upwardly  appraised  in November,  2014  for  an  outlay  of  Rs.  292.20  crore.    The  project  envisages  a National  Portal  (www.NCS.Gov.in),  developing  career  content,  capacity  building and  establishing  100  model  career  centers  etc.  during  the  12 th   Five  Year  Plan. Based on guidelines and proposals received, 37 Model Career Centres have been approved  during  2014-15.    States  have  initiated  work  for  these  model  career centers during 2015-16.  The NCS project is being implemented as per schedule and availability of funds.

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## Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1275 for answer on 07.12.2015.

State-wise Total Number of employment exchanges in the country as on 31 st  December 2014

| Sl. No.   | STATES/Uts           | Number of Employment Exchanges)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 31                                |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 11                                |
| 3         | Assam                | 52                                |
| 4         | Bihar                | 46                                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 22                                |
| 6         | Delhi                | 14                                |
| 7         | Goa                  | 1                                 |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 41                                |
| 9         | Haryana              | 56                                |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 15                                |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 17                                |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 42                                |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 40                                |
| 14        | Kerala               | 89                                |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 48                                |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 47                                |
| 17        | Manipur              | 11                                |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 12                                |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 3                                 |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 8                                 |
| 21        | Odisha               | 40                                |
| 22        | Punjab               | 46                                |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 38                                |
| 24        | Sikkim*              | -                                 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 35                                |
| 26        | Tripura              | 5                                 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 24                                |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 99                                |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 77                                |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar    | 1                                 |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 2                                 |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1                                 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          | 2                                 |
| 34        | Lakshadweep          | 1                                 |
| 35        | Puducherry           | 1                                 |
|           | Grand Total          | 978                               |

Note:*No Employment Exchange is functioning in the state.

Annex referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1275 due for reply on 07-12-2015.

Number  of  job  seekers  on  the  live  register  and  placement  effected  through employment exchanges during the year 2012, 2013 and 2014.

(in thousand)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT           | Number of job seekers during   | Number of job seekers during   | Number of job seekers during   | Placement effected during   | Placement effected during   | Placement effected during   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           |                    | 2012                           | 2013                           | 2014                           | 2012                        | 2013                        | 2014                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 1917.6                         | 1896.8                         | 1872.5                         | 0.4                         | 0.6                         | 0.4                         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 48.1                           | 53.2                           | 57.2                           | 0.0                         | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 3         | Assam              | 1616.4                         | 1693.1                         | 1826.9                         | 0.7                         | 0.5                         | 1.1                         |
| 4         | Bihar              | 854.1                          | 803.5                          | 825.6                          | 2.1                         | 2.2                         | 0.1                         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 1462.3                         | 1516.5                         | 1849.8                         | 0.3                         | 0.5                         | 0.9                         |
| 6         | Delhi              | 752.9                          | 1050.4                         | 1198.2                         | 0.0                         | 0.1                         | 0.2                         |
| 7         | Goa                | 127.8                          | 137.3                          | 139.4                          | 1.8                         | 0.9                         | 2.1                         |
| 8         | Gujarat            | 877.0                          | 778.3                          | 739.6                          | 246.0                       | 271.6                       | 290.8                       |
| 9         | Haryana            | 778.8                          | 770.9                          | 779.8                          | 12.3                        | 0.7                         | 0.2                         |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh   | 851.7                          | 939.3                          | 996.4                          | 4.1                         | 1.9                         | 2.3                         |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir    | 466.7                          | 294.3                          | 283.9                          | 0.5                         | 0.1                         | 0.4                         |
| 12        | Jharkhand          | 640.3                          | 583.7                          | 491.9                          | 12.1                        | 3.4                         | 1.1                         |
| 13        | Karnataka          | 442.1                          | 407.8                          | 369.8                          | 2.6                         | 3.9                         | 2.1                         |
| 14        | Kerala             | 3928.0                         | 3750.1                         | 3732.3                         | 9.4                         | 7.9                         | 8.0                         |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh     | 2066.2                         | 2076.7                         | 2010.9                         | 8.5                         | 2.7                         | 0.2                         |
| 16        | Maharashtra        | 2558.3                         | 2983.9                         | 3821.4                         | 103.8                       | 18.6                        | 9.5                         |
| 17        | Manipur            | 661.9                          | 693.3                          | 712.1                          | 0.1                         | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 18        | Meghalaya          | 33.6                           | 36.2                           | 37.6                           | @                           | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 19        | Mizoram            | 43.4                           | 38.2                           | 29.6                           | 0.0                         | 0.1                         | 0.1                         |
| 20        | Nagaland           | 69.4                           | 63.9                           | 64.1                           | 0.2                         | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 21        | Orissa             | 1068.1                         | 1072.7                         | 1083.0                         | 2.8                         | 1.4                         | 0.7                         |
| 22        | Punjab             | 358.3                          | 391.2                          | 362.3                          | 2.7                         | 2.5                         | 2.4                         |
| 23        | Rajasthan          | 736.6                          | 769.0                          | 680.9                          | 0.5                         | 0.3                         | 0.4                         |
| 24        | Sikkim*            |                                |                                |                                |                             |                             |                             |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu         | 7743.2                         | 8484.7                         | 7991.0                         | 10.8                        | 20.9                        | 8.8                         |
| 26        | Tripura            | 531.6                          | 565.7                          | 595.6                          | 0.4                         | 0.4                         | 2.4                         |
| 27        | Uttarakhand        | 706.8                          | 748.2                          | 861.1                          | 1.2                         | 0.6                         | 0.6                         |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh      | 6072.7                         | 6385.9                         | 6856.3                         | 1.6                         | 4.0                         | 1.3                         |
| 29        | West Bengal        | 7040.9                         | 7481.7                         | 7671.7                         | 2.2                         | 1.4                         | 1.5                         |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar  | 41.8                           | 43.4                           | 41.6                           | 0.1                         | 0.1                         | 0.1                         |
| 31        | Chandigarh         | 37.7                           | 35.7                           | 34.3                           | 0.1                         | 0.1                         | 0.1                         |
|           | Dadra & Nagar      | 6.2                            | 7.0                            | 8.4                            | 0.0                         | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 32 33     | Haveli Daman & Diu | 9.7                            | 10.0                           | 10.0                           | 0.0                         | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 34        | Lakshadweep        | 16.1                           | 17.7                           | 18.8                           | 0.1                         | 0.0                         | 0.0                         |
| 35        | Puducherry         | 224.1                          | 222.2                          | 207.2                          | 0.3                         | 1.2                         | 0.3                         |
|           | Grand Total        | 44790.1                        | 46802.5                        | 48261.1                        | 427.6                       | 348.5                       | 338.5                       |

NOTE: * No employment exchange is functioning in the state.